Which artist swept the four major Grammy categories at the 2020 ceremony?

Billie Eilish was the artist who swept the four major Grammy categories at the 2020 ceremony.

At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, Eilish won Record of the Year for “Bad Guy,” Album of the Year for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Song of the Year for “Bad Guy,” and Best New Artist. Her brother and primary collaborator, Finneas O’Connell, also received major recognition for producing and co-writing the winning work.

The achievement was especially notable because Eilish was only 18. She became the youngest artist to win all four general-field awards in one ceremony, and the first artist to do so since Christopher Cross in 1981. The ceremony took place on January 26, 2020, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

A frequent mix-up is confusing the four major categories with the ceremony’s total awards. Eilish won five Grammys that night, while Finneas won six, but the historic sweep refers specifically to Record, Album, and Song of the Year plus Best New Artist.