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Will Grammys overlook Eilish?

Hitmaker keeping her expectatio­ns low despite an impressive six nomination­s

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Billie Eilish thinks she’ll come home empty-handed from the 2020 Grammy Awards — despite bagging a record six nomination­s.

When the nominees were announced last week, the Bad Guy hitmaker made history as the youngest artist to earn nomination­s in all four of the Recording

Academy’s top four categories: album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist.

Despite earning a further two nods — for best pop solo performanc­e and best pop vocal album — the star doesn’t fancy her chances of success.

During a recent appearance on

Britain’s Capital Breakfast radio show, Eilish was asked: “Out of six, how many do you think you can win?” She responded: “Oh, none. No, no, no. I swear, I’m not trying to be, like, a downer and I’m not trying to get, like, an answer that’s like, ‘But you are!’ because I genuinely … I’m not and that’s fine.” The 17-year-old continued: “The nomination is what I’m grateful for. The award, the Grammys are — I mean my whole family’s watched the Grammys every single year. But it’s funny that you get to a point where it’s like you finally made it and then you have competitio­n with everyone else who’s made it.”

On her top picks to emerge victorious, the Bury a Friend singer thinks Ariana Grande is most deserving of success. “She did all of that while she was having the worst year of her life (and) I feel like and that’s very impressive,” Eilish said of the star’s hit albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next, plus her world tour. “To even pick up a microphone and go on stage after some of the s--t that she’s been through is unreal to me.”

The Grammys are Jan. 26.

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