The 2016 Grammy nominations are in and Lady Gaga is up for an award in the "Best Song Written for Visual Media" category for her latest song "Til It Happens To You"! The other nominees are: "Earned It" by The Weeknd, "Glory" by Common and John Legend, "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding, and "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth.
"Thank you fans and The Grammys for nominating my song 'Til It Happens To You' for a Grammy," Gaga wrote on her Instagram page. "Me and my co-writer Diane Warren are so honored and proud to be a part a movement that empowers rape victims into survivors."
"Til It Happens To You" was co-written by Gaga and Diane Warren for the Kirby Dick-directed documentary film The Hunting Ground, which deals with the growing issue of sexual assault on American college campuses. In September, the song was released as a part of a powerful PSA video, with a portion of proceeds from the sale of the tune going to organizations that help rape survivors.
"It's hard to listen to that song, it's hard to watch it,' Gaga told Billboard magazine. 'Diane really held my hand. I was like, 'I've done a lot of things Diane, but can I do this?' She was like, 'You can do this.' It was extremely cathartic to know that not only am I not alone, but that other men and women aren’t alone — we all have each other. Even outside of rape culture, there are a lot of people silently in pain about extremely traumatic things."
Congratulations, Lady Gaga and Diane Warren, and good luck!
Click here to download "Til It Happens to You" on iTunes.
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