Grammys 2020: Anderson .Paak bags Best R&B Performance award for 'Come Home' featuring André 3000
Hosted by Alicia Keys, the 62nd annual Grammy Awards is the biggest night for recognizing the impeccable talent in the music industry. As the celebration continues, Anderson .Paak took home the golden gramophone for the Best R&B Performance for the song 'Come Home' featuring André 3000.
This marks his first win under this category. Anderson .Paak also won the award for Best R&B Album for Ventura. The first award under the category for the Best R&B Performance was given in 1959. After being discontinued in 1968, the category was brought back in 2012 combining all previous categories that included, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Urban/Alternative Performance in order to eliminate the distinctions between male and female and solo and group artists in the music industry.
With such immense talent under this category, Anderson beat his fellow nominees that included 'Love Again' by Daniel Caesar & Brandy, 'Could've Been' by H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller, 'Exactly How I Feel' by Lizzo Featuring Gucci Mane, and 'Roll Some Mo' Lucky Daye.
The award-winning singer arrived at the award ceremony with his wife and son. Accepting the award, Anderson shared, "This could’ve went anywhere! Shoutout to everyone in the category. This is a win for R&B … I wanna thank God, I wanna thank my beautiful wife — my patient wife— I know you don’t love me ‘cause I’m perfect but thank you for showing me and my kids the closest thing to it.”
Continuing he said, "Wanna thank Free Nationals, my lawyer, my Live Nation team... and all the amazing producers and writers that helped contribute to make something like this. I wanna thank Dr. Dre and everyone at Aftermath... I wanna thank Jimmy Iovine... both of them for telling me the things that I don’t want to hear, but that I need to hear.”
