{"id":103160,"date":"2017-02-13T09:42:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T14:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/?p=103160"},"modified":"2017-02-13T09:46:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T14:46:38","slug":"grammys-recap-the-biggest-statements-from-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/pop-culture\/grammys-recap-the-biggest-statements-from-last-night\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Statements From the 2017 Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[tps_header]Music&#8217;s glitziest evening is usually better known for dazzling performances than for genuine confessions on the world as it is. That being said, given\u00a0the time\u00a0we live in, it was rather heartening to see so many celebrities comment&#8211;however obliquely&#8211;on the things\u00a0that\u00a0matter to them. From an unexpectedly dope rap performed by host and Broadway baby James Corden to a surprisingly timely #NoDAPL shoutout from Michael Jackson&#8217;s daughter Paris, here are the most powerful statements made by last night&#8217;s celebrities at the 2017 Grammys.[\/tps_header]<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Corden: &#8220;&#8230;with President Trump, we don&#8217;t know what comes next.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAMMYs?src=hash\">#GRAMMYs<\/a>: Watch host <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JKCorden\">@JKCorden<\/a> call out Trump in opening rap <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1nVlVEzoSx\">https:\/\/t.co\/1nVlVEzoSx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AC54cgmmfk\">pic.twitter.com\/AC54cgmmfk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201d Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/830950057155309572\">February 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not many people see white boys rapping as a sign of resistance, but Corden was given a near-impossible task: to draw audiences into a show while <a href=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/pop-culture\/the-sag-awards-and-their-necessary-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\">commenting on the current state of affairs<\/a> without bumming us all out. Though he did start the show with some pratfalls that dissipated any tension in the crowd, he made sure the rap spelled out clearly what he thinks the way forward looks like. &#8220;We sit here tonight, no matter our race, or where we were born or colour or face \/ using this song remember forever, we could survive by sticking together.&#8221;<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adele: &#8220;I can&#8217;t mess this up for him.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Adele&#8217;s tribute to George Michael at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAMMYs?src=hash\">#GRAMMYs<\/a> 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uDHL4wDyqf\">pic.twitter.com\/uDHL4wDyqf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201d Wol\u00e9\u00a9 II (@Kingwole) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kingwole\/status\/830981753305133056\">February 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Adele&#8217;s redemption arc peaked last night, and it&#8217;s not just because she won both Record of the Year and Album of the Year; it&#8217;s not even about how excellent\u00a0her opening performance of <em>Hello <\/em>was. Her integrity as a bona fide artist came through during her honest and heartfelt tribute performance to\u00a0George Michael. Sensing herself\u00a0losing the note, Adele interrupted her own performance with a quick F-bomb, and then, I&#8217;m sorry for swearing and I&#8217;m sorry for starting again&#8230; I can&#8217;t mess this up for him. I&#8217;m sorry, I can&#8217;t.\u009d She nailed her arrangement of <em>Fastlove<\/em> in the end, but in the timeless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BQb6VE-Dd7x\/?taken-by=nickiminaj&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">words of Nicki Minaj herself<\/a>: &#8220;Artists are usually way too afraid of the producers to do that on live TV. She put his legacy FIRST. I love her so much.&#8221; We&#8217;re with you 100 per cent, Nicki. Bonus: Adele actually tried to reject her award for Record of the Year and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GotThatHipHop1\/status\/831007806262226944\" target=\"_blank\">made her acceptance speech all about Beyonc\u00e9\u00a9<\/a>. &#8220;All us artists here adore you,&#8221; Adele confessed to a rousing cheer. &#8220;You are our light.&#8221;<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paris Jackson: &#8220;#NoDAPL&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paris Jackson gives a shoutout to the protectors at the Dakota Access Pipeline <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoDAPL?src=hash\">#NoDAPL<\/a> at tonight&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Grammys?src=hash\">#Grammys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4XjefbqZfj\">pic.twitter.com\/4XjefbqZfj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201d Raw Story (@RawStory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RawStory\/status\/830949962490007553\">February 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson&#8217;s daughter proved\u00a0surprisingly enlightened for her age when she walked out to introduce a performance by The Weeknd and Daft Punk.\u00a0&#8220;We could use this kind of excitement at a pipeline protest guys,&#8221; she quipped, then going on to say, &#8220;#NoDAPL!&#8221; We couldn&#8217;t agree more.