It was teased-before a commercial break, by a female announcer with a placating, “side-effects-may-include” tone of voice-as a performance that, vaguely, “speaks to our times.” Janelle Monáe introduced it with an impassioned speech reminding the audience that the music industry is not immune from the widespread patterns of sexual harassment and abuse that have been exposed in many other industries over the past few months (though she did not mention any perpetrators by name). But one thing I am damn sure going to remember is the image below, with precision and pain, like it’s tattooed on the inside of my skin.Ībout two hours into the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Kesha (a two-time nominee on Sunday) performed “Praying,” her wrenching and transcendent 2017 ballad that is largely assumed to be about her former producer and alleged abuser Dr. In time, I’ll probably forget who won this year’s Best New Artist (it was 21-year-old Alessia Cara, the only woman to accept a solo award Grammy during the telecast, for her bright-eyed songs of youthful uplift) or the other three major categories (the swaggering cherub Bruno Mars, deserving in Song and Record of the Year, though unfortunately besting Kendrick Lamar’s far superior Damn. Beck, never forget), or who created an indelible off-script moment that sticks with us long after we forget who took home any of those golden gramophones ( PRAISE SOY BOMB). What we remember about ceremonies gone by is more often who didn’t win but should have (see: the receipt seen ’round the world when Macklemore beat Kendrick Lamar in the Best Rap Album category four years ago), who stormed the stage in protest ( Kanye vs. History is written by the victors, though this isn’t always true at the Grammys.
Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Grammy Awards
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