John Batiste, with five awards, including Album of the Year, and Duet Silk Sonic, winner of Song and Record of the Year, were the big winners of the 64th edition of the Grammy.
Thus, funk and soul were established in the most distinctive categories of the pop ceremony, which in its central moment included the intervention of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, through a video message.
“There is nothing more to war than music,” the president said ahead of a deadly silence at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA, a makeshift venue for the January event. In Los Angeles, but the omicron version of the coronavirus was forced to be postponed until this week.
It was the only moment of silence at the gala, marking a return to live music style after more than two years of pandemics.
Zelensky himself said in his speech: “We will be as free as you are today on the Grammy stage.”
This was immediately followed by two direct appeals to Freedom: John Legend premiered the piano ballad “Free” and Batiste shone with a colorful performance for his single “Freedom”, on which he stood at the table, followed by Billy Illish and Phineas. Ceremony.
It was a great night for Batiste, who came in with 11 nominations, second only to Michael Jackson in 1984 and Babyface in 1997.
He eventually won five awards, including Best Soundtrack for “Soul,” which already won an Oscar last year.
“I believe in this to the end. There is no better musician, song or actor. “Art is subjective,” the composer assured Lady Gaga in front of an admiring look as she collected the “We Are” award for the album of the year.
Silk Sonic: Four Grammys a year after its debut
The other two grand prizes, the Record (Recognition for Producers and Engineers) and Song of the Year (Composers’ Award), went to “Leave The Door Open,” a presentation single by the duo Silk Sonic, formed by Bruno Mars. And Anderson .Paak.
The song, which premiered at last year’s Grammy Awards, won golden gramophones and also became the best R&B song and performance.
Mars, who is of Puerto Rican descent, thus added his third Grammy record of the year, after winning it in 2016 with “Uptown Funk” and in 2018 with “24K Magic”.
The artist of the revelation is Olivia Rodrigo
The same fate befell Olivia Rodrigo, who aspired to win in the four-star category (Album, Song, Record and Best New Artist) and only won the Best New Artist category.
“My biggest dream has come true,” said the singer, who experienced a dizzying rise to fame at the age of 19, moving from the almost unknown to one of the greatest musical phenomena.
While his ballad, “Driver’s License,” earned him nothing, Rodrigo also picked up a Grammy for Best Pop Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album for his debut “Sour,” which surpassed Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Billie. Works. In Eili.
Eilish, who made history two years ago, won all four major prizes at the age of 18 but failed to win.
Tribute to the late drummer of Foo Fighters
Still, the singer starred in one of the night’s most talked-about performances, “Happier Than Ever,” which she performed with a T-shirt wearing the face of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last week.
It was one of the many moments when the band was remembered for winning three Grammy Awards and having to perform at a ceremony.
“I had to host the Foo Fighters play,” Gala’s Trevor Noe said as he paid tribute to Hawking, which was followed by a second corovirus victim.
War, Sickness, and Death did not end up hiding an event that, among other surprises, was the first public appearance in the years of Johnny Mitchell, who played two days earlier at a gala dedicated to his admirable music career.
The Korean BTS also did not receive an award for angering their loyal followers, and Doja Cat starred in one of the most surreal moments, admitting that he had just left the bathroom to receive a Grammy for Best Collaboration for “Kiss Me More.” With SZA.
The ignored Spaniards in the big categories sounded thanks to the numbers of J Balvin, María Becerra and Aymeé Nuviola.
Source: El Diario
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