13.) The dresses
of Jennifer Lopez
For the first award of the night, my girl Jennifer Lopez
stepped out like she always does, turning heads and wowing us with her sexy and
beautiful presence. But it was her nod to the ridiculous dress code put in
place for the ceremony that had me smiling. Way to stick it to “The Man”.
12.) ADELE’s
victory speech
It’s always a delight to hear ADELE speak, especially after
she wins an award. Her bubbling personality makes it all so heartwarming, and
her comment about Jennifer Lopez being her good luck charm made my night!
11.) Frank Ocean & Forrest Gump
The respect and admiration I have for this man is through the roof. Here he was, stripped down, honest, real, and raw, giving us his emotions and that sweet voice of his. Well done sir!
10.) Staying
around for Rihanna
Over the years, Rihanna has helped define the world of pop
music and has certainly gotten stronger with her vocal abilities as well from
her “Pon de Replay” days. Singing my favorite song from her most recent album,
“Stay” was done justice live tonight and Rihanna looked and sounded beautiful!
With the exception of the cutaway shot to Chris Brown, everything about this
performance was perfect. Not to mention Mikky Ekko is pretty much adorable!
9.) The Black Keys
in New Orleans
I know it’s terrible to admit that I have never listened to
The Black Keys before nor did I ever have an interest in doing so. But man oh
man they killed it with their energetic performance of “Lonely Boy” with Dr.
John and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band! Eclectic and fun, they all had me
excited to listen!
(I could've done without Dr. John's crazy outfit though. Leave that to Cee-Lo!)
8.) Maroon 5 &
Alicia Keys Mash-Up
Two different genres, two different artists, and two
different songs, yet they sounded so well together. Taking the “OH”s from both
Maroon 5’s “Daylight” and Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” was genius, not to
mention Adam and Alicia’s beautiful harmonies, but the best moment was seeing
Ms. Keys step away from the piano and beat those drums like she was doing them
a favor. GET IT GIRL!
7.) Jamming for
Bob Marley
It started with Bruno Mars bringing his “Locked Out of
Heaven” hit to the stage with Sting. It was great to see all of the other
guests in attendance singing the same song (yes I’m talking to you Taylor
Swift, Neil Patrick Harris, ADELE, & Keith Urban). But then the house came
down with Rihanna and Ziggy & Damian Marley, breaking out the special
tribute to Bob Marley with “And Be Loved”. The energy was so electric and
lively, and everyone was on their feet dancing and singing and being together
as one through music. It was a beautiful moment
6.) Record of the
Year
To start off…there was Prince and his pimp cane. Why?
Because he’s Prince! Then there was the sweet moment when he opened the
envelope and exclaimed that he loved the song that was winning, which happened
to be Gotye & Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”. Then came a moment
which I think the Grammy’s was made for: an artist from a different generation
and most certainly a different genre acknowledged the legend that is Prince for
inspiring him to create music. To see this moment and take the time to
respectfully admire other artists was beautiful.
Now hopefully that got
Kimbra’s ridiculous outfit out of our minds…
5.) Kelly Clarkson is precious!
Kelly is such an adorable presence no matter what she’s
doing. She always makes people feel comfortable and welcome, even when accepting
her own award. Going up to the stage, she embraced other artists in her
category, complimented Katy Perry on her revealing dress, and got stuck to
Miranda Lambert. But leave it to Kelly to make yet another plea for a future
duet when she called out Miguel for his sexified performance prior.
4.) Jay-Z’s swap
meet comment
It’s the Grammy’s…DRESS UP! It’s not too much to ask.
Everyone else showed off their best outfits and ensembles, but you’ll always
have the odd balls among the rest. Of course leave it to Jay-Z to make a last
minute comment about The-Dream’s ghetto-inspired attire.
3.) Let us adore
Miguel
A little strange that this was a short introduction to the
Best Country Solo Performance, but Miguel still brought it despite the
circumstances. From the piano-playing to the sexy falsetto, Miguel never
sounded better live, and he certainly embraced it from the moment he opened his
mouth.
2.) Justin Timberlake
brings sexy AND classy back
A lot has been riding on this big comeback, especially since
no one knew when Mr. Timberlake would make it back into music. Needless to say
he got the party started right with his classy “Suit & Tie” jam session
complete with his swag-filled back-up dancers, his full orchestra and horn
section, and a special appearance from Hova himself. It was in his second song
“Pusher Love Girl” that brought the side step back and really got everyone
there moving to the groove.
1.) Kelly Clarkson
tribute to Pattie Page & Carole King
It goes without saying that Kelly Clarkson is one in a
million when it comes to her personality and her voice. This special tribute
performance for two pioneering women was spectacular from start to finish. No
gimmicks, no fireworks, no backup dancers; just an electric guitar, a piano,
and that voice! From the sweet coos, the power house register, and the passion,
Kelly killed it with those two songs, especially with King’s classic female
anthem.
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