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Church Choir Anthem: Eric Church performs during the Super Bowl LV pregame at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 7. “The science was the biggest hurdle,” says Q Prime South’s John Peets of his client Eric Church’s desire to rock arenas in 2021. “What do we do if the rules are against us? The feeling – really early, once his record was done – was, let’s start dripping songs out, keep going towards April.
“We just kept marching forward, but we had a lot of conversations, a lot of big brains from the NFL and college football, high level people with a lot of money at risk, the CDC, the buildings, the municipalities and states. It was such a moving target, everybody was guessing, informed but guessing.
Grammys 2021: The Country Music Winners
From Best Country Album to Best American Roots Performance, the complete country and Americana rundown
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Awards in the Americana and country music categories were handed out during the 63rd Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon with John Prine winning a pair of posthumous Grammys for his song “I Remember Everything.” Written with Pat McLaughlin, “I Remember Everything” was named Best American Roots Songs and Best American Roots Performance. It is the final song that Prine recorded before his death in April from complications related to Covid-19.
“The music community in Nashville and beyond, your love and encouragement has meant the world to us this past year,” Fiona Whelan Prine, the songwriter’s widow, said in a Zoom acceptance speech, flanked by her sons. “Merry Christmas,” offered Tommy Prine, a nod to his father’s yearlong love of the holiday.