News | Entertainment
8 Jan 2026 23:23
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Billie Eilish felt “kind of embarrassed” after her Grammy Awards sweep

    The 18-year-old singer became the youngest artist, and only the second artist ever, to scoop the ceremony's four biggest categories - Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist - last month, and her brother Finneas O’Connell has revealed the impressive achievement left her flustered


    Finneas - who produced Billie’s award-winning album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’, and also won Producer of the Year - said: “[Billie] was very grateful, obviously, and a lot of her friends were there. She has more ‘go with the flow’ than I do, but we were both kind of embarrassed to win so much; you hope that it will be kind of equal but after the third in a row … well, we love all of our fellow nominees.”

    The duo were convinced they wouldn’t be taking home any of the big accolades on the night, and Finneas says he was rooting for Lizzo and Lil Nas X.

    He told Vogue magazine: “If I’d bet on anyone, I would have lost money in us winning everything. I thought ‘Truth Hurts’ would win record of the year. And I thought ‘Old Town Road’ would win song of the year, because it was. I was hopeful about album of the year, and that’s one that I’m really proud of, because I love listening to that album front to back. That was the only one that I was like, ‘Maybe!’”

    Meanwhile, the ‘Ocean Eyes’ hitmaker recently said the history-making win at the ceremony was “like a dream”.

    Billie claimed: "I'm dying, man. I don't know, this s**t is crazy. Who am I? This is surreal. This is like a dream. I'm speechless. I'm speechless.”

    When she picked up Song of the Year for 'Bad Guy', Billie admitted she "never thought" she'd ever win a Grammy Award.

    She said: "Thank you so much. This is my first Grammys. I never thought this would happen in my whole life.

    "I feel like I joke around a lot and never take anything seriously, but I genuinely want to say that I am so grateful.

    "I only want to say that I am grateful and I'm honoured to be here amongst all of you. I'm honoured at my core and I grew up watching all of you."

    © 2026 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     08 Jan: Matthew Perry's grave has been marked with a nod to Friends
     08 Jan: Dove Cameron has got engaged to Damiano David
     08 Jan: Nikki Glaser has pledged not to tell predictable jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio at the Golden Globe Awards
     08 Jan: Kit Harington and Rose Leslie's home has been broken into
     08 Jan: Jacob Elordi found spending 10 hours in the make-up chair for Frankenstein "the greatest blessing"
     08 Jan: Lucy Hale has described hitting "rock bottom" as the "greatest gift" of her life
     08 Jan: Evangeline Lilly has been left with brain damage following an accident earlier this year
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Kiwi Ben Robb will be throwing stress-free at the professional darts tour qualifying school in Germany starting overnight More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Christchurch has been named the country's most turbulent airport for the second year running More...



     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    Police arrest suspects after armed heist at airport believed to be Vanuatu's first organised robbery 22:17

    Politics:
    Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Shadbolt was a passionate advocate for his community, a tireless public servant, and a voice for those often unheard 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Matthew Perry's grave has been marked with a nod to Friends 21:53

    Entertainment:
    Dove Cameron has got engaged to Damiano David 21:23

    Politics:
    Patients caught-up in the Manage My Health cyber breach are being urged to be vigilant 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Nikki Glaser has pledged not to tell predictable jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio at the Golden Globe Awards 20:53

    Entertainment:
    Kit Harington and Rose Leslie's home has been broken into 20:23

    Entertainment:
    Jacob Elordi found spending 10 hours in the make-up chair for Frankenstein "the greatest blessing" 19:53

    Entertainment:
    Lucy Hale has described hitting "rock bottom" as the "greatest gift" of her life 19:23

    Law and Order:
    Self defence or murder? What the videos of the Minnesota ICE shooting show us 19:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd