Grammy Semi-Live Blog
Feb. 8th, 2015 11:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
leia131So, I'm not going to attempt to actually liveblog the Grammy's (although the DVR would sure make it easier) because I like my hands too much. But please enjoy some thoughts as I watch it. I will also try to highlight the winners for you, so you can know what's up even if this is the only Grammy's blog you read.
Cut for spoilers, language,
-Why is AC/DC dressed like German schoolboys? Andrew says they always do that, but that doesn't really explain why.
-I can't hear anything LL Cool J is saying. Someone turn his mic up, please!
-Lady Gaga is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry. And I love her necklace.
-Oh Taylor. Not everyone can rock a dress in that cut, but you can. Because you are beautiful and I love you and you're snarking about losing Best New Artist and I love that too. And I love the pink shoes (ETA: They look purple in the picture I found, but they def. looked pink last night on TV). And the straps on the top are growing on me.
I was wondering why she wasn't in any of the crowd shots, and was getting worried, but it was just because she was waiting backstage to present.
-Best New Artist: Sam Smith
-Miranda Lambert is performing. I only know one song by her, and this isn't it. (Though this one isn't bad.) Ooh, they bleeped a big section of her song. Who knew Miranda talked dirty?
-Best Pop Vocal Album: In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith. (What is it with this guy?)
-Dear God, Kanye, you are boring as fuck. And what's with the pink velvet sweatsuit? (ETA: This also looked a LOT pinker on TV. Bonus shot of Kim wearing... that. I think she forgot her dress and went out in her bathrobe, which is clearly being attacked by some kind of sea creature.)
(BTW, Andrew is really, REALLY hating this performance. It's a little bit hilarious how angry it's making him.)
-Holy shit, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj both look normal and their hairs are both normal colors. Nicki is beautiful when she's not hidden under all the crazy.
I mean, the dresses aren't great, but they're definitely not insane like usual.
-Madonna is performing with bulls, and in a matador outfit? I think?
Definitely a matador, as this is what she wore on the red carpet:
Like her Take A Bow video from of old. But I'm not sure why.
-Also, I hope I (and my legs) looks like that when we're 56. Her breasts are similarly fantastic, and the song's not bad. I could learn to like it.
-LOL Malcolm Butler is here (along with some other Patriots guy, who Andrew says is Julian Edelman). Wow, Josh Duhamel looks old. LOLOLOLOL Malcolm grabbed the envelope from Josh before he could read it, and the other guy was like, "another interception by Malcom."
-Best Rock Album: Morning Phase, by Beck.Sam Smith wasn't nominated in this category. Also, damn, Beck looks good too! Didn't know he qualified as rock, but whatever.
-Best R&B Performance: Drunk in Love, Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
-Good dress Beyonce!
I'm so glad you don't feel the need to wear all that see-through crap anymore. Your hair and earrings are also great.
-Ed Sheeran is performing with like, 10 other people whose names I didn't catch. One of them might be John Mayer, which is weird, given their respective relationships with Taylor Swift. Also, if that is Mayer, he has a pink guitar and a weird hairdo. P.S. Ed would look 1000% better if he shaved. And brushed his hair.
ETA: Yes, it was John Mayer. Please observe his guitar:
-Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani, two of my favorite people! You have my attention. (Although this is the third straight performance in a row... They don't give out a lot of awards at this awards show.) This is a pretty song, and I quite like it with the live string players behind them.
-I can't decide how I feel about Gwen's dress. I think I like it. Red is a good color for her.
It's slit rather high and I don't totally love that fan thing on her hip, but she looks excellent and her hair is fabulous.
-Oh, this is the church song eveyone loves. Shit, this guy is white too? This is the third guy I thought was black until I saw him performing on TV. (The other two were Sam Smith and Magic, for the curious.)
-Oh man, where did they dig Annie Lennox out of? She sounds... old. And a bit hoarse. Oh, well, she sounds better on this non-church song. Pretty sure she just tried to get the mic off the stand and couldn't. She sure is rocking out though.
-Meghan Trainor and Nick Jonas are here to present a country award because they're so country? I would like Meghan's dress a whole lot more if it wasn't see-through on the bottom. It's otherwise very pretty.
I love the illusion sleeves, but the bottom is killing it. Imagine how much nicer it would look if that see-through bit was opaque like the top and it didn't have that curtain hem. *sigh*
-Best Country Album: Platinum, Miranda Lambert.
