Viewers expecting a straightforward affair were in for a surprising treat when they tuned in for the 2019Grammy Awards, where high-profile cameos, shady speeches and jaw-dropping performances made for an unpredictable night.
“Tonight’s performance was based on my grandma’s childhood in Havana growing up in a ‘solar habanero,’ basically a house in which every family live in a room — it was a poor community but she loved it because there was music everywhere, she was never happier,”Cabello wroteabout her number on Twitter. “Before they even put up the wall and we started performing, I was tearing up thinking of my family, my team, and how beautiful a moment like this is.”
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The star’s father and sister appeared in one of the “rooms” that made up the on-stage solar habanero.
“Omg did you see them?! They were soooo cute,” the star gushed about her family when a fan asked about their appearance on Twitter.
Michelle Obama Leads a Group of Female SuperstarsThe former First Lady joined host Alicia Keys andLady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith andJennifer Lopezon stage to talk about the important role music has played in their lives as the ceremony began.
From left: Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Alicia Keys, former First Lady Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez.
“From the Motown records I wore out on the South Side to the ‘Who Run the World’ songs that fueled me through this last decade, music has always helped me tell my story, and I know that’s true for everybody here,” Obama said.
“Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves, our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys. It allows us to hear one another, to invite each other in. Music shows us that all of it matters — every story within every voice, every note within every song. Is that right ladies?” she continued.
A source familiar with planning the appearancetold PEOPLEabout Obama’s relationship with the Grammys host, saying “It’s a nice friendship that they have. Mrs. Obama just wanted to be supportive of Alicia.”
Cardi Band Estranged Husband Offset Show PDA on the Red CarpetTwo months afterannouncing she’d splitwith her husband following their surprise September 2017 wedding, Cardi made her reignited romance with the Migos rapper red carpet official.
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The pair even touched tongues as theyposed for pictures, as if all eyes weren’t already on the five-time nominee’sunforgettable vintage Mugler dress.
During Cardi’s performance, Offset was spotted completely engrossed in the show from his seat in the audience:
He later joined her on stage as she accepted best rap album forInvasion of Privacy.
Offset and Cardi welcomed daughter Kulture Kiari in July.
Shawn Mendes Brings Out Miley Cyrus During His PerformanceMendes enlisted a pro toshare the stage with himas he made his Grammys performance debut.
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He started singing his hit “In My Blood” on his own before Cyrus came out to help him finish off the song.
Fans suspected the duo might be teaming up after Cyrus shared a rehearsal photo with equipment marked with Mendes’ name on Instagram.
On Friday, Cyrus and Mendes teamed up at the MusiCares tribute to Dolly Parton,singing her famous“Islands in the Stream.” The singers are also expected to release a single together on Cyrus’ upcoming album.
Kylie JennerWalks the Carpet with Boyfriend Travis ScottDespitetellingGQlast year that she “won’t come” to her rapper boyfriend’s events in an effort to keep their relationship private, Jenner went all out to support her man over the 2019 Grammys weekend.
First, she accompanied him to Clive Davis and The Recording Academy’s Pre-Grammy Gala, where Scott performed.
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Then, the parents to 1-year-old daughter Stormi made a rarejoint red carpet appearance, getting flirty and even sharing a kiss before heading into the Grammys.
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TheAstroworldstar earned three Grammy nominations for best rap album, best rap song and best rap performance, and hit the stage during the show.
Alicia Keys Dazzles With a Two-Piano Medley PerformanceThe evening’s host took a break from introducing other singers to show off her own pipes.
“I always wanted to play two pianos,” she said as she straddled a piano bench between the two instruments.
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Keys then launched into a medley of wide-ranging hits, including Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly,” Juice Wrld’s “Lucid Dreams,” Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable,” Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” Drake’s “In My Feelings,” Lauryn Hill’s “Doo-Wop (That Thing)” and Ella Mai’s “Boo-d Up,” before singing her 2009 collaboration with JAY-Z, “Empire State of Mind.”
Be sure to check out PEOPLE’s fullGrammy Awardscoverage to get the latest news on music’s biggest night.
Drake Makes an Appearance to Accept Best Rap SongAfter years of shunning awards shows, theScorpionstar made a surprise appearance toclaim his gramophonefor his song “God’s Plan.”
Drake, did, however, use his time at the microphone to encourage other artists not to use industry awards as the only measure of their success.
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“I want you to know we play in an opinion-based sport, not a factual-based sport. This is not the NBA where at the end of the year, you’re holding a trophy because you made the right decisions or won the games,” he said. “This is a business where sometimes it’s up to a bunch of people who might not understand what a mixed-race kid from Canada has to say, or a fly Spanish girl from New York, or anybody else, or a brother from Houston, my brother Travis [Scott].
“You’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word-for-word, if you’re a hero in your hometown… If there’s people who have regular jobs, who are coming out in the rain and the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don’t need this right here. I promise you. You already won.”
Cardi BIs Literally Speechless as She Becomes the First Woman to Win Best Rap AlbumCardi wasvisibly shockedwhen her name was announced as the night’s big rap winner, and could barely get words out when she finally made it to the microphone.
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“Babe, I can’t breathe. Oh my goodness, woah child. I’m sorry,” she said with husband Offset beside her. “I’m sorry, I just woah — the nerves are so bad. Maybe I need to start smoking weed.”
“I wanna thank my daughter. Not just because she’s my daughter, it’s because when I found I was pregnant, my album was not complete … we was like we have to get this album done so we can shoot these videos while I was still not showing and it was very long nights,” she continued, referencing her pregnancy withdaughter Kulture.
Ariana GrandeTweets Angry Messages After Late Boyfriend Mac Miller Loses His CategoryGrande quite publicly did not attend Sunday’s ceremony, but she made her feelings known on Twitter after ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, who died in September 2018 from an accidental overdose, lost best rap album toCardi B.
The songstress tweeted“f—” and “trash,” after the category was announced, but later clarified that she wasn’t upset with Cardi.
“Nothing to do w her. good for her. i promise. i’m sorry,” she wrote. “She’s not at all and that’s not what i meant and u know that.”
Grande also responded to a tweet about Miller’s parents, Karen Meyer and Mark McCormick, being invited to the Grammys only to watch him lose out.
“this. this is what i meant. karen was gonna have a green suit made,” she wrote, adding, of theSwimmingrapper, “he slept in the studio for two months.”
Grande quickly deleted all of the tweets about Miller.
Kacey Musgraves Wins Album of the Year forGolden HourMusgraves appeared shocked to win the evening’s biggest award for her albumGolden Hour.
The country singer defeated stiff competition in her category, includingPost Malone, Janelle Monáe, Brandi Carlile,Cardi B, Drake, H.E.R. and artists from theBlack Panthersoundtrack.
“I don’t even know what to say,” Musgraves said as she accepted her award. “It was unbelievable to even be in a category with such gigantic albums, really brilliant works of art.”
source: people.com
