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Is Hollywood ready to celebrate again?
The Recording Academy sure hopes so.
But therell also be a lot to celebrate, starting from the top.
So are a slew of newer faces, including Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan.
Butwe should know betterthan to expect the Academy to make it all make sense tonight.
Besides, maybe what we really need right now is just a good show.
The country pivot found an overachiever making a big show of branching out.
Thee Beyonce knows what excites this crowd and embodied it for a year.
This show is slowing down so much
Whew this show is getting long and slow.
Hells Kitchen spon was entirely unnecessary.
This song wants Padam Padams nachos.
Janelle Monae closed out the Quincy Jones tribute in Michael Jackson cosplay.
Now add a mean moonwalk to her repertoire.
Monae ended the nights Quincy Jones medley with Dont Stop Till You Get Enough.
Taylor Swift isstill wearing the blazershe tossed into the crowd.
The big surprise performer was … the Weeknd?
Would Beyonce put on a world-stopping performance?
He was apparently satisfied enough by the Grammys policy changes that he had a change of heart.
That he just dropped his albumHurry Up Tomorrowtwo days ago, Im sure, is just a coincidence.
Hers is a feel-good iteration of this story, a tenacious one persevered long enough to find her audience.
Why would you not end the Best New Artist medley on Doechii?
And Doechiis mom got to stand by her daughters side for her speech.
But with that out of the way, Noah was able to get to business as usual.
Through the power of AI, we could even get a new Rihanna album).
According to theL.A.Times,they were marching against the Trump administrations draconian anti-immigration policies.
Protesters gathered in DTLA in the morning and marched from noon to 4 p.m. PT.
Anyone heading for the Crypto.com Arena from the Valley had to find an alternate route.
King and Dr. John duet at the same ceremony.
Tonights win for the soundtrack to last yearswidely pannedBob Marley: One Loveis a fun silver lining.
she cut him off to flag her down.
(The hosts later apologized.)
Can Chappell ever escape a red carpet withoutcausing a stir?
Sadly, that also meant no morepublicly shaming Atlantic Records, with their execs likely in the room.
Opera singer Marina Viotti shared in the win for Mea Culpa (Ah!
), the song she performed with Gojira at the summer Olympics.
(Its also the first win for French titans Gojira.)
Its now the fifth genre sheswonin, along with R&B, rap, pop, and dance/electronic.
But shes still in contention for Best Country Album, to be presented during the main show tonight.
you might watch the event before the event below; well be updating the winners list overhere.
Correction: A previous version of this story listed the wrong designer of Chappell Roans dress.