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Grammy Awards 2022: All the highlights
For a second, the evening of music and celebration stopped and the main target turned to the continuing invasion and the plight of the Ukrainian folks.
“The battle — what’s extra reverse than music?” Zelensky mentioned. “We defend our freedom. To stay. To like. To sound. In our land, we’re combating Russia which brings horrible silence with their bombs. The lifeless silence. Fill the silence together with your music! Fill it at this time. To inform our story. Inform the reality about battle.”
The winners
It was a giant evening for 3 artists specifically, who walked away with the evening’s 4 greatest honors.
Jon Batiste gained album of the yr for “We Are,” Silk Sonic gained report and tune of the yr for “Go away the Door Open” and Olivia Rodrigo walked away with finest new artist.
Doja Cat and SZA additionally scored a memorable win — each for Doja Cat’s emotional response and her ill-timed rest room break that just about robbed her of her second. All of it labored out, although, for the brand new winners of the very best pop duo/group efficiency award.
The performances
The aforementioned look from Zelensky teed up a efficiency from John Legend, singing “Free,” whereas carrying a blue go well with, a visible salute to the nation of Ukraine.
He was accompanied on stage by Ukrainian singer Mika Newton, musician Siuzanna Igidan and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk on this affecting second.
Elsewhere, BTS took the stage for a high-energy tackle their hit “Butter.” Lil Nas X carried out “Trade Child” with Jack Harlow towards an enormous stone statue of his personal face — as one does. Billie Eilish introduced the warmth — and the rain — throughout a rendition of “Happier Than Ever” that certainly did not make the Grammy’s mop crew happier than ever (however appeared to please the gang). (In a further good contact, performances had been typically launched by members of artists’ behind the scenes groups — like tour managers.)
This yr’s 11-time nominee Batiste additionally confirmed his piano expertise amongst many others with a stay model of “Freedom” that was pleasure personified.
H.E.R. and Lenny Kravitz — with Travis Barker on drums — additionally introduced down the home with a rocking take of “Are You Going to Go My Manner.”
What extra are you able to ask from the Grammys?
The crimson carpet
In regular instances, the Grammys would have been held January or February, a number of weeks earlier than the Oscars, award season’s typical finale. (In reality, there hasn’t been a Grammys in April since 1965.) However there was one thing somewhat becoming about having award season’s liveliest crimson carpet capping off the season.
Lil Nas X confirmed that pearls are successful maker’s finest good friend. Justin Bieber wore a go well with made for 2. J Balvin wore his coronary heart on his head. And BTS’s Kim Taehyung, who performs as V, wore all of the paper flowers at promenade on his lapel and made it look good.
Certainly, the lads arguably stole the style present this yr, however the women represented strongly within the trend-setting division. See: Doja Cat’s hair spikes and Laverne Cox’s pin-thin eyebrows.