{"id":201710,"date":"2019-02-11T02:16:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T07:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=201710"},"modified":"2019-02-11T02:16:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T07:16:57","slug":"lady-gaga-wins-3-grammys-michelle-obama-makes-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/11\/lady-gaga-wins-3-grammys-michelle-obama-makes-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga wins 3 Grammys, Michelle Obama makes appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gaga also won three, including best pop duo\/group performance, a win she shared with Bradley Cooper. (File Photo<\/a>: @recordingacademy\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 The Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday with a group of powerful women, including Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, describing the role of music in their lives \u2014 a display that came a year after female voices were somewhat muted at the 2018 ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic has always helped me tell my story,\u201d Obama said at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. \u201cWhether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves. It allows us to hear one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaga told the crowd: \u201cThey said I was weird, that my look, that my choices, that my sound wouldn’t work. But music told me not to listen to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jada Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Lopez also spoke and stood in solidary with Obama, Gaga and Alicia Keys, who is hosting the show airing on CBS.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, ladies,\u201d Keys said. \u201cThere’s nothing better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The opening contrasted with last year’s Grammys, where male acts dominated in nominations and the only woman competing for the top award, Lorde, didn’t get a chance to perform onstage.<\/p>\n

But this year, Gaga, Brandi Carlile and Kacey Musgraves won multiple Grammys.<\/p>\n

Carlile won three honours in the Americana category and will compete for the three biggest awards during the live show: album, song and record of the year.<\/p>\n

Gaga also won three, including best pop duo\/group performance, a win she shared with Bradley Cooper.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you so much. I got to thank God, thank you for looking out for me. Thank you for my family,\u201d she said. \u201cI wish Bradley was here with my right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaga, now a nine-time Grammy winner, won best pop solo performance for \u201cJoanne,\u201d while hit \u201cShallow,\u201d from \u201cA Star is Born,\u201d was named best song written for visual media. The song is nominated for an Oscar and also won at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Satellite Awards.<\/p>\n

Women have a strong presence in the top categories. Five of the eight album-of-the-year nominees are women, including Carlile’s \u201cBy the Way, I Forgive You,\u201d Janelle Monae’s \u201cDirty Computer,\u201d Cardi B’s \u201cInvasion of Privacy,\u201d Musgraves’ \u201cGolden Hour,\u201d and H.E.R.’s self-titled album are also in contention.<\/p>\n

Six of the best-new-artist nominees are women, including H.E.R., Chloe x Halle, Margo Price, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha and Jorja Smith.<\/p>\n

When asked about the lack of women in the top categories at the 2018 Grammys, Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow said women need to \u201cstep up.\u201d He later acknowledged that it was a \u201cpoor choice of words,\u201d and his much-criticized remarks forced the academy to launch a new task force focused on inclusion and diversity.<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande won her first Grammy in the same week that she publicly blasted Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich and accused him of lying about why she was no longer performing at the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know i’m not there tonight (trust, i tried and still truly wished it had worked out tbh) and i know i said i try not to put too much weight into these things …. but (expletive) ……. this is wild and beautiful. thank you so much,\u201d she tweeted after learning about her win.<\/p>\n

Childish Gambino, Tori Kelly and Lauren Daigle won two awards each. Beyonce, Jay-Z, Ella Mai, H.E.R., Pharrell Williams, Hugh Jackman, Stingy, Shaggy, Dave Chappelle, \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic, the late Chris Cornell, Greta Van Fleet and even former President Jimmy Carter also picked up early awards ahead of the live show.<\/p>\n

There was a tie for best rap performance, and Drake was surprisingly not one of the winners. Drake’s \u201cNice for What\u201d lost to Anderson Paak’s \u201cBubblin\u201d’ and Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake’s \u201cKing’s Dead,\u201d from the \u201cBlack Panther\u201d soundtrack.<\/p>\n

Beck was a double winner during the pre-telecast, taking home best alternative music album and best engineered album (non-classical) for \u201cColours.\u201d Emily Lazar, one of the engineers who worked on the album and won alongside Beck, said onstage that she was the first female mastering engineer to win in the latter category.<\/p>\n

Several big stars are not attending the Grammys, including Grande, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, the top nominee with eight, and Drake, nominated for seven awards.<\/p>\n

Drama has surrounded the Grammys around its Motown Records tribute: Some people complained when a promo aired on CBS showing Jennifer Lopez as the act set to honour the legendary record label, which launched the careers of the Jackson 5, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and more.<\/p>\n

Some complained that a black artist should be involved in the tribute, while others said stronger vocalists should perform over Lopez. A representative for the Grammys didn’t return an email seeking clarification about the tribute.<\/p>\n

Camila Cabello kicked off the show with a performance featuring J Balvin, Ricky Martin and Young Thug.<\/p>\n

Others set to perform Sunday included Cardi B, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Diana Ross, Dan + Shay, H.E.R., Little Big Town, Post Malone and Chloe x Halle. Yolanda Adams, Fantasia and Andra Day will honour the late Aretha Franklin with a performance.<\/p>\n

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