{"id":26990,"date":"2017-02-13T18:28:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T18:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=26990"},"modified":"2017-02-14T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T17:00:30","slug":"awards-showmusic-grammys-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/awards-showmusic-grammys-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"AWARDS SHOW\/MUSIC: GRAMMYS 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>GRAMMYS 2017<\/h1>\n<p>This was the best Grammys show in many years!\u00a0 <strong>James Corden<\/strong> really kept it moving, and there was nothing too crazy to weigh down the action.\u00a0 No one was disgusting, and everyone was well-behaved.\u00a0 The music was mostly excellent, and the presentations, and duets, were, for the most part, very interesting.\u00a0 (I hate to say this but\u2014except for <strong>Beyonce<\/strong>.\u00a0 Her performance was a self-indulgent snoozefest.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27007\" style=\"width: 263px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7580-e1487008884505.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27007\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27007\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7580-e1487008884505-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"Adele's beautiful face. Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7580-e1487008884505-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7580-e1487008884505-865x1024.jpg 865w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7580-e1487008884505.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adele&#8217;s beautiful face. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The highlights of the show for me were wonderful <strong>Adele<\/strong> winning so many awards. They were very well-deserved. As primarily a hip-hop chick, I never even listen to her music on purpose, (as so many others do,) although, of course, I hear it everywhere. But she\u2019s so talented, and so beautiful, and so natural, and so humble, that I can&#8217;t <em>help<\/em> but root for her!<\/p>\n<p>And I absolutely adore <strong>Bruno Mars<\/strong>, so that he and his posse performed <em>twice<\/em> on the show made my night. (Except that I was disappointed that they did not do Mr. X and my favorite song <em>24K Magic.<\/em> It\u2019s been decades since we shared a fave, so you know how special Bruno&#8217;s music is.) He\u2019s the only artist I\u2019m downright desperate to see in concert!!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27009\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74151-e1487009914876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27009\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27009\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74151-e1487009914876-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"I just had to get this pic of the dreadful teeth on the Weezer men in somewhere. Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74151-e1487009914876-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74151-e1487009914876-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74151-e1487009914876.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I just had to get this pic of the dreadful teeth on the Weezer men in somewhere. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was also very happy, of course, to see so many artists rag on Orange Hitler! They all did it kind-of subtly, (except for the powerful number by <strong>A Tribe Called Quest<\/strong> and <strong>Busta Rhymes<\/strong>, of course, which was perfect for the occasion.)<\/p>\n<p>I wound-up live-tweeting most of my thoughts on the proceedings, and since I don\u2019t like repeating myself, those bon mots will not appear here today. But\u00a0you can still read my many Grammys tweets on my Twitter page, <strong>@MajorCelebrity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And here are the ones that did not make it into the tweets, for one reason or another, although, I feel, they are equally interesting. (I hope you feel the same.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26994\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7410-e1487008960263.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26994\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26994\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7410-e1487008960263-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Seacrest's hideous jacket. Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7410-e1487008960263-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7410-e1487008960263-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7410-e1487008960263.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan Seacrest&#8217;s hideous jacket. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, let\u2019s begin with the arrivals, and the telecast itself will follow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>ARRIVALS ON E<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What was <strong>Ryan Seacrest<\/strong> wearing?\u00a0 That jacket was the color of vomit! That boy is really in need of a stylist, pronto.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26995\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7413-e1487009072630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26995\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26995\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7413-e1487009072630-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"The awful dress.  But at least she finally covered those Olive Oyl arms! Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7413-e1487009072630-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7413-e1487009072630-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7413-e1487009072630.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The awful dress. But at least she finally covered those Olive Oyl arms! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The rail-thin woman on E looked worse than ever. That dress was awful!<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s with the <strong>Weezer<\/strong> guy\u2019s teeth? Actually, the choppers on two of the guys were disgusting. When you have money, <em>there is absolutely no excuse for bad teeth<\/em>!!!<\/p>\n<p>How is <strong>Paris Jackson<\/strong> only <em>nineteen<\/em>?!\u00a0 She looked around <em>forty<\/em> from afar.\u00a0 But her face is as beautiful as I expected it to become, when she was little.\u00a0 What a gorgeous face that is! If I ever have a nose job, I\u2019d ask them to make it look like her <em>natural<\/em> one. And she spoke well,\u00a0and looked good and fashionable.<\/p>\n<p>I hate seeing those stupid naked chests at awards shows, but<strong> Cassadee Pope<\/strong>\u2019s dress looked good.