Bonnie Raitt.Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty
Bonnie Raitttook home the prestigious song of the year prize at the 2023Grammy Awards.
“Oh my God,” she said as she began her acceptance speech, her shock palpable. “I’m so surprised. I don’t know what to say. This is just an unreal moment.”
Raitt, 73, thanked the Recording Academy for appreciating “the art of songwriting” and “honoring” her.
She added, “I don’t write a lot of songs but I’m so proud that you appreciate this one.”
Raitt, whoperformed earlier in the awards show as part of the in-memoriam tributeto Christian McVie, concluded her speech saying she was “totally humbled” to be taking home song of the year.
While on the red carpet, Raitt told PEOPLE thatshe was “really proud to be acknowledged"at this year’s Grammys, and particularly in the categories she was in.
“To be acknowledged for song of the year this time is pretty big – so, for one of my tunes? That’s a big thing for me, so I’m very proud,” she said.
Other songs nominated in the category includedGayle’s “abcdefu,“Lizzo’s “About Damn Time,“Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version),“Harry Styles' “As It Was,“Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit,“Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,“Adele’s “Easy on Me,“DJ KhaledfeaturingRick Ross,Lil Wayne,JAY-Z,John Legendand Fridayy’s “God Did,“Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5” andBonnie Raitt’s “Just Like That.”
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Song of the year, one of the four main Grammys categories, recognizes the composition of a single track that either was released or rose to prominence within the ceremony’s eligibility period, which ran from Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022. The award is presented to the song’s writers rather than just the performing artist.
“I just lost it,” Raitt told the outlet. “It was the most moving and surprising thing. I wasn’t expecting it. I vowed right then that I wanted to write a song about what that would take.”
source: people.com
