The 55th Annual Grammy Awards aired last night live from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. The show, known as “music’s biggest night,” featured special performances, tributes and of course recognized the best of the best in music!
Taylor Swift opened the show with her song “I Knew You Were Trouble” on an Alice In Wonderland themed set. She won the award for Song Written For Visual Media for “Safe and Sound” from THE HUNGER GAMES soundtrack.
Justin Timberlake made his first live television performance in four years! He performed “Suit And Tie” with Jay Z and also premiered a new song called “Mirrors,” which was released on iTunes later that night.
Hunter Hayes performed a bit of his song “Wanted” on piano before introducing Carrie Underwood’s performance. She wore an amazing dress that lit up in different colours and shapes!
The Grammys features guest collaborations every year and this year was no exception. Bruno Mars and Sting performed “Locked Out Of Heaven” as a tribute to Bob Marley. Rihanna and Ziggy and Damien Marley (Bob’s sons) joined the stage afterwards to perform “Could You Be Loved.”
Toronto’s own Drake picked up the award for Best Rap Album for “Take Care.” Fun. won the award for Best New Artist and also won Song Of The Year for “We Are Young,” beating Carly Rae Jepsen and her smash hit “Call Me Maybe.” Kelly Clarkson picked up the Best Pop Vocal Album for “Stronger,” and Adele won Best Pop Solo Performance for “Set Fire To The Rain.”
CBS, the company that airs the Grammys, released a dress code of “dos and don’ts” for this year’s guests. The main concern of the Standards and Practices department was for the ladies to cover up. Not everyone listened of course, with stars such as Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Roland, and Alicia Keys who all chose to push the boundaries.
According to Nielsen, this year’s awards ceremony had 28.4 million viewers, which is the second highest number of viewers in the past 20 years.
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