-This guy is apparently The Weekend, and his hair is INSANE.
-Pharrell is never going to let Happy die, is he? And he's dressed like a bellhop. In shorts. With yellow & gold shoes.
Slowly reciting the words to Happy, as they then get translated in other languages. Seriously, what the fuck am I watching? This is getting weirder by the moment. And now we're into the way the song normally sounds, but the performace is still wackadoo. Oh, no, back to weird. There is: a piano interlude, yellow violins and tambourines, choir singers, people dancing in black sweatsuits, and Hans Zimmer playing the guitar. This is definitely the performance people are gong to be discussing tomorrow, so take notes.
-This is a very interesting PSA against rape and domestic violence, President Obama, given that Chris Brown and R Kelly were nominated tonight. I agree with you, but perhaps the music industry should stop nominating men who are violent toward women for awards before they're ready to hear what you're saying.
-Motherfucker, now my TV has gone out because of the snow storm. I guess that's the end of this liveblog. How is there nowhere to stream this stupid show on all the internets? Oh, wait, half an hour later, I think I tracked one down. I missed Lady Gaga, I have no idea who's singing now, and I am irritated. I best get the day off from work tomorrow to make up for this shit. I may also have to console myself with Thin Mints.
-Not 100% sure if this is the right livestream, but Rihanna is performing in a suit, and not the pink loofah dress she wore on the red carpet, so it probably is.
Let's take a moment to look at that dress, shall we?
I love it. How can you not love it? It's ridiculous, and she knows it's ridiculous, and it's much better than the EXTREMELY minimal stuff she usually wears. Plus, it was the only really whacky dress there last night.
-So, the moral of the live stream story is God bless the internet, and screw CBS and their crappy 'live stream' that didn't show the main stage unless you gave them your credit card.
-Kanye doesn't sound half-bad without the autotune. Why does he always use it?
-Ah ha, I made it back in time to see Taylor again. Still rocking that dress.
-Ugh, Sam Smith again. Am I the only one who finds this song dull? I mean, it’s not horrible, but it’s wicked overplayed and he is just so blah. Mary J. Blige is livening it up a bit.
-Now Prince is here to present an award in a shiny orange… outfit.
Never change, Prince. He sparkles from head to toe, including the pimp cane.
One more, because it's Prince, and so you can see his glasses.
-Album of the Year: Morning Phase, Beck. I’m just happy it wasn’t Sam Smith again.
-In other news, Shia LeBeouf is still weird. Sia too. Is she beating herself up? Is this happening on the stage? Are any of these people actually Sia? Is that the girl from the video? I have so many questions. Oh, I guess it was on stage. Well, that answers one thing.
-ETA: I have more answers! Sia was there. Apparently she was the girl who kept her back to the audience the whole time, and the adult dancer was apparently Kristin Wiig. And that was, in fact, the girl from the video.
-Song of the Year: Stay With Me, Sam Smith. Again.
-Max Martin won Producer of the Year at some point. Thanks for showing us that. NOT.
-So, is Sia not there? Or not showing her face? What is her deal? Someone fill me in.
-It’s really nice that they’re giving Stevie Wonder a standing ovation, but he can’t see it.
-Jamie Foxx is up there with Stevie Wonder, and pretending to be Ray Charles. I don’t know how to feel about this.
-Record of the Year: Sam Smith, Stay With Me. Ugh.
-Damn, Jennifer Hudson looks good. I’m not listening to anything these people are saying, but she is rocking that purple lipstick.
-What the fuck is Gweneth Paltrow doing here?
-Basically everyone there wishes that they were Beyonce, and I don’t blame them.
I am the Beyonce. Behold my glory!
-I think I like John Legend. This song is certainly good.
-Ugh, and now Sam Smith is singing again. Can we not?
Goodnight everybody! I'll try and update with some pictures tomorrow.
ETA: Pictures added!
Cut for spoilers, language,
-Why is AC/DC dressed like German schoolboys? Andrew says they always do that, but that doesn't really explain why.
-I can't hear anything LL Cool J is saying. Someone turn his mic up, please!
-Lady Gaga is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry. And I love her necklace.
-Oh Taylor. Not everyone can rock a dress in that cut, but you can. Because you are beautiful and I love you and you're snarking about losing Best New Artist and I love that too. And I love the pink shoes (ETA: They look purple in the picture I found, but they def. looked pink last night on TV). And the straps on the top are growing on me.
