A night full of last year ‘s biggest hits and some nostalgic moments, artist Jon Batiste ended up at home with the most famous award of the night, album of the year, for “We Are”, participating in the event with 11 nominations. If you did not wake up to watch the 3.5 hour event, here is what you missed.
The President of Ukraine sends a videotaped message
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a video statement during the Grammys. “What’s the opposite of music? The silence of devastated cities and dead people. Our children are designing flying rockets, not stars,” Zelensky said in a pre-recorded speech. “Our musicians wear armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even to those who do not hear them.” “But the music will leak anyway. We are defending our freedom. To live. To love. To be heard. In our land, we are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. Dead silence. Fill the silence with your music! on the Grammy stage “. After his speech, John Legend took the stage with Ukrainian singer Mika Newtown and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.
Olivia Rodgrigo, V from the “flirting” of BTS
World BTS superstars appeared at the Grammys on Sunday, but fans loved to see a specific moment in their appearance, an appearance by Olivia Rodrigo. At the beginning of the performance of the song “Butter”, V (Kim Taehyung) was sitting next to Rodrigo, whispering secretly in her ear. Fans of BTS and Rodrigo were not satisfied at the moment on social media, reacting to V “flirting” with the singer of “Good 4 U”. The story goes on Rodrigo won the Grammys for Best Pop Voice Album, Best New Artist and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Foo Fighters make history
The Grammys honored the late member of the Foo Fighters band, Taylor Hawkins. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 03: Drummer Taylor Hawkins is remembered with a tribute during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Johnny Nunez / Getty Images for The Recording Academy) “So that was the moment of the show that I was supposed to present the Foo Fighters,” said presenter Trevor Noah during the event. “We would celebrate with them as they won three Grammy Awards earlier today, but of course they are not here because of the tragic death of their legendary drummer Taylor Hawkins.” “Our thoughts are with Taylor’s family, his friends, the Foo Fighter family and all their fans around the world.” The Foo Fighters now have the most Grammy Awards in an American band, 15 in total. Billie Eilish also wore a Hawkins shirt to the Grammys as a tribute to the late drummer. The In Memoriam section of the ceremony began with Hawkins, culminating in a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, played by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt.
Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion recreate the iconic Mariah Carey, the moment of Whitney Houston
Grammys fans will probably remember the time of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston in 1998, when the two divas came out in the same brown dress. Each of them said that they were told that the dress was unique in its kind, before tearing the bottom of the dresses to differentiate them. This year, Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion recreated the moment in matching black and gold Versace dresses, but this time, the artists invited Donatella herself to the stage to correct the problem with the matching dress.
Doja Cat gives the best speech of acceptance
Doja Cat lived in a time when we can all relate to the Grammys, almost losing her award for best pop duet / group performance with Sza, because she had to use the bathroom. “I have never caught up so fast in my whole life,” he began his acceptance speech after running upstairs. The Doja Cat was then moved to say that winning the award was a “big deal” after praising its award-winning Sza counterpart as “the epitome of talent”.
Will Smith, Chris Rock jokes continue
After the Oscar fiasco, Will Smith, Chris Rock, Grammys presenter Trevor Noah, wasted no time in reporting the controversial incident just a week earlier. “We will keep people’s names out of our mouths,” Noah laughed at the beginning of the show. Shortly afterwards, Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) presented the song of the year award. As everyone largely agrees that his Oscar win last week was overshadowed by the Oscar slap, he also spoke on stage. “I will award this prize and I believe you humans will be 500 feet away from me,” Questlove said. Comedian Nate Bargatze wears a helmet as he appears on stage at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo / Chris Pizzello) References to Smith and Rock were also made earlier Sunday during an online broadcast where many of the Grammy Awards were shared. “I want to warn you all that our next presenter is a comedian, if you know what I mean,” LeVar Burton told the event. “So I have to warn everyone, stay in your seats and keep your hands to yourself.” Comedian Nate Bargatze then took to the stage wearing a helmet. “They said comedians should now wear them to awards during jokes,” Bargatze said. “It does not even cover your face, I think it just focuses on the point where you would hit me.”
