Leave it to the Grammys to bring everyone together — just askAriana Grandeand BTS.
Late Wednesday night, the “Thank U Next” singer, 26, shared a black and white Instagram photo of herself posing with the chart-topping Korean pop band — a snapshot that appeared to be taken backstage at the Staples Center, as both groups get ready for the 2020Grammy Awardson Sunday in Los Angeles.
“Look who I bumped into at rehearsal,” Grande captioned the shot with a smiling face emoji.
In the pic, the “7 Rings” singer makes a kissing face as she sits on stage stairs alongside BTS’ Jungkook, V, Jimin, RM, Jin and J-Hope.
The boy band is performing alongside Lil Nas X’s fora new remixed version of his chart-topping hit, “Old Town Road,” the Recording Academy announced Thursday.
Meanwhile, Grande’s highly anticipated Sunday night set is still being kept under wraps.
A previous Grammy winner herself, Grande is up for five awards on music’s biggest night — including album of the year (for her breakup LP, “Thank U, Next”) and record of the year (for “7 Rings”).
Last year, when Grande won her first-ever Grammy, she was famously absent from the ceremony,skipping itaftera reported disagreement with producers left her feeling “stifled.”
According toVariety, Grande wanted to perform “7 Rings” during last year’s show and producers allegedly refused, prompting her to feel “insulted.” Eventually, both parties reached a compromise that included “7 Rings” as part of Grande’s stage medley and that she could pick any second song she wanted. But the singer still rejected the offer, the outlet reported.
Days before the show, Grande clapped back at producers via Twitter. “I offered 3 different songs,” she wrote at the time. “It’s about collaboration. It’s about feeling supported. It’s about art and honesty. Not politics. Not doing favors or playing games. It’s just a game y’all.. and I’m sorry but that’s not what music is to me.”
But last year’s Grammy drama seems to now be in the past. Earlier this month, the star announced her performance at this year’s show, tweeting “See you Jan. 26.”
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Alicia Keys, a 15-time Grammy winner, will host for the second consecutive year.
This year, Lizzo leads the pack with eight nominations — the “Juice” singer is up for record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist. Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are both close behind her, each with six nominations.
The Grammys will be broadcast on CBS, Sunday, beginning at 8 p.m. EST.
source: people.com
