By Dustin Rowles | Celebrity | February 6, 2023 |
By Dustin Rowles | Celebrity | February 6, 2023 |
I watched a portion of the Grammys last night partly because I wanted to see Trevor Noah, but mostly because my kids wanted to follow both the awards drama and the Beyoncé of it all — Beyoncé did break the record for most Grammy Awards all time with 32 awards, but was shut out of the top awards again. Of the 32 Grammys she’s won, only one is for a “Top Award,’ a Song of the Year Grammy in 2010 for “Single Ladies.” The kids were equanimous in their rooting interests, announcing during most awards, “We really want Lizzo to win, but it’d be great if Beyoncé won, too, and I love Adele, and I wouldn’t mind if Harry Styles won, either.” I didn’t really care — the only musician I cared about this year, Zach Bryan, lost to Willie in the pre-show ceremony. It’s hard to get mad at that.
Meanwhile, if Trevor Noah’s goal as host of the Grammys was to center the attention on the musicians instead of himself, he accomplished that. He did his monologue from the audience amongst the A-list musicians, so obviously the jokes were not cutting. He was fine, but not memorable. The awards were not all that surprising, either, although I found it amusing that Harry Styles — who won album of the year — said in his acceptance speech that “people like him” don’t usually win these kinds of awards. I’m not sure what he meant by that? Good-looking white men? I suspect the history of the Grammys would suggest otherwise. One person who was surprised to win was Bonnie Raitt, who beat out the likes of Beyoncé for Song of the Year.
Bonnie Raitt’s reaction to winning Song of the Year is everyone’s reaction to her winning Song of the Year #Grammys pic.twitter.com/HYcMZK00hc
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 6, 2023
Some of the Grammys drama happened online, where Chris Brown (blergh) threw a tantrum after losing to Robert Glasper.
Chris Brown throws rage fit on Instagram following his #GRAMMYs loss. pic.twitter.com/9zQuYkZCeQ
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 5, 2023
Glasper himself acknowledged Chris Brown’s jeers.
For my money, however, the best thing about the telecast was Ben Affleck’s relatable misery.
however bad of a day you’re having, I promise you’re not as miserable as Ben Affleck at the Grammys right now pic.twitter.com/OQxA54H9P1
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 6, 2023
Nobody hates watching the Grammys more than me………I stand corrected. Well played Ben Affleck, well played. pic.twitter.com/r58lR9GhcU
— Jim Sikes (@JimUnfiltered) February 6, 2023
Ben Affleck is me as a kid being dragged somewhere I didn’t want to go. pic.twitter.com/YJRgB7eoPR
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) February 6, 2023
WHY IS THERE NO DAD ROCK CATEGORY AT THE GRAMMYS?
When the publicist checks Twitter tells your wife to make you smile for the camera.
— Mykl (@ChezWu) February 6, 2023
Oh Ben Affleck 🫤#GRAMMYs #Grammys2023 https://t.co/ml4fgyBMVp pic.twitter.com/QhrNR9ZXOz
Ben Affleck is every man who has to go to his wife’s work party rn
— AZ_Golfer (@AZ_TeeTime) February 6, 2023
pic.twitter.com/ETfw7acoAW
When you realize you forgot to set the DVR for The Last of Us. #GRAMMYs #BenAffleck pic.twitter.com/RAydZTdJZu
— Voiceover Vegan (@VOvegan) February 6, 2023
Ben Affleck looking around for Dropkick Murphys pic.twitter.com/XIy3b4eE5R
— Mike Scollins (@mikescollins) February 6, 2023
Ben Affleck en los #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/UlAXOylrbV
— Vanessa (@vanebeafari) February 6, 2023
For the record, he wasn’t miserable the entire night. There was at least one moment where he found the one guy in the room he knew from his job. Here they are laughing over their shared ignorance of the band Wet Leg.
(Wet Leg, by the way, was nominated for Best New Artist and won for Best Alternative Album. They’re good — very Breeders-like for old-schoolers).