How Young Thug almost didn't win Grammy for song of the year 'This Is America'
The song of the year Grammy is only awarded to the writers of a song; artists only win if they have writing credit on the track
NEW YORK (AP): Young Thug, a co-writer of "This Is America," made history alongside Childish Gambino when the social-political hit became the first hip-hop track to win the song of the year Grammy, but Young Thug almost didn't make the history books.
When the Recording Academy first announced the nominees for its 2019 show last December, Young Thug was not listed as a co-writer of "This Is America" along with Gambino and Ludwig Goransson.
His name, however, was later added to the song's credits. It wasn't clear if his name appeared on the ballot during the final-round voting period, which took place between Dec. 13, 2018 and Jan. 9, 2019.