From Bruno Mars to Cardi B, Kesha – Who stole the show at the Grammys?

The 2018 Grammys are a wrap but not without making headlines for the right reasons and the wrong. Just like the previous ones, the 60th annual Grammy Awards held on January 28, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City was not devoid of drama and politics.

The awards have had tongues wagging a lot of things like giving awards to “unworthy” artists. While Jay-Z led the group of nominees, Bruno Mars swept through the main categories with his brand of pop-friendly R&B, quickly snuffing out any hopes of the prestigious awards celebrating hip-hop artists this year.

Given that hip-hop has officially become America’s most streamed genre, it’s safe to assume that some of the recent releases deserved some sort of Grammys recognition.

Luckily, the night wasn’t so bad, thanks to stunning performances from several artists, including Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Kesha, Cardi B, U2 and many more. Lamar opened the stage with a bang, wowing viewers with captivating and compelling performances, “XXX” and “DNA.” The rapper was supported by men in fatigues and ski masks, as he rapped about black blood and black power. U2 and Dave Chappelle later joined him on stage.

Apparently the night was a ball of fun, especially with all the house prowess, but the question is who really stole the show? From Bruno Mars to Cardi B and angelic Kesha, who stole the show at the 2018 Grammys?

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In case you missed their performances due to an early evening or other reasons, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. You might want to grab a packet of popcorn as we reveal the biggest moments you might have missed from the big 2018 Grammys.

The Grammys: Kesha’s angelic and emotional performance

After an empowerment speech from Janelle Monae on the Time’s Up movement, Kesha was introduced to perform. Accompanied by Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Andra Day and Julia Michaels, as well as the Resistance Revival Chorus, Kesha then took the stage to entertain the audience with her song. In prayer. Dressed in their all-white ensemble, Kesha and her band looked angelic doing the song justice. Perhaps it’s thanks to Janelle Monae’s furious introduction, a call to ‘undo the culture that doesn’t serve us well’, Kesha sang her heart out, oblivious to the tearing vocals and showmanship. too crowded.

Meanwhile, ahead of the angelic performance, the In Prayer singer graced the iconic red carpet in a blue pantsuit with white roses embroidered on the cuff. The outfit screams western-inspired.

The Grammys: Cardi B And Bruno Mars, The Incredible Duo

Not only did he win the six awards he was nominated for, Bruno Mars, alongside Cardi B, literally wowed the audience by having them dance through the first TV show of his single Délicatesse. Cardi B completely stole the show as she took to the colorful stage in her multicolored costume, while award-winning star Bruno Mars proved all he wanted to do was dance.

One of the obvious similarities between their 2018 Grammys performance and their original music video for the song is filled with bright colors and 90s inspiration. While Cardi B showed off her legs in blue, red, yellow and high-waisted green and a matching striped bralette, Mars opted for a white hoodie and pulled on a canary orange knitted short-sleeved jumper to complete the ensemble. with simple black and white striped jogging pants and sneakers in the same tones.

Both were so full of life that they delivered an energetic performance. During the onstage version, Mars and Cardi stuck to the aesthetic of the original video. At first, the rapper took the stage solo with her colorful outfit and performed her first verse perfectly. Mars, meanwhile, was on a separate stage with his back-up band, vocalists and dancers before Cardi joined them later to finish the song. As Cardi thunderously spits out her lines, Mars and two backup dancers spin through a bit of choreography, doing what he knows best: dance.

Notably, when she wasn’t jumping on stage, Cardi was a vision in white on the red carpet. She rocked a cleavage-revealing white dress that Billboard says was made by Syrian fashion designer Ashi. The outfit was completed with a heavily pleated hemline that ended above her knees, an avenue to display her toned legs, and a cape that fell to the floor. In solidarity with the Time’s Up movement against sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry, the rapper wore a white rose to accompany her outfit.

