The 54th annual Grammy awards in Los Angeles Sunday was yet another star-studded affair with wall to wall celebrities geared up to see who will take awards in top categories such as Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Record of the Year.
The supposed biggest story was the return of Adele to the spotlight after having surgery on her vocal chords. She was nominated for six Grammys and graced the stage with her smash hit "Rolling in the Deep."
Alas, the air was different that night due to the recent passing of the legendary, elegant Whitney Houston, who died Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was 48.
Soon after the news outlets broke the story, hundreds of tweets and posts ruled the social media highways to give their condolences and greatest memories of Houston.
Rapper LL Cool J hosted the event to perfection and kicked off the night with a touching prayer in honor of Whitney Houston. However, the guy licked his lips more times and females do. Carmex needs to sign him to an endorsement deal but I digress.
Sidenote: The commercials during the Grammys were better than the ones during Super Bowl XLVI, especially the ones from Target but the Chipotle one was very long-winded.
The Beach Boys reunited for one night only to commemorate their 50th anniversary as a band but I was expecting for them to sing "Kokomos."
The best performances of the night were the duet of Rhianna and Coldplay, Sir Paul McCartney and of course Jennifer Hudson's tribute to Whitney Houston.
Oh, before I forget, tell me that Taylor Swift did not look like something from Oregon Trail.
The worst performance by far was that of Nicki Minaj. Many of my followers on Twitter (@ubathediplomat by the way) were somewhat if not totally disturbed by the supposed exorcism scene and her brief verse to "O Come all ye Faithful." I watched with disdain as Nicki performed. I really thought she was possessed. I hope the Catholic Church doesn't take her serious.
Adele dominated the awards tally, winning all six categories she was nominated including "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year," and "Album of the Year." Oh yeah, she's only 23.
Foo Fighters also ruled the Grammys, winning five awards, Chris Brown won his first Grammy and Kanye West won four, including Best Rap Album. Other notables include Melanie Fiona winning two awards and Bon Iver winning Best New Artist.
The show overall was very entertaining, classy and had the highest ratings since 1984.
Monday, February 13, 2012
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