By Brian Hiatt. The show milked maximum drama from the reconciliation, beginning with a montage of headlines criticizing the Grammys that left even the stars in the audience confused. To hear the whole episode, go here for the podcast provider of your choice, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify , or just press play above. Some highlights follow:. Postponing the show due to the wildfires in Los Angeles was never a realistic option.
All that happens is you have to employ less staff. That was the biggest spike in donations of the night because it came off the back of that fire appeal film. Stevie Wonder gets as much time as he wants. We put him in the Motown tribute three years ago.
He had a three-minute slot with Chris Stapleton, and it was an act three, and he did nine minutes. And it was the best nine minutes. If you need to go all the way to four hours, you can.
Will Smith made his first big awards show appearance since he was banned from the Oscars for slapping Chris Rock β but that choice, for the Quincy Jones tribute, sparked no internal debate. You have a song that is not only beautiful and powerful, but it is literally about the freedom that you found in Los Angeles.
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