When you think of musicians, it's rare to place a bass guitarist in the position of a pioneer. For the most part, people think of the bassist as part of the background. The bass usually coincides with percussion to combine a tune’s tempo and melody. However, while the bass adds to the background sound, it is imperative to a song’s foundation.

As another year of music comes to an end, the announcements of this year’s Grammy nominations pour out for eager artists and fans alike to peruse. While some nominations correspond well to their categories, others leave head-scratching choices that have puzzled a lot of music-lovers both within the industry and out.

The 2020 pandemic brought many unforeseen events from worldwide lockdowns to socially distanced lifestyles. Across the globe, an unfathomable new normal simultaneously transpired before all of our eyes. Some found themselves picking up new hobbies such as cooking or painting while others adopted entirely different identities they once deemed foreign or farfetched.