I was wondering why she wasn't in any of the crowd shots, and was getting worried, but it was just because she was waiting backstage to present.
-Best New Artist: Sam Smith
-Miranda Lambert is performing. I only know one song by her, and this isn't it. (Though this one isn't bad.) Ooh, they bleeped a big section of her song. Who knew Miranda talked dirty?
-Best Pop Vocal Album: In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith. (What is it with this guy?)
-Dear God, Kanye, you are boring as fuck. And what's with the pink velvet sweatsuit? (ETA: This also looked a LOT pinker on TV. Bonus shot of Kim wearing... that. I think she forgot her dress and went out in her bathrobe, which is clearly being attacked by some kind of sea creature.)
(BTW, Andrew is really, REALLY hating this performance. It's a little bit hilarious how angry it's making him.)
-Holy shit, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj both look normal and their hairs are both normal colors. Nicki is beautiful when she's not hidden under all the crazy.
I mean, the dresses aren't great, but they're definitely not insane like usual.
-Madonna is performing with bulls, and in a matador outfit? I think?
Definitely a matador, as this is what she wore on the red carpet:
Like her Take A Bow video from of old. But I'm not sure why.
-Also, I hope I (and my legs) looks like that when we're 56. Her breasts are similarly fantastic, and the song's not bad. I could learn to like it.
-LOL Malcolm Butler is here (along with some other Patriots guy, who Andrew says is Julian Edelman). Wow, Josh Duhamel looks old. LOLOLOLOL Malcolm grabbed the envelope from Josh before he could read it, and the other guy was like, "another interception by Malcom."
-Best Rock Album: Morning Phase, by Beck.
-Best R&B Performance: Drunk in Love, Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
-Good dress Beyonce!
I'm so glad you don't feel the need to wear all that see-through crap anymore. Your hair and earrings are also great.
-Ed Sheeran is performing with like, 10 other people whose names I didn't catch. One of them might be John Mayer, which is weird, given their respective relationships with Taylor Swift. Also, if that is Mayer, he has a pink guitar and a weird hairdo. P.S. Ed would look 1000% better if he shaved. And brushed his hair.
ETA: Yes, it was John Mayer. Please observe his guitar:
-Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani, two of my favorite people! You have my attention. (Although this is the third straight performance in a row... They don't give out a lot of awards at this awards show.) This is a pretty song, and I quite like it with the live string players behind them.
-I can't decide how I feel about Gwen's dress. I think I like it. Red is a good color for her.
It's slit rather high and I don't totally love that fan thing on her hip, but she looks excellent and her hair is fabulous.
-Oh, this is the church song eveyone loves. Shit, this guy is white too? This is the third guy I thought was black until I saw him performing on TV. (The other two were Sam Smith and Magic, for the curious.)
-Oh man, where did they dig Annie Lennox out of? She sounds... old. And a bit hoarse. Oh, well, she sounds better on this non-church song. Pretty sure she just tried to get the mic off the stand and couldn't. She sure is rocking out though.
-Meghan Trainor and Nick Jonas are here to present a country award because they're so country? I would like Meghan's dress a whole lot more if it wasn't see-through on the bottom. It's otherwise very pretty.
I love the illusion sleeves, but the bottom is killing it. Imagine how much nicer it would look if that see-through bit was opaque like the top and it didn't have that curtain hem. *sigh*
-Best Country Album: Platinum, Miranda Lambert.
-This guy is apparently The Weekend, and his hair is INSANE.
-Pharrell is never going to let Happy die, is he? And he's dressed like a bellhop. In shorts. With yellow & gold shoes.
Slowly reciting the words to Happy, as they then get translated in other languages. Seriously, what the fuck am I watching? This is getting weirder by the moment. And now we're into the way the song normally sounds, but the performace is still wackadoo. Oh, no, back to weird. There is: a piano interlude, yellow violins and tambourines, choir singers, people dancing in black sweatsuits, and Hans Zimmer playing the guitar. This is definitely the performance people are gong to be discussing tomorrow, so take notes.
-This is a very interesting PSA against rape and domestic violence, President Obama, given that Chris Brown and R Kelly were nominated tonight. I agree with you, but perhaps the music industry should stop nominating men who are violent toward women for awards before they're ready to hear what you're saying.
