WINNER: “How Far I’ll Go” - Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho).“City of Stars” - Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone).WINNER: “La La Land” - Justin Hurwitz, composer.“Hidden Figures” - Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers.“Game of Thrones: Season 7” - Ramin Djawadi, composer.“Arrival” - Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer.“Hidden Figures: The Album” (Various Artists).“Hello, Dolly!” - Bette Midler, principal soloist Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording).WINNER: “Dear Evan Hansen” - Ben Platt, principal soloist Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording).“Come From Away” - Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording).

“Jerry Before Seinfeld” - Jerry Seinfeld.WINNER: “The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas” - Dave Chappelle.Music is a form of expression and I love when artists use it to empower people or to bring awareness to a good cause. Depending on the type of music you listen to, it can definitely change your mood for the better.

Music is a powerful tool because it makes you feel. Why do you think music is such a powerful tool for creating positive change? As I got older and received my guitar, I started writing full songs about the different aspects of my life and thought that other people could relate to what I had to say.ĭo you have a go-to song or artist that you’ve been listening to lately?Ĭurrently, the song I have on repeat right now is “The Bullet and the Gun” by SiR. In the following interview, LISE discusses what inspires her, the causes she is passionate about, and how music can make the world a better place.Īs a child, I grew up listening to music and started to write random lyrics here and there. Immersed in the neo soul genre, the singer-songwriter is inspired by musicians like Corinne Bailey Rae, India Arie and John Mayer. Toronto-based artist LISE began singing since she was just nine-years-old, then started to right her own music when she received her first guitar at nineteen.

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