And when he wasn’t dancing up a storm on stage, Bruno graced the red carpet wearing a shiny burgundy bomber jacket with a white t-shirt, tight black pants and a tangle of necklaces that included a cross.

Other performances

Singers and dancers who brought their A game to the stage at the 2018 Grammys include;

Pink – Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
U2 – Get Out Your Own Way
Patti LuPone – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
SZA – Broken Clocks
Logic with Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255
Childish Gambino – Terrified
Rihanna and DJ Khaled with Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
Sam Smith – Pray
Eric Church, Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne – Tears in Heaven
Elton John and Miley Cyrus – little dancer

But who really stole the show at the 2018 Grammys?

If you thought one of the myriad superstars dancing and singing on stage actually stole the show for the night, you need to brace yourself for the show. A video of little Blue Ivy controlling her parents, who are excellent icons by the way, with a simple gesture, reassuring everyone while the prestigious event was live.

The aforementioned artists may have stolen the 6-year-old Blue Ivy Carter was between the superstar’s parents – pop icon Beyonce – and rap legend Jay Z. The stardom grabbed all the attention. Apparently, she just couldn’t stand them and perhaps didn’t want to understand what the host was saying at the time, only for her parents to cut her off. Boring isn’t it? But she had none of that.

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For what it’s worth, she managed to silence her parents with this simple gesture. In the end, the poor parents had this confused look on their face, like… What just happened? Well, so are we.

As a result, the 6-year-old became the most tweeted about by celebrities after the 2018 Grammys wrapped up and no other celeb could hold the candle to his ‘performance’. Looks like Bey needs to watch out for this one.

2018 Grammys: And the winners are

Album of the Year: “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars

Record of the Year: “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars

Song of the Year: “That’s What I Like” – Songwriters Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip (Bruno Mars ).

Best New Artist: Alessia Cara

Best Pop Solo Performance : “Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Duo / Group Performance : “Feel It Still” – Portugal. The man

Best Traditional Vocal Pop Album : “Tony Bennett Turns 90” – Various Artists; Dae Bennett, producer

Best Pop Vocal Album : “” – Ed Sheeran

Best Dance Recording : “Tonite” – LCD Sound System

Best Dance/Electronic Album : “The 3D Catalog” – Kraftwerk

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album : “Prototype” – Fusion Jeff Lorber

Best Rock Performance : “You Want It Darker” – Leonard Cohen

Best Metal Performance : “The Sultan’s Curse” – Mastodon

Best Rock Song : “Run” – Foo Fighters, Songwriters

Best Rock Album : “A Deeper Understanding” – The War on Drugs

Best Alternative Music Album : “Sleep Well Beast” – Le National

Best R&B Performance : “That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars

Best Traditional R&B Performance : “Redbone” – Childish Gambino

Best R&B Song : “That’s What I Like” – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars )

Best contemporary urban album : “Starboy” – Le Weeknd

Best R&B Album: “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars

Best Rap Performance : “HUMBLE.” -Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap/Singing Performance : “LOYALTY.” – Kendrick Lamar with Rihanna

Best Rap Song : “HUMBLE.” – K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan and M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Rap Album: “DAMN.” -Kendrick Lamar

Best Solo Country : “Anyway” – Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group: “Best Man” – Small Big Town

Best Country Song : “Broken Halos” – Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album : “From One Piece: Volume 1” – Chris Stapleton

Best New Age Album : “Dancing on Water” – Peter Kater

Best Solo Improvised Solo : “Miles Beyond” – John McLaughlin, soloist

Best jazz vocal album : “Dreams and Daggers” – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album : “Renaissance” – Billy Childs

Best Jazz Big Band Album : “Bringin’ it” – Christian McBride Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album: “Jazz Tango” – Trio Pablo Ziegler

Best Gospel Performance/Song : “Never Be Alone” – CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill and Alvin Love III, songwriters

Best Music/Contemporary Christian Music : “What a Beautiful Name” – Hillsong Worship; Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters

Best Gospel Album : “Let Them Fall in Love” – ​​CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: “Chain Breaker” – Zach Williams

Best Roots Gospel Album : “Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope” – Reba McEntire

Best Latin Pop Album : “El Dorado” – Shakira

Best Latin, Urban or Alternative Rock Album: “Residente” – Residente

Best Mexican Regional Music Album (including Tejano): “Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas” – Aida Cuevas

Best Tropical Latin Album: “Salsa Big Band” – Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado and Orquesta

Best American Performance : “Killer Diller Blues” – Alabama Shakes

Best American Song : “If We Were Vampires” – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and Unit 400)

Best Americana Album : “The Nashville Sound” – Jason Isbell and Unit 400

Best Bluegrass Album : tie, “Laws of Gravity” – The Famous Stringdusters and “All the Rage – In Concert, Volume 1” – Rhonda Vincent and Rage

Best Traditional Blues Album : “Blue & Lonesome” – The Rolling Stones

Best Contemporary Blues Album : “TajMo” – Taj Mahal and Keb ‘Mo’

Best Folk Album : “Mental Illness” – Aimee Mann

Best Regional Music Album: “Kalenda” – Lost Bayou Ramblers

Best Reggae Album : “Stony Hill” – Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley

Best World Music Album : “Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration” – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Best Children’s Album : “Feel What U Feel” – Lisa Loeb

Best Spoken Word Album (Poetry, Audiobooks and Storytelling): “The Princess Diarist” – Carrie Fisher

Best Comedy Album : “The Age of Rotation / In the Heart of Texas” – Dave Chappelle

Best Musical Theater Album: “Dear Evan Hansen” – Ben Platt, solo director; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Composers/Lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: “La La Land” – Various Artists

Best Motion Picture Soundtrack for Visual Media : “La La Land” – Justin Hurwitz, Composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media : “How Far I’ll Go” – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)

Best Instrumental Composition : “Three Revolutions” – Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill and Chucho Valdés)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella : “Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra of “Catch Me If You Can”” – John Williams, arranger (John Williams)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals : “Poutin” – Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)

Best Recording Package : Tie, “Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)” – SashaBarr, Ed Steed and Josh Tillman, Artistic Directors (Father John Misty) and “El Orisha de la Rosa” – Claudio Roncoli and Cactus Taller, Artistic Directors ( Magin Diaz)

Best Boxed Packaging or Limited Edition Special : “Voyager’s Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition” – Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly and David Pescovitz, Art Directors (Various Artists)

Best Album Rating: “Live on Whiskey To Go: All the Records” – Lynell George, Writer (Otis Redding)

Best Historical Album : “Leonard Bernstein – The Composer” – Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner and Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)

Best Engineering Album, Non-Classical : “24K Magic” – Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Greg Kurstin

Best Remixed Recording : “You Move (Latroit Remix)” – Dennis White, Remixer (Depeche Mode)

Best Surround Sound Album : “Early Americans” – Jim Anderson, Surround Mix Engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson and Jane Ira Bloom, Surround Producers (Jane Ira Bloom)

Best Classical Engineering Album: “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio” – Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classic : David Frost

Best Orchestral Performance: “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio” – Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording : “Berg: Wozzeck” – Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms and Roman Trekel; Hans Graf and Brad Sayles, producers (Houston Symphony; student and alumni choir, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, and Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus)

Best Choral Performance : “Bryars: The Fifth Century” – Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet and The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble : “Death and the Maiden” – Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Best Classical Instrumental Solo : “Transcendental” – Daniil Trifonov

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album : “Crazy Girl Crazy” – Barbara Hannigan (Ludwig Orchestra)

Best Classical Compendium : “Higdon: All That is Majestic, Viola Concerto and Oboe Concerto” – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition : “Viola Concerto” – Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero and Nashville Symphony)

Best Music Video: “HUMBLE.” -Kendrick Lamar

Best Musical Film: “The Defiant Ones” – Various Artists