Khalid
Wins
0
Nominations
7
Category
Biography
"A lot of people feel pressured by the outside influences, whether it’s your job, whether it’s school. But who says you can’t take care of that stuff and still be young?"
- Born Khalid Robinson on Feb. 11, 1998, in Fort Stewart, Georgia
- Khalid burst onto the scene with his smash-hit debut single, "Location." He self-released the song during his senior year of high school.
- Khalid received his first five career nominations at the 60th GRAMMY Awards: Best New Artist, Best R&B Song ("Location"), and Best Urban Contemporary Album (American Teen), as well as Song Of The Year and Best Music Video for his contribution to Logic's "1-800-273-8255."
- Khalid's singles "Location" and "Young Dumb & Broke" climbed to No. 2 and No. 1, respectively, on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, and both climbed into the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Logic's "1-800-273-8255," which features Khalid alongside Alessia Cara, hit No. 3 on the Hot 100.
- Khalid's sophomore album, Free Spirit, has been certified platinum by the RIAA, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and features the multi-format #1 single "Talk."
- Did you know? During the 2016–2017 school year, Khalid participated in multiple GRAMMY U SoundChecks installments, during which student members of the Recording Academy's college outreach program attended an intimate Q&A session with the singer prior to several of his tour stops around the U.S.
- Khalid was named one of Time’s Most Influential People of 2019.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Khalid
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Album Of The Year
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Josh Gudwin, Rami Yacoub, Skrillex, Soundz, Sam Holland, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco, Rodney Jerkins, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder, Tori Kelly, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Chancelor Bennett, Daniel Caesar, Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo, Louis Bell, Jason Evigan, Scott Harris, Alexander "ESKEERDO" Izquierdo, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Colin Leonard, Marcus Lomax, Gian Stone, Monsters & Strangerz, Tommy Brown, Burna Boy, DaBaby, Denis Kosiak, Finneas O'Connell, Tayla Parx, Givēon, Billy Walsh, Andrew Watt, Amy Allen, Brittany Amaradio, BEAM, Jon Bellion, Cory Bice, David Bowden, Valentin Brunn, Capi, Raul Cubina, Edwin Diaz, DJ Durel, Jordan Douglas, Dreamlab, Dvlp, Dominic Fike, The Futuristics, Kameron Glasper, Jacob Greenspan, James Gutch, HARV, Leah Haywood, Gregory Aldae Hein, Marvin Hemmings, Jeffrey Howard, Jaden Smith, Jace Logan Jennings, Anthony M. Jones, KCdaproducer, Joe Khajadourian, Charlton Kenneth, Felisha "Fury" King, Paul LaMalfa, Matthew Sean Leon, Jeremy Lertola, Quavious Keyate Marshall, Devin Nakao, Jorgen Odegard, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Andres Osorio, Oliver Peterhof, Micah Pettit, Whitney Phillips, Michael Pollack, Alex Schwartz, Tia Scola, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Benjamin Thomas, Jake Torrey, Kevin Coby, Freddy Wexler, Keavan Yazdani, Ido Zmishlany, Steven Franks, Heidi Wang, Rafael Fadul, Lionel Crasta, Heidi Wong
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Record Of The Year
Talk
Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, Disclosure, Khalid, Dale Becker, Ingmar Carlson, Jon Castelli, Josh Deguzman, John Kercy, Denis Kosiak, Michael Romero
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Best New Artist
American Teen
Khalid
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Best R&B Song
Location
Alfredo Gonzalez, Samuel David Jiminez, Khalid, Christopher McClenney, Joshua Scruggs, Tunji Ige
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Best Progressive R&B Album
American Teen
Khalid
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Song Of The Year
1-800-273-8255
Andrew Taggart, Alessia Cara, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II
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Best Music Video
1-800-273-8255
Brandon Bonfiglio, Andrew Lerios, Luga Podesta, Alessia Cara, Andy Hines, Khalid, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Mildred Delamota, Alex Randall
