Whether you watched for the fashion, the music or to see what Lady Gaga’s big entrance would be (and she did not disappoint), the 2011 Grammy’s was a showstopper this year. With more performances than ever, and huge collaborations between artists, the 2011 Grammy’s was a show not to be missed.
Of course the first excitement of the night came when Lady Gaga made her grand entrance in what can only be described as a giant egg. If you missed it, here’s a quick picture of her “incubating”
Hint: Click on the picture to see what Lady Gaga CD’s we have here at the library!
Here are some of my picks for the nights greatest performances…..
** Click on the pictures for links to our library catalog**
Katy Perry performed a heartfelt tribute to her husband Russell Brand and a celebration of Valentines Day singing “Not Like in the Movies” while never before seen footage of her wedding in India played on the pink draped material behind Perry who sat on a swing. Katy Perry than launched into her song “Teenage Dream” dressed in a Valentines Day inspired heart filled dress complete with back-up dancers decked out in red for the holiday. Before she performed, she told Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet that she brought her grandmother in celebration of her 90th birthday and quoted “Even if I don’t go home with a Grammy (for one of her 4 nominations), I’m still going how with MY Grammy”.
Bruno Mars took us back in time with a black and white medley of songs starting out with B.O.B’s song “Nothing on You” which Mars wrote…The screen went to black and white and Bruno Mars launched into a soul style version of his hit single “Grenade”, proving to everyone that Mars is more than just a pop-singer.
Who has Bieber Fever????? After this performance you just might catch it! Justin Bieber took to the stage with Usher and Jayden Smith proving that this 16 year old is here to stay! Hot off the tails of his box office smash “Never Say Never”, Bieber started out alone on the stage with an acoustic guitar to sing “Baby” before launching into his new hit “Never Say Never” when from out of the stage pops up Jayden Smith to perform his part in the song. This performance proved that teenagers can do ANYTHING!
Rap and Hip-Hop fans were treated to something special with collaboration performances by Rihanna, Eminem, Skylar Gray, Adam Levine and Dr. Dre. Rihanna started the performance on stage with Adam Levine, dressed in a fabulous black ballgown singing a haunting version of “Love the Way you Lie”. Eminem than appeared to perform his part, with his trademark stone cold face and intense rapping, and smoothly blending to Dr. Dre’s “I Need a Dr.” featuring Skylar Gray. The appearance of Dr. Dre turned the performance into something never before seen and earning my vote as performance of the night. Later in the show, Rihanna appeared again, this time with newcomer Drake to perform their song, “What’s my Name”, the never disappointing Rihanna again sang her best and proved why she owned the night! Click on each picture to see our catalog of music by all of the above named artists.
