Though Corden is on TV every night as host and writer of “The Late Late Show” on CBS, he said taking on the Grammys is something else entirely.
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A tribute to Prince went off without a hitch.
However, during Lady Gaga’s performance with Metallica, there seemed to be some microphone trouble.
The 59th annual Grammy Awards opened to a huge audience on Sunday evening at the Staples center in Los Angeles, California.
Adele broke her Grammy into two to share it with Beyonce.
Beyonce’s performance was just one of many that stood out.
“I was devastated”, she told the reporters assembled in the press room after the ceremony’s conclusion, admitting she was a bit nervous going into the performance.
Grammy Awards host James Corden has some plans and surprises in store for Sunday night’s show, but he’s aware they could change at a moment’s notice.
Adele’s “25” was declared Album Of The Year while “Hello” was adjudged Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year.
Other nominees include David Bowie’s “Blackstar”, his final album, released days after he died of cancer previous year.
Best rock song: Blackstar, David Bowie. It won best alternative music album and engineered album, non-classical.
Although Beyonce lost in most of her nominated categories to Adele, the pregnant singer’s performance lit up social media. Lukas Graham and Kelsea Ballerini performed a mash-up of their hit singles, “7 Years”, and “Peter Pan”. In fact, she’s one of the few artists that has won each of the four major awards at the Grammys during her career.
“With him, I’m not anxious about anything”, said the veteran producer, now on his 37th Grammy show.
Best dance/electronic album: Skin, Flume.
“My wife’s dream was to make a hymns album”.
She later reiterated her love for Beyoncé backstage after the Grammys, revealing she voted for the “Sorry” singer to win.
However, Adele’s 25 was by far the biggest-seller on this year’s shortlist; outselling Beyonce’s Lemonade by a factor of 10 to 1.
Best R&B album: Lalah Hathaway Live, Lalah Hathaway.
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Additionally, she walked away with best pop solo performance and best pop vocal album.
