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Press Play At Home: Watch Navy Perform A Radiant, Relaxed Version Of "Patra"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch Caribbean singer/songwriter Navy perform a glowing version of her new single, "Patra"
Lior Phillips
GRAMMYs
Nov 18, 2021 - 11:42 am

Few artists can bridge influences as wide-ranging as Nas, Stevie Wonder and Stevie Nicks, but Caribbean singer/songwriter Navy creates a musical alchemy that leads to fluttering, golden tracks like "Patra." And not only does the track thrive in the swank R&B on its single release, but Navy has the golden vocals to transform it with just an acoustic guitar.

"When you look the way you do, confidence drips from your top to your shoe," she sings on "Patra," her nimble vocals tumbling across the strummed chords. The song is an extended chat-up to a "shy guy," Navy convincing the object of her desire to just forget all the nonsense in his head and give her a shot. And what better way to lay it all out on the line than over acoustic guitar, emanating a radiant glow in front of the seaside.

Watch Navy Perform The Radiant "Patra"

Watch Navy's lush performance of "Patra" above and enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home below.

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Press Play At Home: Watch Laycon Perform An Earthy Version Of "All Over Me"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch Nigerian Afrorap/Afrobeats artist Laycon perform "All Over Me" with thrumming, dialogic energy
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Jul 1, 2021 - 12:47 pm

Afrobeats may be a less-known genre stateside, but anyone interested in the qualities of human conversation should dig into the sound immediately. 

From Fela Kuti to Orlando Julius to Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo, the genre contains the rhythms of a ripping conversation—one you don’t want to end.

And from Antibalas to Burna Boy, the younger generation of Afrobeats artists is taking up the mantle, too.

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For a fresh example of this, meet Laycon, a Nigerian Afrobeats/Afrorap artist who makes performing this music seem as natural as breathing.

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, let the young Afrobeats ambassador spin a captivating musical yarn with help from his accompanists.

Watch Laycon’s inviting performance of "All Over Me" above and click here to enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home.

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Press Play At Home: Álvaro Díaz And Sebastián Yatra Team Up For A Fittingly Somber Performance Of "Online ;("

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, Puerto Rican rapper Álvaro Díaz pairs up with Sebastián Yatra to deliver a gloomy rendition of their pensive 2021 collaboration "Online ;(."
Taj Mayfield
GRAMMYs
Jan 20, 2022 - 2:51 pm

The mood of this week's Press Play At Home is established well before Álvaro Díaz or Sebastián Yatra utter a single word.

Shot in black and white, the clip's frames reveal unhooked phones, crumpled-up pieces of paper, a rose, and a lighter — which paint the picture of heartache almost as well as the track's heart-rending lyrics themselves.

Watch below to see Díaz pair up with a projection of Yatra for a grim-yet-aptivating performance of "Online ;(." 

Watch Díaz and Yatra Perform "Online ;("

Before "Online ;(," Díaz and Yatra collaborated in 2020 on the more upbeat yet similarly somber single "A Dónde Van." Much like their 2021 collaboration, the track features Díaz and Yatra on the wrong end of unreciprocated love.

Created at the beginning of quarantine, "Online ;(" was featured on Díaz's 2021 album, Felicilandia. The genre-fusing album earned the Puerto Rican rapper the number one spot on Apple Music's Mexico Albums chart and a Top 10 Global Albums debut on Spotify.

Diaz's status as a chart-topper isn't limited to his own work, though. His writing ability also earned him two top spots on Billboard's Latin Airplay chart in 2021 for Selena Gomez's and Rauw Alejandro's "Baila Conmigo" and Tainy & Yandel's "Deja Vu."

Check out more episodes of Press Play At Home below. 

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Press Play At Home: Watch Houndmouth Perform Their Chilled-Out Track "Cool Jam"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch Indiana trio Houndmouth bring their 'Good For You' single "Cool Jam" to life in the house where their band began
Taylor Weatherby
GRAMMYs
Jan 13, 2022 - 10:13 am

Forget a fancy setup or pre-production — bring a guitar, a bass and a drum set into a room, and you can make a cool jam. That's exactly the story behind Houndmouth's aptly titled "Cool Jam."

When the band wrote the mellow tune for their 2021 album Good For You, they initially titled it "Cool Jam 1" as a placeholder that eventually stuck. And considering the way they perform the laid-back track, there really couldn't be a better name for it.

Watch Houndmouth Perform Chilled-Out "Cool Jam"

For their episode of Press Play At Home, Houndmouth performed "Cool Jam" in the very place they wrote and recorded it — the Green House. Built in the 1850s, the abode has a lot of history, particularly for Houndmouth: it's where the band formed a decade ago.

Watch the Indiana-bred indie rock trio deliver "Cool Jam" from their longtime headquarters above, and check out more Press Play At Home performances below.

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Press Play At Home: Watch Abstract Mindstate Perform A Fireside Rendition Of Kanye West-Assisted "I Feel Good"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch Chicago-bred rap duo Abstract Mindstate deliver a vibed-out, fireside performance of their uplifting track "I Feel Good"
Taylor Weatherby
GRAMMYs
Jan 6, 2022 - 11:56 am

Fireplaces and rap music aren’t exactly a common pairing, but Greg "Olskool Ice-Gre" Lewis and Daphne "E.P. Da Hellcat" Mitchell — together, known as rap duo Abstract Mindstate — made it quite the alluring combo.

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, the Chicago-born MCs get comfy on a couch next to a fire (OK, a video image of a fire) to perform their 2021 single "I Feel Good," complete with a living room DJ. 

Sporting coordinating gray sweatsuits, E.P. and Gre trade verses about, well, feeling good.

Watch Abstract Mindstate Perform "I Feel Good"

"No more stressing, worried to silence God/ So I don't, I just pray, and I'm loving my odds," E.P. raps as Gre bounces along. Gre mirrors the positive sentiment: "I wake up every day, blessed as heavenly/ Before I ain't say much, now I got much to say."

The pair penned the upbeat track with Kanye West, who spurred Abstract Mindstate to return to making music in 2021. The duo had called it quits in 2005 after helping put Chicago on the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s, but West suggested they reunite while Gre was working as an A&R rep for the rapper’s label, G.O.O.D. Music — and the rest is history.

Check out the uplifting performance above and enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home below.

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