Last night's Grammy ceremony was fun, for the first time in recent memory! My mom was texting me incessantly about Sombr and Lady Gaga's outfits (check out this year's best-dressed stars featuring Chappell Roan's nipple-ring dress), Olivia Dean saved the run of best-new-artists performances, Trevor Noah made a lot of jokes (one of which landed him in hot water with Trump this morning), but nothing made me laugh harder than when Cher presented the record-of-the-year award to my all-time favorite, long-deceased singer Luther Vandross (the real winner was Kendrick Lamar's song "Luther" with SZA). And speaking of those we wish to rest in peace, I'm so glad Lauryn Hill showed up on time to honor D'Angelo during the in memoriam.
But the biggest moment of the night was when Bad Bunny stood up to accept album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos—the first time that a Spanish-language album has taken it home. When his name was called, it was clear that Bad Bunny was overwhelmed by the magnitude of his moment, what it meant for a Puerto Rican artist to win the industry's top award during such a distressing political time. And as soon as that speech was over, I cut the TV off, opened my phone, and was assaulted by what Nicki Minaj had to say about it all... |
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Jarring as the alliance has seemed, it grew from a certain attitudinal resonance between the rapper and the president, each raised in Queens and bearing a sense of persecution, as well as some increasingly overlapping social circles. |
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Funner, punk-er, and certainly more risqué, the best-dressed stars at the 2026 Grammys gave us something to talk about, while in some cases sending a message themselves. |
The victim's lawyer says she was in her 20s when she was "sent by Jeffrey Epstein over to Prince Andrew." |
The missing mother of the TODAY anchor is not in good health, and was last seen Saturday night at her Arizona home, which is now considered a crime scene. |
The president threatens to sue the comedian who, while hosting the Grammys on Sunday, made a dig implying that Trump and Bill Clinton had hung out on Jeffrey Epstein's notorious island. |
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Pulitzer Prize–winning "poet laureate of hip-hop" Kendrick Lamar has made history with his music. On Sunday, he became the most-awarded rap artist in Grammys history with 27 total wins.
From the August 2018 issue, Compton's favorite son grants an intimate look at what drives him. |
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