They get publishing because they wrote the track. Like, ‘OK, this is how I should feel when I make a project.’ It just totally felt easy.ĪP: For best R&B song, there are eight writers listed on Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love,” 10 for Chris Brown’s “New Flame” and six for Usher’s “Good Kisser.” For your song “The Worst,” it’s just you and two other folks.Īiko: It’s me and the producers. It kind of taught me a lesson - being that it was recognized (by the Grammys). But with the EP, I feel like that was a true representation of just like going with the flow and doing what was coming naturally. because we had so much more to work with. And then when it came to the album, we were overthinking it a little too much. I was like, ‘It’s an EP, let’s just put together these songs,’ and everything just sort of was a very easy process. I didn’t even know it could technically be nominated for an album category. In a recent interview, the 26-year-old talked about competing with friends like Brown and Drake, her thoughts on THAT Beyonce album and what she’ll wear to the Grammys, where is she also nominated for best rap/sung collaboration for “Blak Majik” with Common.ĪP: How does it feel to have your EP nominated for a Grammy?Īiko: That was what I was most surprised about - that it was for the EP. “I don’t think it will sink in until I’m there.”Īiko released her first full-length album, “Souled Out,” in September - in time for Grammy eligibility - but it didn’t receive any nominations. “It was something unexpected,” Aiko said.
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