Six-time Grammy Award nominee Steve Lacy took the stage on the Grammys for the primary time on Sunday evening with a grand efficiency of his hit single “Unhealthy Behavior,” which accounts for 3 of his six complete profession nominations.
Backed by Thundercat on bass, Lacy delivered his R&B gem in his signature all-leather outfit — which just lately positioned him at Quantity One on Rolling Stone‘s record of Most Trendy Musicians. Lizzo, Taylor Swift, and Beyoncé had been seen dancing within the crowd.
“Unhealthy Behavior,” which seems on Lacy’s newest album Gemini Rights, obtained a nomination for File of the Yr. It was joined within the class by Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” Kendrick Lamar’s “The Coronary heart Half 5,” Adele’s “Simple on Me,” Brandi Carlile’s “You and Me on the Rock,” ABBA’s “Don’t Shut Me Down,” Mary J. Blige’s “Good Morning Beautiful,” Doja Cat’s “Lady,” Lizzo’s “About Rattling Time,” and Harry Kinds’ “As It Was.”
Lacy additionally earned nods for the file in Music of the Yr and Greatest Pop Solo Efficiency, whereas Gemini Rights was nominated for Greatest Progressive R&B Album.
In October, Lacy spoke with Rolling Stone concerning the sudden success of “Unhealthy Behavior,” sharing that it began as a joke, actually. “I simply knew it was enjoyable,” he defined. “I knew I favored it. And I used to be like, ‘That’s a humorous . . .’ We laughed about it, like, ‘God, it is a comic story.’ I really feel like that is one thing that everyone in all probability went by way of. So we had been simply sort of laughing about it.”
He added: “I actually had no concept that it might be [successful] like this. I don’t even have that mind. I’m simply making stuff consistently, and I’m all the time chasing that feeling of loving an thought. And I’m actually harsh. I had, like, 250 concepts for the album, however I all the time knew I wished 10 [songs].”
Lacy realized after the music’s launch that it was truly reflective of his personal place in life in that second. “I used to be speaking about this with a buddy,” he stated. “It’s sort of additionally an underlying message of the place I’m in my life, like, ‘I want I knew you wished me.’ Take a fan or a listener, proper? They need all these items from me, and I didn’t know.”
“So I’m holding again from my true potential, as a result of I simply didn’t know. And it has to do with self-confidence, ? However ‘Unhealthy Behavior’ we discovered afterward. We had been speaking about video ideas and stuff round this time. We had been like, ‘Whoa, that’s truly wild. This truly pertains to every little thing.’ It was sort of freaky.”