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Best R&B Song Goes to ‘Boo’d Up’ by Ella Mai at the 2019 Grammy Awards

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The time has officially come to dethrone “That’s What I Like” by Bruno Mars.

The 61st annual Grammy Awards took place tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and “Boo’d Up” by Ella Mai won the award for Best R&B Song.

The song beat out “Come Through and Chill” by Miguel (Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel and Salaam Remi), “Feels Like Summer” by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover and Ludwig Göransson), “Focus” by H.E.R. (Darhyl Camper Jr., Gabriella Wilson and Justin Love) and “Long as I Live” by Toni Braxton (Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton and Antonio Dixon).

The Grammys first debuted the category back in 1969. Last year, Mars took home the highly coveted award, along with his team Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip.

Previous winners include “Lake by the Ocean” by Maxwell, “Really Love” by D’Angelo & the Vanguard, “Drunk In Love” by Beyoncé and Jay-Z, “Pusher Love Girl” by Justin Timberlake, “Adorn” by Miguel, “Fool for You” by Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona and “Shine” by John Legend and The Roots.

Welp, we love this so much.

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