Landing a nomination in any of the big Grammy categories is huge for any artist. A nomination right out of the gate is a major coup.

That’s slowly starting to sink in for JP Saxe, who scored his first-ever shot at a Grammy Award in the coveted Song of the Year category for “If the World Was Ending.”

“There is a slight possibility that Beyonce is now aware of me,” Saxe said.

Spectrum News anchor Amrit Singh had a candid conversation with the Toronto native about love, loss, and the song that already changed his life long before the Recording Academy took notice. Click the player above to watch the video.

You can watch more of our interview with Saxe on Countdown to the Grammy®s: A Spectrum News 1 Special, which airs multiple times on Spectrum News 1 and the Spectrum News app, leading up to the Grammy Awards on March 14. Check your listings for times.