“I feel more like Ken than Barbie, for sure,” the Grammy winner shared backstage at the event.
Lainey Wilson and Mark Ronson carry out onstage throughout the Recording Academy and Clive Davis’ Salute To Industry Icons pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Feb. 3, 2024.
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On Sunday (Feb. 4), Lainey Wilson scored her very first Grammy, taking home finest nation album for Bell Bottom CountryIt formerly won album of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards and at the Country Music Association Awards– ending up being simply the ninth album to win all 3 awards
Wilson has actually had a hectic Grammys week, carrying out along with finest brand-new artist candidate Jelly Roll at Spotify’s Best New Artist celebration on Thursday night, and on Saturday, she provided a surprise efficiency at Clive Davis’ yearly Pre-Grammy Gala
Deep inside the Beverly Hilton, Wilson gladly substituted Ryan Gosling to carry out the hit Barbie tune “I’m Just Ken,” accompanied by the tune’s co-writer Mark Ronson. As she stated backstage at the Grammys while commemorating her win: “First of all, I feel more like Ken than Barbie, for sure.”
“I think it was Tuesday night,” she remembered of how the efficiency came together in the Grammy press space at Crypto.com Arena. “We were on a flight over here, and Clive Davis called my reservation representative, Austin Mullins. He resembled, ‘Hey, I’ve got this chance. Would Lainey like to sing “I’m Just Ken” with Mark Ronson?’ And firstly, I indicate, when Clive Davis asks you to go to a celebration, naturally you’re gon na state yes. And after that when you learn that it’s with Mark Ronson, you’re certainly gon na state yes. I had simply a couple of days to discover it, however it was so much enjoyable. And it was stepping beyond my convenience zone, which I like to do– it was amazing.”
Ronson likewise shared some love for Wilson, composing on Instagram: “We were so flattered when @clivejdavis asked Ryan, Andrew and I to carry out ‘i’m simply ken’ last night. As Ryan could not exist, he informed us to make certain we got the baddest nation voice in the land and kid did we get fortunate with @laineywilson.”
Enjoy video from the efficiency listed below: