For a second, the night time of track and party stopped and the focal point became to the continuing invasion and the plight of the Ukrainian other people.
“The warfare — what is extra reverse than track?” Zelensky stated. “We shield our freedom. To reside. To like. To sound. In our land, we’re preventing Russia which brings terrible silence with their bombs. The useless silence. Fill the silence along with your track! Fill it nowadays. To inform our tale. Inform the reality about warfare.”
The winners
It was once a large night time for 3 artists specifically, who walked away with the night time’s 4 greatest honors.
Jon Batiste gained album of the yr for “We Are,” Silk Sonic gained report and music of the yr for “Depart the Door Open” and Olivia Rodrigo walked away with highest new artist.
Doja Cat and SZA additionally scored a memorable win — each for Doja Cat’s emotional reaction and her ill-timed toilet ruin that virtually robbed her of her second. All of it labored out, even though, for the brand new winners of the most productive pop duo/workforce efficiency award.
The performances
The aforementioned look from Zelensky teed up a efficiency from John Legend, making a song “Unfastened,” whilst dressed in a blue swimsuit, a visible salute to the rustic of Ukraine.
He was once accompanied on level through Ukrainian singer Mika Newton, musician Siuzanna Igidan and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk on this affecting second.
Somewhere else, BTS took the level for a high-energy tackle their hit “Butter.” Lil Nas X carried out “Business Child” with Jack Harlow towards an enormous stone statue of his personal face — as one does. Billie Eilish introduced the warmth — and the rain — all through a rendition of “Happier Than Ever” that without a doubt did not make the Grammy’s mop group happier than ever (however perceived to please the group). (In an extra great contact, performances have been regularly offered through individuals of artists’ at the back of the scenes groups — like excursion managers.)
This yr’s 11-time nominee Batiste additionally confirmed his piano abilities amongst many others with a reside model of “Freedom” that was once 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 Pass My Manner.”
What extra are you able to ask from the Grammys?
The purple carpet
In customary instances, the Grammys would were held January or February, a number of weeks sooner than the Oscars, award season’s same old finale. (In truth, there hasn’t been a Grammys in April since 1965.) However there was once one thing quite becoming about having award season’s liveliest purple carpet capping off the season.
Lil Nas X confirmed that pearls are successful maker’s highest pal. Justin Bieber wore a swimsuit made for 2. J Balvin wore his middle on his head. And BTS’s Kim Taehyung, who plays as V, wore the entire paper flora at promenade on his lapel and made it glance just right.
Certainly, the boys arguably stole the trend exhibit 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.
