Bebe Rexha has opened up about how losing a Grammy in 2019 affected her at the time.
The singer was nominated for her first Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for Meant to Be, her collaboration with Florida Georgia Line, but she walked away from the ceremony empty-handed.
“I got really bummed out. I told myself, ‘If I do not win for Meant to Be, I really do not think I’ll ever win a Grammy for anything else,'” Bebe told People in a recent interview. “Ever since then, what I’m trying to get to is having no expectations.”
The 34-year-old singer has been shortlisted for Grammys since then. Bebe was nominated alongside David Guetta for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for I’m Good (Blue) last year and they are both nominated for their latest collaboration, One in a Million.
“When we found out we were nominated for the Grammy, it felt really good because it’s our peers who are voting,” Bebe continued. “David and I, musically, just have this chemistry that I can’t explain. It’s just fun working with him because he’s so talented, and I feel like I’ve learned a lot.”
She added, “I really am truly grateful to still be in the mix and still be able to do what I love. I started out as an underdog with a lot of labels not wanting to sign me because, in the beginning, I didn’t fit the look. I had to come to this point in my career by using the power of the pen and my writing.”
The 2024 Grammy Awards take place on 4 February in Los Angeles.
