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What to watch for at the Grammys

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February 08, 2019

Mac Wilson sat down with Jay and Jade to share his speculations about Sunday's Grammy Awards, including changes to the nomination process, predictions for this year's winners, and some lesser-known artists that could take home awards. Joni Deutsch of Charlotte public-radio station WFAE interviewed Adrian Stallings and Veronica Cordle of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame to talk about three North Carolinian artists that the Recording Academy will honor this year. Music in this episode: Jahzzar: "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0); Kendrick Lamar & SZA: "All The Stars"; Drake: "God's Plan"; Brandi Carlile: "The Joke"; Bjork: "The Gate"; Arctic Monkeys: "Four out of Five"; H.E.R.: "Focus"; Parliament: "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"; Link Wray: "Rumble"; Nina Simone: "Young, Gifted and Black"; The Avett Brothers: "True Sadness"; Uncan: "Keeping Track" (CC BY-NC 4.0); Childish Gambino: "This Is America"; Mitski: "Nobody"; Anderson East: "All On My Mind"; Weezer: "Happy Hour"; Jesse Spillane: "Ruffling Feathers" (CC BY SA 4.0-02)