Grammy Awards: Beyonce praised, Madonna not recognized, Styles embarrassed

The event drowned in hits and luxury

At the 65th Grammy ceremony, there was probably everything you need for an event with a reputation as the main musical award on the planet. For trophies, both worthy and greatly overestimated came on stage, in the starry sector a fire was blazing from brocade and diamonds, jokes of various kinds were heard, bones were washed for celebrities. “MK” sums up impressions.

After all the passions in Los Angeles have subsided, it can be noted that now the Grammy has its own official queen. No one has more gramophones than Beyonce. After receiving five awards this year, the singer has won a total of thirty-two times, which is certainly impressive.

At the end of 2022, the Grammy academics collectively signed an ardent love for her Renaissance album. This is a truly important record for the industry. After six years of silence, Beyonce not only returned with new hits, but also returned frivolous dances and lyrics to pop music, in which self-digging and reflection, which are now accepted everywhere and everywhere, have given way to thoughts that are not of the most decent nature.

Is this pop diva’s album as good as fans make it sound like? At the very least, the singer cannot be accused of monotony – the disc is very colorful and not quite usual for Beyonce herself – before, she was not very inspired by the dance music of the end of the last century. Probably five or seven years ago, all these advantages would not have been enough for a triumph at the Grammy. Many have not forgotten the times when honored industry workers were more than cool about pop music. But if the Oscars are still the territory where films with a serious reputation win, then Grammy academics have been terribly afraid for several years now of being branded as old farts incapable of appreciating music for millions.

It is millions in statistics that are now very important for the Grammy, and Beyonce has no problems with this. The Renaissance album was listened to forty-three million times in just a day and this cannot be ignored. There is a suspicion that right now Beyonce really needs Gammy, because serious passions boil around the girl. The economy of her large wildlife sanctuary at the opening of a hotel in the United Arab Emirates must make even the bankers’ eyes pop, millions of pre-orders have already been made for the concerts of the tour announced for this year.

In general, where Beyonce is, there is life, and already for the opportunity to see this lady at the ceremony, one could give her “Best Dance Recording” and “Best Dance / Electronic Album” and “Best Performance of Traditional R’n’B and something else before heaps.

Briton Harry Styles last year was also an artist that almost everyone needs. His album Harry’s House surprisingly united Harry’s fans and critics stingy with compliments. Fans rocked streaming and sold out obscenely many tickets for the artist’s stadium tour, and critics for the most part noted that such records should certainly be attributed to rare good news from the world of pop music. He also jokes in British style, dresses disastrously cheerfully, and has been walking around with a reputation as a sex symbol firmly stuck to him for several years.

The joke about the last Harry was pretty embarrassed. At least there are rumors. The embarrassment was played by the show’s host, comedian Trevor Noah. “Women throw their panties at this guy and then he puts them on and looks cooler than them. That’s what a sex symbol means! – the joker said briskly, which caused not the most kind reaction of many fans of Harry Styles and not a very friendly expression on the face of the artist himself. However, the awards “Best Album” and “Best Pop Vocal Album” for the same Harry’s House became a good consolation.

Very important prizes were taken away from the ceremony by Adele (“Best Pop Solo Performance”), Samara Joy (“Best New Artist”), as well as 73-year-old country legend Bunny Wright, who confused the cards for all her young colleagues by winning the nomination “ Song of the year”.

The secular part of the ceremony was predictably full of luxury and non-binary fashion shows. There were no surprises either. Madonna, who came to announce the joint performance of Sam Smith and Kim Petras, probably for the first time in several decades was awarded the title of “a woman whom no one recognized.” In pursuit of a face that in no way resembles the singer’s 64-year-old age, Madonna and her doctors apparently got a little carried away and now they will need to get used to the new face of the pop diva.

You don’t need to get used to Ben Affleck’s face. Everyone already knows that when an actor is indifferent to what is happening around, his face expresses this indifference without observing any secular decency. Mr. Affleck came to the ceremony with his wife Jennifer Lopez, and when during one of the musical numbers the camera showed a famous couple in the VIP sector, Ben’s mood became clear. The sour face of the movie star instantly turned into a meme and went for a walk on the Internet.

On the face of Philip Kirkorov, meanwhile, there was not a hint of boredom. Our king of pop enjoyed the show with all his heart, walking a spectacular girl, presented as Vika, and an outfit from Versace. “I want to learn to see what is interesting technically and technologically,” said Philip, commenting on his presence at the festival on a social network. It can be assumed that this is much more fun than looking for patriotic songs for the repertoire.