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27003\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7430-e1487009176442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27003\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27003\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7430-e1487009176442-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"Diplo and his kids, (with a cameo by Ryan Seacrest's ear.) Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7430-e1487009176442-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7430-e1487009176442-831x1024.jpg 831w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7430-e1487009176442.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diplo and his kids, (with a cameo by Ryan Seacrest&#8217;s ear.) Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Diplo<\/strong>\u2019s kids are a tad odd.<\/p>\n<p>I loved <strong>Daya<\/strong>\u2019s shoes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong> seems nice, but someone needed to give that girl a hairbrush!<\/p>\n<p>Good for <strong>Skylar Grey<\/strong>, whoever she is, for her \u201cprotest\u201d purse. And for looking classy, too.<\/p>\n<p>Who knew <strong>2Chainz<\/strong> is funny?\u00a0 The interviewer exclaimed, &#8220;Get out!,&#8221; to a comment he had made. And, without skipping a beat, he answered, &#8220;I tried to. I was in the car, and I tried to get out.&#8221;\u00a0 I love him now!\u00a0 He was a great, glib interview, and even said a sincere \u201cThank you\u201d at the end!!!\u00a0 Love him!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26998\" style=\"width: 212px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7596-e1487009263688.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26998\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26998\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7596-e1487009263688-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Elle King. Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7596-e1487009263688-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7596-e1487009263688-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7596-e1487009263688.jpg 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elle King. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I hate to say this, but <em>someone<\/em> has to\u2014<strong>Elle King<\/strong>, (whoever she is,) looked just like Miss Piggy, didn\u2019t she??? You all know that I\u2019m right.<\/p>\n<p>James Corden is adorable.\u00a0 I love him!\u00a0 He always brings a smile to all of our faces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faith Hill<\/strong> looked great.\u00a0 Duh.\u00a0 When has she <em>not<\/em>?! She just has basic good looks and elegance and honesty, and her attire is never begging for attention. I really appreciate a star like that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keith Urban<\/strong> is always so charming, comfortable, and likable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Posner<\/strong> is such an idiot that I should not even give him the publicity here!\u00a0 He\u2019s ugly and creepy, and thinks he\u2019s so cute, which he is not.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27010\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74511-e1487009361805.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27010\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27010\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74511-e1487009361805-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"Pentatonix.  What a motley-looking crew! Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74511-e1487009361805-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74511-e1487009361805-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_74511-e1487009361805.jpg 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pentatonix. What a motley-looking crew! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I really like <strong>Pentatonix<\/strong>, but they were the worse-dressed people there!\u00a0 All their pants were too short, one guy\u2019s coat hem was ripped, and their shoes were the worst! And, and I hate to say it, but that two-tone hair color, (which could be that she\u2019s growing it out, but I doubt that\u2019s the case,) on the girl makes her look like she\u2019s homeless. (Or, at least, <em>class<\/em>less.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halsey<\/strong>, wearing the most open-chest top <em>ever<\/em>, stated, \u201cI wanted to do something that was really sexy and androgynous.\u201d\u00a0 No, honey&#8211;you wanted to do something <em>attention-getting<\/em>! (And, by the way, \u201candrogynous\u201d is basically the opposite of \u201csexy.\u201d It means \u201c<em>no<\/em> gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27000\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27000\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27000\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7602-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Katy Perry's straw &quot;hair.&quot; Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7602-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7602-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7602.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katy Perry&#8217;s straw &#8220;hair.&#8221; Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That horrible mass of straw on <strong>Katy Perry<\/strong>\u2019s head has<em> got<\/em> to be a wig.\u00a0 Look at how it was sitting on her forehead.<\/p>\n<p>And her pathetic outfit looks like she couldn\u2019t decide which look to go for.\u00a0 One time, when I was going out in the Hamptons, a pal of mine there thought my dress was too short, so she made me put a long skirt of hers <em>under<\/em> my mini.\u00a0 That\u2019s what Katy Perry\u2019s hideous horror show looked like.\u00a0 And it looked cheaper than dirt, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong> looked like a complete idiot. It\u2019s so sad that she\u2019s still so desperate for attention. (So, here\u2019s another shout-out to Faith Hill for being the <em>anti<\/em>-Gaga.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27002\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7424.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27002\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27002\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7424-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Jackson. (And look at the difference between Paris' real hairline, and that of  what has to be a wig on Katy Perry in the photo above.) Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7424-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7424-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7424.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris Jackson. (And look at the difference between Paris&#8217; real hairline, and that of what has to be a wig on Katy Perry in the photo above.) Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>GRAMMYS SHOW<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paris Jackson did really well, especially for someone who\u2019s not used to speaking in public.<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely loved the number from Keith Urban and <strong>Carrie Underwood<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That was so rude of the director to pan-up on <strong>Twenty One Pilots<\/strong> standing there in their underpants! But I loved the story of why they took their pants off on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonce\u2019s performance could not have been more of a snoozefest.\u00a0 If boring and self-indulgent was what she was going for, she succeeded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26997\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7570-e1487009665953.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26997\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26997\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7570-e1487009665953-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"The close-up they did on the nether regions of the Twenty One Pilots dudes! Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7570-e1487009665953-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7570-e1487009665953-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7570-e1487009665953.jpg 1525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The close-up they did on the nether regions of the Twenty One Pilots dudes! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[Note: I got so involved in watching the show, and tweeting, that I forgot to take notes for a long while in the middle of the show. So, sorry for this gap.\u00a0 But, as I mentioned at the top, my tweets are all still up there, so maybe you should go have a look-see now. @MajorCelebrity.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary Clark, Jr.<\/strong> can sure play that stick!!!<\/p>\n<p>That was a tad rude of <strong>Rihanna<\/strong> to be talking to a pal, and applying lipstick, facing away from the camera, during the announcement of what she apparently knew would be Beyonce\u2019s win over her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27006\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7578-e1487009743880.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27006\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27006\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7578-e1487009743880-159x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alicia Keys. Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"159\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7578-e1487009743880-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7578-e1487009743880-544x1024.jpg 544w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7578-e1487009743880.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia Keys. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I really want to know if <strong>Alicia Keys<\/strong> thinks she has good body.\u00a0 She always features it, like she\u2019s unaware of how <em>not<\/em> attractive she looks.\u00a0 I\u2019m a fan of hers, and have always admired her talent, but I always want to know if she thinks she looks as good as her behavior indicates that she does.<\/p>\n<p>And why was <strong>Maren Morris<\/strong> wearing that awful outfit with cheap shoes and just a leotard?!\u00a0 Not a good look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laverne Cox<\/strong> is the luckiest person in show business. Period.<\/p>\n<p>An idiot from <strong>DNCE<\/strong> was drinking as they came on stage to present. How insecure a person is he to need that attention? Unless he\u2019s just an alcoholic, but then he\u2019d be <em>hiding<\/em> the flask, not <em>brandishing<\/em> it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27008\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7587-e1487009806555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27008\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27008\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7587-e1487009806555-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Derulo. Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7587-e1487009806555-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7587-e1487009806555-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7587-e1487009806555.jpg 762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Derulo. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Poor <strong>Celine Dion<\/strong> looked awful.\u00a0 I feel so bad for her that she is still so miserable without the love of her life. Such a shame.<\/p>\n<p>That was so rude of the director to cut off Adele\u2019s co-writer for song of the year, no matter what, but especially for such a big award!<\/p>\n<p>Why didn\u2019t <strong>Solange Knowles<\/strong> get an introduction?!\u00a0 No one even knew who she was!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Derulo<\/strong> must have been sweating-up a storm in that coat\u2026on top of his tux!!!<\/p>\n<p>And those are all the non-tweeted notes I took on this year\u2019s Grammys.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26999\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7601-e1487010061548.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26999\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26999\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7601-e1487010061548-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"I could not leave this review without featuring a pic of Lady Gaga's idiocy! Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7601-e1487010061548-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7601-e1487010061548-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7601-e1487010061548.jpg 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I could not leave this review without featuring a pic of Lady Gaga&#8217;s idiocy! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26996\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7454.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26996\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26996\" src=\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7454-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nor Halsey's desperate bid for attention. Photo by Karen Salkin.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7454-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7454-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_7454.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nor Halsey&#8217;s desperate bid for attention. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But no worries if you\u2019re curious about all the fun surrounding them&#8211;my coverage of the pre-Grammys parties and gifting suites I attended will begin at the end of this week, or the beginning of next. And let me tell you right now, they were all fabulous!!! 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