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Grammy Awards 2016: Lady Gaga steals show with incredible Bowie tribute
RECORD OF THE YEAR "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson, Featuring Bruno Mars ALBUM OF THE YEAR "1989" - Taylor Swift SONG OF THE YEAR "Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran) BEST NEW ARTIST Meghan Trainor BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE "Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran (Track from: "X") BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (Track from: "Uptown Special") BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE "Don't Wanna Fight" - Alabama Shakes BEST COUNTRY ALBUM "Traveller" - Chris Stapleton BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM "1989" - Taylor Swift BEST ROCK ALBUM "Drones" - Muse BEST RAP ALBUM "To Pimp A Butterfly" - Kendrick Lamar BEST MUSIC VIDEO "Bad Blood" - Taylor Swift, featuring Kendrick Lamar BEST MUSICAL THEATRE ALBUM "Hamilton" BEST MUSIC FILM "Amy" (Amy Winehouse) Asif Kapadia, video director; James Gay-Rees, video producer
Grammys 2016: Adele addresses her performance issues, Taylor Swift wins best album
The
58th Grammy Awards saw Taylor Swift take home her second best album
honor and 'Uptown Funk' the award for best record. Meghan Trainor took
home best new artist and Ed Sheeran won for best song. In the
performances, Adele sounded less-than-stellar and 'Hamilton' measured up
to the hype, but Kendrick Lamar's fiery set was the show-stealer and overshadowed much of the night.
There
he goes again: Joe Perry takes the Grammys stage a second time during
the night, this time with Pitbull and Robin Thicke. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Look,
there was a lot going on -- especially right at the end, with that
overstuffed “In Memoriam” sequence, Taylor Swift’s implied dig at Kanye
West and the heavenly sight of Beyoncé dressed as a doily. But the
morning after the Grammy Awards, with our heads beginning to clear, a
shocking fact is swimming to the surface, one that nobody seemed to
notice during the show itself. Joe Perry performed Monday night on two separate occasions. As part of the Grammy Awards. In 2016. That’s
right: The floppy-hat model best known as the guitarist in Aerosmith --
a rock band that hasn’t released a relevant album in well over a decade
-- somehow gobbled up nearly 10 minutes of music’s biggest night. How did this happen?
Before Monday night's Grammys ceremony, there was talk that a big win for Taylor Swift could register as a loss
for the pop superstar in this year of heightened awareness over the
need for more awards-season diversity. But when she was named winner of
album of the year, a savvy Swift turned her acceptance speech into a
inspirational call-out to women -- and a dig at Kanye West. "As
the first woman to win album of the year at the Grammys twice," she said
from the podium, "I want to say to all the young women out there, there
are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your
success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. But if you
just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you,
someday when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will
know that it was you and the people love you who put you there. And
that will be the greatest feeling in the world. Thank you for this
moment."
'Inimitable, inevitable': Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda deliver the best Grammys speech of the night
When it's time to party, the Grammys party hard
What
does the music industry do after the biggest night of the year? Hit the
Grammy after-parties for celebratory drinks, cookie bars and surprise
performances. Be it Missy Elliott at the Warner's party or an impromptu Disney singalong, it all looks pretty great.
The
big winner at the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony on Monday night might not
be any of the musicians who took home awards but the music industry's
full-court press promoting cultural diversity. While the motion
picture academy is under fire because of its recent full slate of acting
nominees lacking a single person of color, the Recording Academy heaped
awards and precious national TV performance slots to a long roster of
Anglo, African American, Latino, Asian, straight, gay, young and veteran
performers over the course of the 3 1/2 hour show from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Lady Gaga performs her David Bowie tribute onstage at the 58th Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The
late, great David Bowie's torch is almost too big for any single
performer to carry. But Lady Gaga gave it her best shot during a
heartfelt but rushed tribute to the singer's legacy during the 58th
Grammy Awards on Monday night. Sporting a bright orange-red coif, a
flashy white pantsuit and thick glittery makeup reminiscent of the
Ziggy Stardust era, Gaga bounded through several of Bowie's most famous
songs backed by guitarist and Bowie collaborator Nile Rodgers in a very
hectic six minutes. The result felt more like a Las Vegas dinner theater revue than a solemn yet joyful shout-out to one of rock's biggest icons.
Chris Stapleton on his Grammy win: 'It's crazy'
Chris Stapleton performs during the Grammys. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Chris Stapleton, on how his life has changed since his CMA breakthrough performance and now his multiple Grammy wins: "It's
a life-changing thing, I'm sure this will amplify that. It's crazy,
it's hard to digest and be fully aware of it. I'm holding these things
and it still feels kind of fake.”
Adele performs at the 58th Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Just
as the Internet stopped reeling over a surprisingly subpar Grammys
performance from Adele, the British singer took to her personal Twitter
account to set the record straight about what happened during her
performance of "All I Ask." Adele explains
that "the piano mics fell on to the piano strings, that's what the
guitar sound was. It made it sound out of tune." But, it wasn't all bad
news for singer, who decided to treat herself in honor of the mishap.
Which performance stole the show at the Grammys?
Lady Gaga performs her David Bowie tribute at the 58th Grammy Awards at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
After
nearly 3 1/2 hours of performances, it is time to decide which one
ultimately stole the show at the 58th Grammy Awards. What will you
choose?
