{"id":1310,"date":"2019-03-27T04:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T04:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2019-03-27T04:08:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T04:08:53","slug":"5-extraordinary-grammy-moments-people-are-still-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=1310","title":{"rendered":"5 Extraordinary Grammy Moments People Are Still Talking About  "},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday night\u2019s celebration of the 59th Grammy Awards was filled with jaw-dropping moments. From solidarity with Senator Elizabeth Warren to a straight-up protest of President Donald Trump by A Tribe Called Quest, the myriad emotions spilled by our stars had people talking well after the performances were over. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, the Grammys didn\u2019t shirk the political conversation this year, but there were genuine musical moments too. Bruno Mars represented Prince properly. <\/span>Metallica and Lady Gaga fought through mic troubles to give an inspired performance, and the night\u2019s homage to the Bee Gee\u2019s featured everyone from Andra Day to Demi Lovato. Still, some instances will live in our minds for much, much longer than others. Check out five Grammy moments everyone’s still talking about:<\/p>\n

\nBeyonc<\/span>\u00e9\u2019s imagery, performance and speech<\/span>
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Beyonce’s speech dazzles the crowd at the Grammys.<\/p>\n

Beyonc<\/span>\u00e9\u2019s \u201cLemonade\u201d album<\/span> was about poetry as much as it was about infidelity, race, and women\u2019s struggles. That imagery shifted to the stage at the Grammys\u2014with a twist\u2014as Beyonc\u00e9 turned her performance into an ode to motherhood that was both beautiful and daring. Tina Knowles came out first to introduce her daughter. Then came the queen, glittering as a crowned fertility goddess. The crowd was literally stunned into silence. And, after the performance, she read aloud a statement that brought the internet to its knees. Here it is in full:<\/p>\n

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Chance The Rapper wins big <\/span><\/h2>\n

Chance The Rappers accepts the award for Best Rap Album.<\/p>\n

Chance The Rapper<\/span> is charmed. \u201cColoring Book\u201d is an all-digital album\u00a0and in a nod to a rapidly shifting market; the Recording Academy changed its rules to include him. The Chicago artist took home three awards: Best New Artist, Best Rap Album for \u201cColoring Book,\u201d and Best Rap Performance for \u201cNo Problems.\u201d The wins mark a historic night for the emcee. \u201cColoring Book\u201d becomes the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy. Arguably, the most recognized artist in hip hop has not sold a single record, instead of putting his music out for free on Soundcloud, Spotify and the rest. And his infectious enthusiasm and enthralling performance got the crowd moving as he hit the stage with Gospel legends Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann.<\/p>\n

A Tribe Called Quest blasts Trump<\/span><\/h2>\n

Busta Rhymes helps perform ATCQ’s <\/p>\n

Q-Tip began A Tribe Called Quest\u2019s performance by exclaiming, \u201cWe\u2019d like to say to all of those people around the world, all those people who are pushing people who are in power to represent them, tonight, we represent you.\u201d <\/span>Tribe backed that up with an inspired performance that tore down the house at the Staples Center. Beginning with \u201cAward Tour\u201d and \u201cCan I Kick It,\u201d the group soon launched into \u201cWe The People\u201d and was joined onstage by the legendary Busta Rhymes, who immediately raised the stakes:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not feeling the political climate right now. I just want to thank President Agent Orange for perpetuating all of the evil that you\u2019ve been perpetuating throughout the United States. I want to thank President Agent Orange for your unsuccessful attempt at the Muslim ban. When we come together\u2014we the people!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Even after the night\u2019s most direct challenge to the president by an artist, the show kept ratcheting the dissent up a notch. Q-Tip held the hand of a woman in a hijab who helped him kick down a wall. People of all race and religion came on stage to hold up passports. The medley ended with ATCQ shouting,\u00a0\u201cResist!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Adele starts over<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adele begins her George Michael tribute again. <\/p>\n

All three of the big awards on Sunday night went to Adele, but it was her George Michael tribute that had the web buzzing at first. A hiccup in her performance found her cursing and asking to start over. Of the moment, the megastar says she was \u201cdevastated.\u201d Speaking to reporters backstage, she laid it all out there. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was devastated by that, and my rehearsal\u2014I did have a shaky rehearsal today,\u201d she told <\/span>People. \u201cBut I have been working very hard on this tribute for him, every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was rattled, but said she couldn\u2019t let another off-key performance slip through her fingers. Last year, she told Ellen DeGeneres that she would stop if her performance hit a snag again. This year, she put her money where her mouth is. <\/span><\/p>\n

Katy Perry stood up for women<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

A pantsuit inspired by Hillary Clinton. An <\/span>armband that screamed, \u201cPERSIST.\u201d Katy Perry offered up her own political critique with her performance on Sunday night as she performed \u201cChained to the Rhythm\u201d with Skip Marley.<\/p>\n

Her new single and performance hinted at Senator Elizabeth Warren being\u00a0unable to read Coretta Scott King\u2019s letter in opposition of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. After booting Warren, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\u00a0said, \u201cShe was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.\u201d #Shepersisted erupted on social media soon afterward. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday night\u2019s celebration of the 59th Grammy Awards was filled with jaw-dropping moments. From solidarity with Senator Elizabeth Warren to a straight-up protest of President Donald Trump by A Tribe Called Quest, the myriad emotions spilled by our stars had people talking well after the performances were over. Sure, the Grammys didn\u2019t shirk the political…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}