The Ariana Grande song nominated for Record of the Year at the 2020 Grammy Awards was “7 Rings.”
“7 Rings” was released in January 2019 as the second single from Grande’s fifth studio album, Thank U, Next. The song was inspired by a shopping trip Grande took with six friends after a difficult period in her life; she bought matching diamond rings for the group. Its title refers to those seven rings.
The recording drew attention for interpolating the melody and lyrics of “My Favorite Things” from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Grande and her collaborators transformed that material into a trap-pop song centered on luxury, friendship, and self-indulgence.
At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, held in 2020, “7 Rings” was one of eight Record of the Year nominees. The award went to Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy,” so Grande’s song was nominated but did not win. “Thank U, Next” was also nominated at the ceremony, but in Album of the Year rather than Record of the Year.