She hosted the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in January 2020. In April 2020, she was credited as a lead artist on the commercial re-release of the 2011 instrumental ” I’m God ” by American record producer Clams Casino , which was initially produced for American rapper Lil B in 2009 using a then–unauthorised sample of Heap’s song ” Just for Now ” and is considered by critics to be the beginning of the cloud rap subgenre. It was certified gold in the US in 2024. She also released the single “Phase and Flow” as part of a collaboration with IBM that month. The following month, she performed during Royal Albert Hall’s Royal Albert Home virtual concert series. Heap gave a livestreamed closing performance for the Virtual Design Festival held by Dezeen in July 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic , she launched a self-titled app for fans to view unreleased material and demos and participate in listening parties with her through Discord for a monthly fee. In November 2020, she was one of the artists to announce the nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on a livestream. She released the single “Last Night of an Empire”, which was inspired by conversations with fans about the end of Donald Trump’s first presidency , in December 2020.
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