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Conrad Duncan
Mar 15, 2021
Music’s “biggest night” returned on Sunday with a revamped show for the coronavirus pandemic and hopes of avoiding yet another year of controversy and disappointment.
The Grammys has long had a love-hate relationship with music fans - who love to see their favourite artists celebrated but also cannot stand the Recording Academy’s habit of making insane and often unpredictable choices…
It looked like this year might be another one of those odd ceremonies after the Academy announced a bizarre set of nominees for Album of the Year (Black Pumas? Coldplay?? Jacob Collier???)...
But in the end, the 2021 Grammys were mostly okay - with big wins for Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion, and a string of strong performances from genuine superstars.
Most importantly, no-one was forced to perform “I Sing the Body Electric”...
in case you're relatively new to watching the Grammys, this has NEVER happened before. the show so far is 2 hours o… https://t.co/nkxG6PMB0V— rob sheffield (@rob sheffield) 1615773286
Of course, for most people, the Grammys is basically irrelevant as a ceremony for celebrating music and just a vessel for memes and celebrity outfits...
You can find some of the best from the night below:
Harry Styles’ many feather boas
Whether you like his music or not, we should all be able to agree that Harry Styles is one of modern history’s greatest celebrities and he delivered once again last night by wearing a leather suit and multiple feather boas…
Did Harry skin Oscar the Grouch or somethin? #HarryStyles #Grammys https://t.co/0uJjjRVTKS— Austin Oswald🧣 (@Austin Oswald🧣) 1615766951
Harry Styles wore another feather boa backstage at the #Grammys: "I want to thank my fans for giving me an environm… https://t.co/kuVfGwfnzQ— Variety (@Variety) 1615779576
Artists supporting artists
Another key feature of the Grammys is the opportunity to see some of music’s biggest stars all in the same room together - and this year didn’t disappoint:
Billie Eilish is me watching Harry Styles 😍 #Grammys https://t.co/3dyWUwsSCM— j (@j) 1615766964
Bad Bunny grooving to Dua Lipa’s Levitating is all I need https://t.co/HU9pWhNvg1— Luis Miguel Echegaray (@Luis Miguel Echegaray) 1615769458
Taylor Swift freaking out with Haim on her AOTY win for folklore! #Grammys https://t.co/s9L62u0jGo— Taylor Swift Updates (@Taylor Swift Updates) 1615778963
Beyonce makes history
With her 28th win, Beyonce became the most-awarded woman in Grammys history last night, overtaking bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss.
Naturally, that iconic win led to an iconic reaction…
BEYONCÉ REACTION 😭 https://t.co/25UlneEfaJ— 𝔹.𝕂 🤍 (@𝔹.𝕂 🤍) 1615775833
The face Beyoncé made the moment she found out she made history by tying the record for most #GRAMMYs wins ever was… https://t.co/cdT6VqUBaO— Gibson Johns (@Gibson Johns) 1615775707
https://t.co/bat6nPWo3B— Jonathan Saul (@Jonathan Saul) 1615777159
Beyoncé only leaves her bed to make history and that’s really it for me.— mya abraham. (@mya abraham.) 1615775500
And some of the best of the rest...
Oh no https://t.co/05ZmLGmefb— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1615774596
Katy Perry is only 27 wins away from beating Beyoncé’s record for Grammy wins.— Katy Perry's Grammy (@Katy Perry's Grammy) 1615775647
https://t.co/N2mFsnZDXe— Chantal Rochelle ♑️ (@Chantal Rochelle ♑️) 1615775669
BREAKING NEWS: jason derulo has fallen down the stairs at megan thee stallion’s #grammys performance https://t.co/8xWvGbuccP— kyle sawayama 🌼 (@kyle sawayama 🌼) 1615774629
noah cyrus was like “if i can’t stay in my bed, then my bed is coming with me” and honestly, i respect it. https://t.co/ei3KNkBRkQ— Sarah McGonagall (@Sarah McGonagall) 1615765688
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