The 54th annual Grammy
awards: one of the
most memorable music events of our time
most memorable music events of our time
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| 6 is a charm!: The biggest award winner of the night, Adele |
Just as it has been for the last 54 years, the Grammys took
place to acknowledge great musicians from various music genres. This year the
awards took place on the 12th of February 2012, the night after the
tragic death of one of music’s greatest singers of all time; Whiney
Houston. The pop star’s death caused a
stir and many hearts at the award ceremony were broken because of this. The
Grammy Award’s event planners dedicated a segment in the show to remembering
the musical icon, which also came with a touching performance from Rhythm &
Blues singer Jennifer Hudson.
Stand-out performances
Just like any other awards
show; a lot of focus was on the award winners of the night. The biggest winner
this year being pop superstar Adele, of whom scored an amazing six awards at
the ceremony. People might think all the focus was on the pop-soul singer but
that wasn’t the case. Nicki Minaj caused stir after the ceremony due to her performance
and appearance at the awards. She arrived dressed in all red with a Catholic
Father as a date. Her performance displayed a group of choir boys and altar servers
on stage with her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6j5z78LxA. Some people might have enjoyed this performance
however; faith-based organisation, The Catholic League issued a statement that
they didn’t appreciate the hip hop star’s actions. This could affect her public
image especially if she had any Catholic supporters who also didn’t appreciate
the performance.
Whether it was the loss of a
music icon the night before, amazing wins from big stars or performances; the
54th annual Grammy awards were truly memorable!
Punctuative debut!
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DeleteI like the fact that you've focused on the event it self and the perfomances rather than the obvious and common things like fashion on the red carpet for instance. Great argument produced!
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ReplyDeleteI am really happy with how much Adele has grown throughout the years and she trully deserved ALL the awards she won. It is also very sad just how this night had to follow a great loss; the tragic death of legendary Whitney Houston. As for the Nicki Minaj and Catholic situation; I trust that her PRP helped to resolve that so people can move past this and focus on her talent and her fun music!
ReplyDeleteNicki Minaj sent out an explanation concerning her performance at the Grammy Awards and a lot of Adele fans were really pleased with her achievements that night. We are all waiting for her next big project now!
ReplyDeleteAdele really deserved this amazing win! She really outdid herself through her music!Of course, for every happy face there's a sad one behind. The loss of musical icon Whitney Houston on the night before really was tragic but we will always celebrate her life, through her beautiful music!
ReplyDeleteIndeed we will! It was a very nice initiative for the Award ceremony scheduke to have a section dedicated to her as well
ReplyDeleteIf only South African award shows could vbe more like this! Usually awards are rewarded to the wrong people and tributes are just a small portion of the show!
ReplyDeleteLike I always say; there is always room for improvement with ANY organisation. South African event planners can learn a lot from such events
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