-Motherfucker, now my TV has gone out because of the snow storm. I guess that's the end of this liveblog. How is there nowhere to stream this stupid show on all the internets? Oh, wait, half an hour later, I think I tracked one down. I missed Lady Gaga, I have no idea who's singing now, and I am irritated. I best get the day off from work tomorrow to make up for this shit. I may also have to console myself with Thin Mints.
-Not 100% sure if this is the right livestream, but Rihanna is performing in a suit, and not the pink loofah dress she wore on the red carpet, so it probably is.
Let's take a moment to look at that dress, shall we?
I love it. How can you not love it? It's ridiculous, and she knows it's ridiculous, and it's much better than the EXTREMELY minimal stuff she usually wears. Plus, it was the only really whacky dress there last night.
-So, the moral of the live stream story is God bless the internet, and screw CBS and their crappy 'live stream' that didn't show the main stage unless you gave them your credit card.
-Kanye doesn't sound half-bad without the autotune. Why does he always use it?
-Ah ha, I made it back in time to see Taylor again. Still rocking that dress.
-Ugh, Sam Smith again. Am I the only one who finds this song dull? I mean, it’s not horrible, but it’s wicked overplayed and he is just so blah. Mary J. Blige is livening it up a bit.
-Now Prince is here to present an award in a shiny orange… outfit.
Never change, Prince. He sparkles from head to toe, including the pimp cane.
One more, because it's Prince, and so you can see his glasses.
-Album of the Year: Morning Phase, Beck. I’m just happy it wasn’t Sam Smith again.
-In other news, Shia LeBeouf is still weird. Sia too. Is she beating herself up? Is this happening on the stage? Are any of these people actually Sia? Is that the girl from the video? I have so many questions. Oh, I guess it was on stage. Well, that answers one thing.
-ETA: I have more answers! Sia was there. Apparently she was the girl who kept her back to the audience the whole time, and the adult dancer was apparently Kristin Wiig. And that was, in fact, the girl from the video.
-Song of the Year: Stay With Me, Sam Smith. Again.
-Max Martin won Producer of the Year at some point. Thanks for showing us that. NOT.
-So, is Sia not there? Or not showing her face? What is her deal? Someone fill me in.
-It’s really nice that they’re giving Stevie Wonder a standing ovation, but he can’t see it.
-Jamie Foxx is up there with Stevie Wonder, and pretending to be Ray Charles. I don’t know how to feel about this.
-Record of the Year: Sam Smith, Stay With Me. Ugh.
-Damn, Jennifer Hudson looks good. I’m not listening to anything these people are saying, but she is rocking that purple lipstick.
-What the fuck is Gweneth Paltrow doing here?
-Basically everyone there wishes that they were Beyonce, and I don’t blame them.
I am the Beyonce. Behold my glory!
-I think I like John Legend. This song is certainly good.
-Ugh, and now Sam Smith is singing again. Can we not?
Goodnight everybody! I'll try and update with some pictures tomorrow.
ETA: Pictures added!
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Date: 2015-02-09 03:48 pm (UTC)EDIT: I'm so confused by the Ed Sheeran performance. Just saw it on ONTD...he was supposed to perform with ELO (which is my #2 all-time favorite group, after the Beatles #funfact), but that was just him, John Mayer-dressed-as-Buddy-Holly and a bunch of randos. Well, if ELO didn't perform, then it'll only take me 5 minutes to watch the recording pfffft.
Jennifer Hudson is flawless. Loooooove her!
Sam Smith zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. So Miss "This Sick Beat (TM)" didn't win anything? I saw bits & pieces of the show because my mom likes to flip thru the channels constantly, but I did DVR it so I can watch the parts I want later (which will probably only take me 10 minutes, by the sounds of it).
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Date: 2015-02-09 06:19 pm (UTC)Aww, no, Taylor didn't win anything. :( But she looked fab!
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Date: 2015-02-09 06:38 pm (UTC)OH! And on the Sia thing...she has this thing where she will not show her face. I've read that it's due to stage fright but I've also read that it's "a schtick", so I don't know for sure on THAT front and it makes me a bit uncomfortable to have typed that sentence either way. ANYHOO. I know she used to show her face because she was a mentor the first season of The Voice and sat beside Christina onstage and gave critiques plus did the backstage thing with Christina's team. But now she doesn't appear in her own videos (that little girl dancer usually does instead), when she appears on talk shows she performs with her back to the camera or stands in a corner and at a recent meet & greet with fans all photos were of the fans facing the camera/her facing away from it.