Highlights From the 2014 Grammy Awards
Watching an awards show in its entirety is arguably the most grueling and drawn-out process I have ever gone through, and I am including the time I filled out the FAFSA. There’s a masochistic joy that comes from it, though, and this year’s Grammy Awards were no different. Because of my deep love for Internet blogging and my commitment to my readers, I’ll recap the most important moments of the show so that you can enjoy the spoils of my Sunday night.
Beyoncé performs “Drunk in Love”: This sultry and addictive song from Beyoncé’s new album was the show’s opener, and to be honest, they should have ended the entire program after it was over. With nothing but a single chair and a spotlight, Bey had me sweating in places I didn’t know existed and misting my face with a water bottle every 15 seconds. The Internet is abuzz with rumors that the performance was lip-synched, to which I have two reactions. One, they’re just hating because they aren’t the Queen. And two, she can lip-synch all she wants if she’s going to keep being that fierce.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IE7P8AJRxw
Pharrell’s hat: What was this? No, really, someone please tell me. He looked like a 40-year-old man who stole his son’s track jacket and his grandfather’s Canadian Royal Mounted Police hat. I’m speechless.
.@Pharrell's hat just photobombed our pic pic.twitter.com/87Vj6rr9gB
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) January 27, 2014
Katy Perry’s “Spellbinding” performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4cT3VJLDg0
Macklemore sweeps the awards: It pains me to admit this, but I have bumped to a Macklemore song in my lifetime. Some of his beats are catchy, no matter how much you dislike them. But best rap album? Really? I wasn’t aware that the Republican National Convention was awarding the Grammys this year.
33 couples marry to Macklemore: This is a mystery to me. Macklemore made one song about gay rights, and suddenly he is a pioneer on the same level as the Stonewall rioters. Regardless, 33 couples wed each other during his performance, which many thought was the most touching moment in Grammy history. It’s important to note that Queen Latifah, Mary Lambert, Madonna and Ryan Lewis were also on stage, but Macklemore maintained the spotlight.
Yoko Ono gets down: Finally, my single favorite moment of the night: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited for a tribute to The Beatles. Meanwhile, in the audience, 80-year-old Yoko Ono was feeling the beat herself and grooved along to the song. She is literally the coolest woman I’ve never met.