This year was the 61st Annual Grammys Award show. Grammys are awarded to artists from The Recording Academy to recognize their outstanding achievements in the music industry. The show always features famous performers, top-of-the-line outfits and cringe-worthy thank-you speeches. Being recognized at this ceremony is a huge honor, so in the music world, once you are awarded a Grammy, you’ve made it. Many viewers believe that this year’s show was a complete mess, but it was really just as entertaining as most of the people receiving the awards.
The show opened with an exciting performance from Alicia Keys, who was accompanied by Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Jada Pinkett Smith onstage. This group went on to discuss the unification and power of music, each expressing the impact that music has had on her life. Later in the show, Alicia Keys belted out various parts of her hit songs, showing fans her true talent and the reason for her extensive recognition in the music industry. Between “Empire State of Mind,” “Killing Me Softly” and even “Lucid Dreams,” Alicia Keys showed us the diversity of her songs while she shocked fans with her instrumental talent by playing two pianos at once. Being the first woman to host the Grammys in over a decade, she made a statement for women everywhere with this show-stopping performance.
Cardi B being awarded Rap Album of the Year for her album “Invasion of Privacy” was a dream come true for this ex-stripper turned famous rapper, who performed her famous single “Money” during the show. After hearing her name announced for this award, the camera turned directly towards Cardi B and her husband, Offset, who are apparently back together. He accompanied her onstage to retrieve the award and comforted her when her nerves got the best of her, claiming that she “needs to start smoking weed.” After the award ceremony, critics began reporting that she did not deserve the award, and Cardi B later responded by posting a picture of Chance the Rapper’s Instagram comment hyping her up. After showing her fans Chance the Rapper’s support, she decided to delete her Instagram account after all the ruckus her extraordinary Grammy achievements had caused.
Lady Gaga, once again, made a jaw-dropping performance singing her and Bradley Cooper’s hit song from “A Star Is Born”, “Shallow.” Time after time, this song brought tears to people’s eyes, but with the energy that Lady Gaga brought to the show that Sunday night, fans were more emotional than ever. This song ended up winning the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy, which was much deserved, since this song, and the movie as a whole, made a huge impression on viewers.
With Drake’s “God’s Plan” winning Best Rap Song, Childish Gambino’s “This is America” winning Record of the Year, Dua Lipa winning Best New Artist and Kacey Musgraves’s “Golden Hour” winning both Country Album and Album of the year, the 2019 Grammys Award show was full of many surprises and milestones for these talented musicians. Despite the negative reviews of the show, it is reported that the performances yielded a 480 percent sales gain for several artists, including Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile and H.E.R.. The Staples Center was on fire with the excitement, drama and record-breaking winners that filled the famous LA venue.
