The ceremony 58th Grammy Awards just ended at Staples Center, which was broadcast for the first time live on both coasts, finally he decided to set involuntarily competition between teen pop star Taylor Swift and star of modern hip-hop Kendrick Lamar that is, the nominees and older “real” opportunities for artists to triumph guiding somehow the balance toward the first, although not completely clear.
thus, Lamar, who arrived with 11 nominations and left the strongest impression on all night with your presentation ( read the section “live acts” below), did not go away empty-handed, because apart to succeed in the business of Rap Album “to Pimp a Butterfly” did virtually all areas related to same sex, which obviously could not compete Swift; from now on the shelves of your house will have five gramophones.
However, it failed to take the angelino medal in the category of Album of the Year, designed to “1989″, the latest Swift plate , who received an unusually tough speech in which he stressed that this is the second Grammy winning a woman in the same section and that “you must not let anyone take away what you have and your fame is awarded”, which was seen as a direct reference to Kanye West, with whom he has had more than a misunderstanding. Three girl gramophones was, although the aforementioned weighs more than one “secondary”.
Lamar also was victorious in the category of Song of the Year, which would have been truly historic, because it is a category that has never been won by a hip-hop theme and this time went to the home of a very white opponent; and we are not referring to Swift, who was in fact the second option forecasts, but the British Ed Sheeran, who won quite unexpectedly with his “Thinking Out Loud”.
Other than the sympathy of the audience took were members of Alabama Shakes, who received three trophies, including one for Best Alternative Album ( “Sound & amp; Color”) . Vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard, is a special case because it is the child of a white mother and a black father, which makes it a bridge very interesting between two ethnic groups have often found conflicting.
There was something new in terms of driving, which remained in the hands of LL Cool J for the fifth consecutive year, meaning that there was nothing controversial or contentious moderately at an event, however, no lets you share space almost host.
live acts
As you know, Central Grammy ceremony includes only a few of the nearly 80 awards to give a huge space to live music and most spectacular presentation that can make it; This year was no exception, with a Taylor Swift opened fire using “Out of the Woods” theme that found clad in a black one-piece suit with sequins, surrounded by four singers and a suggestive background of mysterious trees , while moving in the audience and ended climb on a central platform in the middle of a rain of confetti.
However, it would be until the middle of the show to see what became at once more blunt: the interpretation of the themes “the Blacker the Berry” and “Alright” by its author Kendrick Lamar, using a staging absolutely shocking in which there were prison cells, bonfires, tribal dancers and a clear message of protest social, headed by a ‘rapper’ which may not have the best voices, but it’s certainly a big ‘performer’, knows how to create particularly complex music genre and left everyone mesmerized with an ending that is focused on its furious face before moving on to a map highlighting one name: that of Compton, their place of origin.
Neither disappointed that offered by the Canadian The Weeknd, who exhibited his convincing R & B melodious voice, first put in a kind of translucent cell in which he sang “Can not Feel My Face” and then with a pianist and cellist who accompanied him as he sang “in the Night”; and Shakes Alabama demonstrated by your side who deserved what obtained with a ‘set’ markedly ‘I funkero’.
When it comes to news, the organizers of the Grammy tried something different by presenting the first piece of music Broadway “Hamilton”, broadcast live from the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York, which was decentralized things up.
Adele, presented despite not being nominated (his most recent work, “25″, was launched too late to compete), needed only the help of a pianist to move the audience with his powerful voice as she sang the ballad “All I Ask”, although it seemed to struggle at times to achieve high notes, as a probable consequence of weird weather to sit in Southern California (and affected Rihanna’s throat to the point that this completely canceled her performance, including in the program).
to celebrate the fact that he had won his first Grammy in non-televised ceremony, the Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber appeared first with an acoustic guitar slung to offer a version of “Love Yourself” probably not change the opinion of those consider some gifted singer, but he concealed below the circumstance with a rendition of “where Are U Now” full of jumps and supposedly rock outbursts that had next to Skrillex and Diplo DJs (with whom he won the prize appointed ).
for those who left … and the one who stayed
Outside the acts focused in recent issues of the nominees, the segment live he found full of tributes, which makes sense when you consider that the last months have sadly witnessed the death of several musicians value. In that sense, the caller’s attention was that of David Bowie, and not only by the devotion that many have professed since the day of his death ago-little more than a month, but also for who was going to perform , ie, Lady Gaga, pop a luminaire which is not exactly the taste of the staunchest fans of the British gone.
thus, the aforementioned provided a segment that clearly put a lot of effort and professionalism, but somehow trivialized legacy Bowie and that although she wore a dress and hairstyle compelling and creative keyboard shaped robot, the decision to bring the great successes of English (including ” Space Oddiy “” Ziggy Stardust “and” Let’s Dance “) to a close potpourri with a distinctly pop sound moved away considerably from the original nature of the material.
on that side, despite being shorter, holding BB King, blues icon who died in May 2015, was more effective to focus on a single song ( “The Thrill is Gone”) and give rise to three excellent guitarists and singers: Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr. and Bonnie Raitt, discreetly backed by a string trio. Neither the ingenious way in which Stevie Wonder reminded Maurice White, who died on 4 February, through an ingenious ‘cover’ of “That’s the Way of the World” with the assistance of a cappella group Pentatonix.
There was also room to remind the former Eagles Glenn Frey, who left us on 18 January by a nice version of “Take it Easy” as performed by his former bandmates and also recognized veteran Jackson Browne; and although the metal is not a genre historically favored by the Academy, was finally honored Lemmy Kilmister, the memorable leader Motorhead who left us on 28 December, in the hands of Hollywood Vampires, a supergroup whose core is made the iconic Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp (yes, the actor) and Joe Perry (Aerosmith guitarist), and rocked the audience with a powerful ‘cover’ of “Ace of Spades”.
So there a tribute for someone who is alive and well, singer Lionel Ritchie, through a broad lineup of talent that included John Legend (performing “Easy”), Tyrese ( “Brick House”) and Demi Lovato ( “Hello “), who started well but ended with an extension of notes too exhibitionist, to Christina Aguilera. The five participants Latino participation is then viewed by the same Ritchie added for a festive rendition of “All Night Long”.
As noted in note we offered few hours ago, Hispanics nominees were found only on the non-televised ceremony; but unlike that in which the only of this community who acted on stage was Raul Malo, leader of the fusion band The Mavericks, the party reviewed here itself featured a Latin star, rapper Pitbull, who had neither more nor less than the responsibility to close the evening, hours after having taken a Grammy (shared with Mexican Natalia Lafourcade) on the non-televised ceremony and in the category of Best Album Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban.
and before doing so accompanied by a series of highly unusual artists to the style practiced (including Travis Barker, drummer for Blink-182, and the aforementioned Joe Perry), as part of the composition titled “Bad Man, “the Cuban did with a rendition of” Taxi “more attached to their traditional style which was a great surprise. the appearance of the very Sofia Vergara in the dance group
other times, the only other Latinos who managed to sneak openly, and despite being underground, were the Mexican singer Joan Sebastian, amid in Memoriam segment and Sonera Cuban Celia Cruz, who received an honorary award. Although a presenter Selena Gomez was not yet clear whether we should judge as part of the community, as happens with us Lovato.
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