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05 Feb 2023

Chris Brown Taunts Robert Glasper After Losing Best R&B Album Grammy: ‘Who Da F— Is This?’

Chris Brown didn’t hold back after losing out to Robert Glasper for best R&B album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 5). 

Brown voiced his frustration in a since-deleted Instagram Stories, where he posted a picture of Glasper and asked, “Y’all playing. Who da f–k is this?” with a series of crying-laughing emojis. The “No Guidance” singer didn’t stop there. He continued to lambast the winner. “Who the f–k is Robert Glasper,” he wrote. “I’ma keep kicking y’all a– respectfully.”

Lastly, Brown concluded his tirade by posting two more also since-deleted Stories. In one, he wrote, “I gotta get my skills up…Ima start playing the harmonica.” The second was a Photoshopped image of Brown playing the harmonica, quipping, “New Level Unlocked! Harmonica Breezy.”

Brown’s lone nomination came courtesy of his 10th studio album, Breezy (Deluxe). The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with 72,000 album equivalent units and included features from Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, Jack Harlow, H.E.R., and more. Conversely, Glasper’s Black Radio III trumped the competition, defeating Brown, Lucky Daye (Candy Drip), Mary J. Blige (Good Morning Gorgeous) and PJ Morton (Watch the Sun) in the category of best R&B album. The set also included a slew of musical all-stars, including Q-Tip, Common, Erykah Badu and Jennifer Hudson. 

Additionally on the R&B front, Beyonce clinched a win for best R&B song for “Cuff It.” That would serve as her fourth award of the evening, tying her for the most Grammy wins with 31. Bey is still on pace to break the tie, as she’s also up for album of the year, song of the year, and record of the year. 

Check out Breezy’ posts below.

05 Feb 2023

Brandi Carlile Delivers a Roaring Performance of ‘Broken Horses’ at 2023 Grammys

Following a touching introduction from her wife and two daughters, Brandi Carlile took to the stage Sunday (Feb. 5) at the Grammy Awards to perform the roaring “Broken Horses” from her album of the year nominated In These Silent Days. 

Opening with a rousing wail, Carlile delivered an epic rock set that showcased guitar skills, impressive vocal range and rasp, and her captivating presence. Plus, as her partner Catherine Shepherd said, she is also “one of the greatest, most authentic human beings on the planet.”

As host Trevor Noah said following her performance, Carlile was already a winner by the time she took the stage, taking home best rock performance and best rock song for “Broken Horses,” plus best Americana album for In These Silent Days. 

On Saturday night (Feb. 4) during the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, Carlile — standing alongside her close friend Rita Wilson — joked that she would die if she were to win best rock song over competitor Ozzy Osborne. She then revealed she and her band do indeed play Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” on tour. 

Carlile has 24 nominations and six wins to her name. She is competing for album of the year alongside Lizzo, Beyonce, Harry Styles, ABBA, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Adele and Mary J. Blige. She is also up for the big four category of record of the year, for “You and Me on the Rock” featuring Lucius.

The 65th annual Grammy Awards was telecast live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This show marks comedian Noah’s third consecutive year hosting.

05 Feb 2023

2023 Grammys Red Carpet Was Loaded With Dope Fits, But More Tomfoolery

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The 65th Annual Grammy Awards went down on Sunday night (February 5) at the Crytpo.com Arena and its red carpet is an annual cavalcade of high fashion. However, it is also the nexus of some incredibly awful fits.

Nah for real, some of these stylists are clearly criminals on the side. At the end of the day, thought, the artist does have the option to say, “No.”

So for archival purposes, it’s only right we compiled some of the wilder outfits, starting with…wait for it…Blac Chyna.

Did she drop any music in 2022? Umm, who gave her a ticket? So many questions, so much fail.

See more fashion fails (and some of the better fits) in the gallery.

