Unlike 2012’s Grammy Awards, in which Adele swept the show with six gramophones, this year’s awards had no unanimous victor. Yet the ceremony itself had a fair share of peak moments and epic fails. Check out this year’s report card.
WINS
Taylor Swift disses ex-boyfriend Harry Styles of One Direction via faux Brit accent
J. Lo’s right leg
Rihanna’s boosted pipes and stripped down performance of “Stay”
Katy Perry celebrates “twos day” on a Sunday (giggity!)
Prince’s pimp cane and strut
Justin Timberlake’s grand Grammy return (in sepia)
Jay-Z clowns The-Dream’s headwear, shouts out the swap meet
Nas’ cuban link chain on his suit pocket
Amber Rose’s 38-monthweek preggo shots
The Robert Glasper Experiment gets its just due with Best R&B Album win
Miguel adorns Grammys with brilliant performance
Kelly Clarkson’s acceptance speech (“Miguel, I don’t know who the hell you are, but we need to sing together. I mean, good god, that was the sexiest damn thing I’ve ever seen. What?”)
Hip-Hop closes out the show…
FAILS
Closing act is LL Cool J…who is cut short
Sean Paul uncooperative mohawk
Fun. thanking everyone except collaborator Janelle Monae, who didn’t take the stage for their “We Are Young” win
2 Chainz dresses like Zorro
Chris Brown’s sore loser steez after Frank Ocean wins Best Urban Contemporary Album
Nas goes home empty handed yet again
deadmau5 self censoring his hat with tape (“Your shit bums me out.”)
Bruno Mars performing his own song during a Bob Marley tribute
Miguel and Wiz Khalifa’s matching threads
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Singer Kerli’s weirdo look substitutes for Lady Gaga
LL Cool J’s history-class anecdotes