{"id":709951,"date":"2026-01-30T10:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sade-is-up-for-a-2026-grammy-she-deserves-to-win-it\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:15:13","slug":"sade-is-up-for-a-2026-grammy-she-deserves-to-win-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sade-is-up-for-a-2026-grammy-she-deserves-to-win-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sade is up for a 2026 Grammy. She deserves to win it."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb1d114b724\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb1d114b724\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sade-is-up-for-a-2026-grammy-she-deserves-to-win-it\/#Shes_nominated_for_the_video_for_%E2%80%9CYoung_Lion%E2%80%9D_a_musical_love_letter_to_her_trans_son_released_as_part_of_TRANSA\" >She\u2019s nominated for the video for \u201cYoung Lion,\u201d a musical love letter to her trans son, released as part of TRANSA.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shes_nominated_for_the_video_for_%E2%80%9CYoung_Lion%E2%80%9D_a_musical_love_letter_to_her_trans_son_released_as_part_of_TRANSA\"><\/span>She\u2019s nominated for the video for \u201cYoung Lion,\u201d a musical love letter to her trans son, released as part of <i>TRANSA<\/i>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277200\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-123708174_qwfesz\/sade-2026-grammy-young-lion-music-video.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Sade is up for a 2026 Grammy. She deserves to win it.\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277195\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Sade might win a Grammy in 2026 for a song you&#8217;ve probably never heard.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            In late 2024, the famously reclusive singer released her first song since 2018, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IFMmnMjFiPk?si=QIQ73FlqLMudtg2z\">Young Lion<\/a>,\u201d as part of <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/redhot.org\/project\/transa\/\">TRANSA<\/a><\/i>, a compilation album organized by the activist music production organization, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/redhot.org\">Red Hot<\/a>, shining a light on the work of trans and nonbinary artists and celebrating the trans community.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cYoung Lion\u201d is a moving musical letter to Sade\u2019s son, Izaak Theo Adu-Watts, featuring Sade lyrically reflecting on the pain of not understanding her son&#8217;s experience as a trans child. The video for \u201cYoung Lion,\u201d which is nominated for a Grammy this year in the Best Music Video category, is a simple video collage composed of home footage from throughout Adu\u2019s childhood. It ends with footage of Adu-Watts as a grown man embracing his mom.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277196\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sade - Young Lion (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFMmnMjFiPk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277197\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The video was directed by Sophie Muller, a storied British music video director who won a Grammy for directing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HG7I4oniOyA&amp;list=PL2Dp1iIYBmISnn2KaTiRcuY5QxfZSXGlt&amp;index=1\">videos<\/a> for Annie Lennox&#8217;s memorable 1992 album, <i>Diva<\/i>. She has also directed music videos for the likes of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TR3Vdo5etCQ\">No Doubt<\/a>, Gwen Stefani, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hAx6mYeC6pY\">Sophie Ellis-Bextor<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eXQXs3Lr0UA&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fimvdb.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE\">Shakira<\/a> and more.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The video for \u201cYoung Lion\u201d is not widely expected to win an award for Best Music Video at the 2026 Grammys. The awards tracking site <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldderby.com\/music\/2026\/2026-grammy-predictions-final-odds\/\"><i>Gold Derby<\/i> predicts<\/a> that Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia-directed music video for \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aSugSGCC12I\">Manchild<\/a>\u201d has a 69% chance of winning. Other nominees in the Best Video category include the music videos for \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URlPXepBZdo&amp;list=RDURlPXepBZdo&amp;start_radio=1\">So Be It<\/a>\u201d by Clipse, &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=riCP9x31Kuk&amp;list=RDriCP9x31Kuk&amp;start_radio=1\">Anxiety<\/a>&#8221; by Doechii and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gz9BRl7DVSM&amp;list=RDgz9BRl7DVSM&amp;start_radio=1\">Love\u201d by OK Go.<\/a> While all of these videos are visually impressive, none of them can emotionally compete with Sade&#8217;s simple, yet deeply personal music video.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277198\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The video would be an apt winner for the 2026 Grammys. Since its release in November, 2024, the Trump administration has come to power and engaged in an all out assault on the rights of the trans community. In October 2025, the Trump administration <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/10\/30\/nx-s1-5588655\/transgender-trump-medicare-medicaid-gender-affirming-care\">proposed rules<\/a> to s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> all federal funding from any hospital that provides gender-affirming care to minors. In addition, the administration also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/newyork\/2025\/09\/24\/trump-administration-cancels-funding-nyc-schools-transgender-eric-adams\/\">directed the Department of Education <\/a>to withhold funds from any school that \u201cconceals\u201d the gender identity or chosen name of its students from their parents (in essence, forcing schools to out their students).\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            This political context gives \u201cYoung Lion\u201d and its video particular resonance, given that it depicts a loving and tender relationship between a mother and her trans child. Trans childhood is depicted in the video just as warmly and nostalgically as any typical cis narrative of childhood, challenging the political far right\u2019s move to position transness as a threat to families.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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