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Katy Perry: RESIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Katy Perry performing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChainedToTheRhythm?src=hash\">#ChainedToTheRhythm<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Grammys?src=hash\">#Grammys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BALT58DNjz\">pic.twitter.com\/BALT58DNjz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201d Joe (@CCFan007) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCFan007\/status\/830970040732250112\">February 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Katy Perry&#8217;s performance of her new single &#8220;Chained to the Rhythm&#8221; was amazing, but even more amazing for the bejeweled RESIST armband that she wore all through it. After spending most of last year campaigning for Hillary Clinton, it&#8217;s good to see Katy back at it with a renewed vengeance for speaking her mind. Ending the performance with a battle cry of &#8220;NO HATE!&#8221; set against the opening clause of the U.S. constitution only reminded us why we love Ms. Perry so much.\u00a0<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Laverne Cox: &#8220;Google Gavin Grimm&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-103162\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-850x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-850x623.jpg 850w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-825x604.jpg 825w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-395x289.jpg 395w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1-600x439.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gavin Grimm is a transgender boy who attends Gloucester High School in Virginia; he&#8217;s currently taking on the Gloucester County School Board in a lawsuit which will decide whether trans students will be able to use restrooms and facilities that comport with their gender identity. A case so important could set valuable precedents for a whole range of folks, but we haven&#8217;t been hearing much about it&#8211;Laverne Cox fixed that in a heartbeat by reminding us of his name and his struggle before introducing Lady Gaga&#8217;s duet with Metallica.\u00a0<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes: &#8220;President Agent Orange&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Tribe Called Quest perform with Anderson .Paak, Busta Rhymes and Consequence at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAMMYs?src=hash\">#GRAMMYs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kz35sUTEs7\">pic.twitter.com\/Kz35sUTEs7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201d Wol\u00e9\u00a9 II (@Kingwole) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kingwole\/status\/830990200859815937\">February 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During their breathtaking performance, rappers Busta Rhymes and Tribe Called Quest repeatedly referred to their standing president as &#8220;President Agent Orange&#8221; while referring to the hate he&#8217;s trying to engender in the country. Orange isn&#8217;t\u00a0just an on-the-nose comment regarding Trump&#8217;s complexion, but it&#8217;s worth remembering that Agent Orange is the horrifying, lethal biological weapon that the U.S used to raze forests and smoke out enemy guerilla forces during the Vietnam War: to this day, parts of\u00a0Vietnam still haven&#8217;t recovered from the drug fully. The performance also slammed the Muslim ban and closed off with a rousing, 4-part battle cry of the performers yelling, &#8220;RESIST!&#8221;<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beyonc\u00e9\u00a9: &#8220;I feel it&#8217;s vital that we learn from the past and recognize our tendencies to repeat our mistakes.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Beyonc\u00e9\u00a9&#8217;s acceptance speech was classy af <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAMMYs?src=hash\">#GRAMMYs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lemonade?src=hash\">#Lemonade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beyonce?src=hash\">#Beyonce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OwEgPBtlxC\">pic.twitter.com\/OwEgPBtlxC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201d Jordan Uhl (@JordanUhl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanUhl\/status\/830969681460748295\">February 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The history books will remember Beyonc\u00e9\u00a9&#8217;s 2017 Grammys forever&#8211;at one point, she sings while lying flat on her back, and of course, she teared visibly when Adele tried to refuse the Record of the Year accolade&#8211;but for someone who&#8217;s usually only political through her music, Beyonc\u00e9\u00a9 was encouragingly vocal about her concerns in her own acceptance speech. After <em>Lemonade<\/em> snatched the trophy for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Queen B herself read out a prepared speech that many saw as a subtle rallying cry around her own identity. &#8220;It&#8217;s important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty so they can grow up in a world where they look in the mirror \u201d first through their own families, as well as the news, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White House and the Grammys \u201d and see themselves,&#8221; Bey confessed. &#8220;This is something I want for every child of every race.&#8221;\u00a0Amen, sister: watch the speech for yourself, and you&#8217;ll have no doubts that Beyonc\u00e9\u00a9&#8217;s going to stay proud of her roots no matter the political climate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[tps_header]Music&#8217;s glitziest evening is usually better known for dazzling performances than for genuine confessions on the world as it is. 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