Boygenius, Jason Isbell, Killer Mike and Extra Discuss Grammy Night time at GQ’s Intimate Pre-Celebration

On the night time earlier than the Grammy Awards, Hollywood was brimming with vitality. Los Angeles is the awards present capital of the world, however when your entire music business descends on Tinseltown, you possibly can at all times really feel it. The music emanating from folks’s automobile home windows bumps slightly louder, and it is perhaps the one weekend a yr when L.A. offers New York a run for its cash within the style division. This yr specifically, there’s a real sense of thrill and suspense within the air, with a lot creativity to have a good time throughout so many classes. “We’re so fucking excited,” stated Phoebe Bridgers, of her six nominations with Boygenius. “We’re simply tremendous hyped. It appears like we’ve already received, so we’re gonna celebration both approach.”

Bridgers had pulled as much as just do that at GQ’s Nominees Celebration on the Chateau Marmont. The night time was offered by Grand Marnier and co-hosted by GQ world editorial director Will Welch and a crew of heavily-nominated stars: Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker of Boygenius; Killer Mike; and Jason Isbell. Between them, our hosts are up for a baker’s dozen of Grammys this yr.

Because the night time acquired underway, their buddies and collaborators ducked out of the rain into Bungalow 1. YG warmed up subsequent to the hearth whereas Katie Gavin of Muna caught up along with her labelmate Bridgers, who shared her plan if Boygenius takes residence a gold gramophone—or six—on Sunday night time. “We haven’t mentioned it but, however I’m certain we’ll make out,” she stated.

As for the information that the supergroup is happening hiatus, Bridgers confirmed that the celebration marked the beginning of their final hurrah—for now. “We put an finish date on this venture in order that we may actually go together with it with full drive, and we succeeded, and now it’s time,” she stated. “However this couldn’t be a greater sendoff. It’s very nice.”

Her bandmates have been cautiously optimistic, if slightly pressured about attending their first Grammy ceremony. “If we win one thing, there will probably be a component of embarrassment,” stated Dacus, about going up in opposition to the likes of Taylor Swift and the Rolling Stones. “For each award, we have been listening to everybody else we’re up in opposition to, and it was like, Rattling, I’d be pissed if this individual didn’t win. However I additionally like what we made.” Searching for recommendation, she requested artist and Vampire Weekend alum Rostam Batmanglij if he’d ever been to the Grammys. “Uh-huh,” he replied. “I’ve received one!”

For his half, Isbell wasn’t sweating his three nods this yr, together with for finest Americana album. “I’ve 4 Grammys up to now, and actually, when you get one, they usually can name you a ‘Grammy-award-winning artist,’ you then’re kinda good,” he stated. Was the Nashville star, who lately made his big-screen debut in Killers of the Flower Moon, letting himself dream of approaching EGOT standing? “The Tony,” he replied, “is a stretch. However I’ll do my finest.”