65th GRAMMY AWARDS Red carpet arrivals

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1. Lil Uzi Vert gonna Lil Uzi Vert

2. Jack Harlow chose to come dressed like a Fed.

3. We’re gonna let Lizzo cook.

4. Cardi B and Offset always understand the assignment.

5. Machine Gun Kelly was on one.

6. Harry Styles is unbothered.

7. Salute to the Queen of Hip-Hop R&B

8. Sam Smith was doing the most.

9. We can’t front, Doja Cat came through tamer than we expected.

10. Pharrell looks hot. Literally, leather in fur in LA beloved?

11. Come through Theo.

12. Sidenote: Lizzo is all of us.

05 Feb 2023

Bad Bunny Pays Tribute to Puerto Rico at 2023 Grammys

Bad Bunny kicked off the 65th annual Grammy Awards with a bang. The Puerto Rican star, who is up for album of the year for Un Verano Sin Ti, was the first to take the stage on Sunday (Feb. 5), and his performance ran the gamut of Puerto Rican and Caribbean music.

Looking like the literal boy next door — as opposed to the global star he is — in light denim jeans, white sneakers, a white T-shirt and a baseball cap, Bunny started his high-energy performance with “El Apagón.”

He wasn’t alone. He was accompanied by a total of eight plena (a genre from Puerto Rico) dancers, seven pleneros and eight cabezudos — giant characters — in tow. The cabezudos — all manufactured and handled by people from Puerto Rico — were an homage to Puerto Rican legends Tego Calderón, Roberto Clemente, Julia de Burgos, among others. “With a lot of love to all of you,” Bunny said at the beginning.

He then went on to perform his hit song “Después de la Playa” with live music powered by the band of Damian “El Apechao,” with 10 musicians all from the Dominican Republic. On stage, there were around 40 merengue dancers. Off the stage, stars such as Jack Harlow and Taylor Swift got up and danced along to merengue.

Bad Bunny’s Billboard 200-topping album Un Verano Sin Ti is up for album of the year. It made history as the first-ever Spanish-language album to score a nod in that category. Un Verano Sin Ti debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated May 21 and spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks atop the chart – the most weeks at No. 1 since 2016. 

05 Feb 2023

Trevor Noah Helps Adele Meet Dwayne Johnson at the 2023 Grammys

For the third consecutive year, Trevor Noah (a recent Billboard cover star) hosted the Grammy Awards – but for the first time, Noah is hosting an awards show after wrapping his seven-year run as head honcho on The Daily Show. (Since his final show on Dec. 8, 2022, various celebrity hosts have taken turns in the main chair.)

The South Africa-bred comedian tipped to leaving the Comedy Central institution in his opening monologue at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday (Feb. 5) night. “I was so inspired by the lyrics of ‘Break My Soul’ I actually quit my job,” Noah said, referencing Beyoncé’s Hot 100 No. 1 with the lyric, “I just fell in love / And I just quit my job.” He added, “I just wish Beyonce had also written a song about the importance of having savings before you quit your job.”

He also jested about one of Beyoncé’s fellow album of the year nominees, Harry Styles. “Women throw their panties at him – and he looks better in them than they do,” Noah said, next to a sheepishly laughing Styles. “Easily the world’s sexiest man – the sex symbol of the globe, especially now that they killed off the green M&M.”

When he walked by Taylor Swift (a three-time album of the year champ), Noah switched into Groucho Marx mode for a delightfully silly malapropism: “I love your song ‘Anti-Hero’ – my auntie is also a hero.”

He even gave Adele – a woman who seemingly has everything she could want – a clutch assist. After explaining that he’d read that Adele always wanted to meet Dwayne Johnson, he quipped, “I don’t have a Dwayne Johnson, but I do have someone here named The Rock.” With that, Johnson came out for a quick on-camera meet with the British Grammy favorite, both chuckling awkwardly, as befitting a first-time meeting in front of a live TV audience.

As for the Crypto.com Arena’s um, memorable name, Noah offered this bon mot: “The only arena with escape plans for the Bahamas.”