Taylor Swift calls out Kanye West -- while holding her second album of the year Grammy
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Sure,
Kanye West put his thoughts about Taylor Swift into his "Famous" lyrics
last week, but Swift on Monday put her thoughts about West into her
acceptance speech after winning the Grammy Award for album of the year.
As
the first woman to win album of the year at the Grammys twice, I want
to say to all the young women out there: There are going to be people
along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for
your accomplishments or your fame, but if you just focus on the work and
you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where
you are going, you’ll look around and you will know that it was you and
the people who love you who put you there and that will be the greatest
feeling in the world.
Taylor Swift, referencing Kanye West in her album of the year acceptance speech
That
would be an award in a category for which West wasn't nominated -- and
an award he said he would have to be promised before he'd attend the
Grammys. In case you forgot what Yeezy's song says:
I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / I made that ... famous
Kanye West, referencing Taylor Swift in his new song 'Famous'
Nice, right? Of course, he maintains that he "never dissed her." Looks as if TSwift didn't really need a song to get her message across. Though having a national TV audience certainly didn't hurt.
'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars wins record of the year
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Taylor Swift's '1989' wins album of the year
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A look back at the life of Grammy lifetime achievement winner Celia Cruz
Grammy lifetime achievement winner Celia Cruz. (Celia Cruz Foundation)
Celia
Cruz, known as the Queen of Latin Music, is being honored tonight by
the Grammy Awards with a lifetime achievement award. Born in Havana in
1925, Cruz started singing in cabarets as a teenager, despite her
father’s hopes that she would grow up to become a teacher. Cruz
became the most popular Latin artist of the 20th century, earning 23
gold albums, a National Medal of Arts and six Grammy awards, before
earning her seventh tonight. In 2003, Cruz died of a brain
cancer, spurring worldwide vigils. More than 200,000 fans paid their
final respects at Miami’s Freedom Tower. In 2013, Jennifer Lopez honored the songstress by performing a medley of Cruz’s hits at the American Music Awards. To learn more about the life of Celia Cruz, check out Los Angeles Times coverage of the singer’s death, her life and Lopez’s 2013 AMA performance.
Watch and find out why Grammy attendees buy tickets
Excited Grammy attendees. (Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times)
Ryan Faughnder talked to audience members who bought tickets to the Grammys about why they paid money to attend the awards show.
Those sound problems you heard during Adele's performance were in fact sound problems
So confirms the Associated Press: "A
CBS spokesperson confirmed there was a five-to-eight second technical
issue with the broadcast, adding without elaboration that it was outside
the network's control. "Reps for Adele and the Recording Academy did not immediately respond to requests for comment." The Grammy audience gave Adele a standing ovation:
A photo album of Kendrick Lamar's Grammy performance, which was fire. Literally.
Kendrick Lamar performs at the 58th Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The
Grammys are saving the rock for its latter half. The Alabama Shakes,
who have already had a solid night by winning the alternative album
Grammy for "Sound & Color," performed its "Don't Wanna Fight." The
song is a showcase for vocalist Brittany Howard, who began the song
with a room-halting howl. One can practically feel her temperature boil
as the song builds, its messages of peace balanced with
can't-stand-it-anymore frustration. And yet she never strayed too far
from her backing band, which sauntered with a rhythm and blues strut.
Hollywood Vampires: 185 years of rock among them onstage
They
may not be actual vampires, but the Hollywood Vampires celebrated the
dead with a tribute to the late Motorhead founder Lemmy Kilmister.
Featuring Alice Cooper (68), Aerosmith's Joe Perry (65) and Johnny Depp
(52), the band has 185 years of rock among them. They were joined by
Duff McKagan on bass and and Matt Sorum on drums. "Lemmy Kilmister was rock 'n' roll. He was a rebel and an outsider," said Dave Grohl as he introduced the Vampires. The
band members performed their new song, "As Bad As I Am" with fire
shooting behind them. After screamer Cooper wailed for some verses,
Johnny Depp mumbled into the microphone and played a guitar solo. Perry
did too. They followed that with a take on Motorhead's "Ace of Spades." It's a hard song to mess up. They didn't mess it up.
Bonnie Raitt aces tribute to B.B. King
Bonnie Raitt and Gary Clark Jr. in a tribute to B.B. King. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Anyone
who's heard Chris Stapleton's "Traveller" knows the man can cover a
tune, as "Tennessee Whiskey" is one of his album stand-outs. So it's no
surprise he bat lead-off in a tribute to the great B.B. King, which also
featured Gary Clark Jr. and Bonnie Raitt. It was pensive, and
though it probably didn't need the string section (the Grammys will
never miss a moment for overkill), the performance treated "The Thrill
Is Gone" as more of a thoughtful slow-dance than a late-night scorcher.
The guitarists gracefully passed off licks to one another, and images of
King were tastefully shown above. The crowd roared when Raitt took the
stage, and for good reason, as Raitt brought a dose of fire to the
latter half of the song. If only the Grammys had treated the
tribute to David Bowie with such grace. Instead, Lady Gaga raced through
tunes as if she was the star in a Las Vegas David Bowie review. She had
the look, she has the voice, but there was soul.
Lemmy Kilmister on losing -- and winning -- Grammys
Lemmy Kilmister
I've
already got one anyway, from 2005, for 'Sacrifice.' I don't mind it.
It's a nice thing to be respected by your so-called peers... But we
don't get to go on the red carpet or nothing. We have to go the day
before with the Latin American jazz bands and get the awards.
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