Tony Bennett and Joni Mitchell make rare appearance at Grammys
Tony Bennett made an appearance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday, in order to introduce his friend and old singing partner Lady Gaga. Gaga honored the 95-year-old crooner with an emotional performance.
Tony Bennett wasn’t the only legend who made an appearance, as Bonnie Raitt introduced another pioneer Joni Mitchell to a loud ovation.
Silk Sonic achieved quite a lot as Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak took home four awards including Record of the Year.
“We are really trying our hardest to remain humble at this point, okay,” .Paak said. “But in the industry we call that a clean sweep.”
Doja Cat won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance along with Sza, but she almost missed her own acceptance speech because she was in the litter box.
“I have never taken such a fast piss in my whole life,” she said after accepting her award.
Jon Batiste surprised a few people when his album “We Are” took home Album of the Year.
“This is for real artists, real musicians, let's just keep going,” Batiste said. “Be you, that's it. I love you.”
While there were a lot of discussions about a potential appearance on last week’s Oscars, it was actually the Grammys where Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke.
On our land, we are fighting Russia which brings horrible silence with its bombs,” Zelenskyy said. “The dead silence. Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today to tell our story.”
Video Transcript
[SCRATCHING RECORD] [WHOOSHES] TONY BENNETT: Hi, everyone. - It's amazing. - Perfect. TONY BENNETT: Please welcome Lady Gaga. [APPLAUSE] KYLIE MAR: Tony Bennett made an appearance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Sunday, in order to introduce his friend and old singing partner Lady Gaga. Gaga honored the 95-year-old crooner with an emotional performance. [MUSIC PLAYING] LADY GAGA: (SINGING) No. - Tony. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] KYLIE MAR: Tony Bennett wasn't the only legend who made an appearance as Bonnie Raitt introduced another pioneer in the music industry. BONNIE RAITT: The one and only Joni Mitchell. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] JONI MITCHELL: Thank you, Bonnie, and congratulations to you on your greatly deserved Lifetime Achievement Award. KYLIE MAR: Speaking of achievements, Silk Sonic achieved quite a lot as Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak took home four awards, including Record of the Year. ANDERSON .PAAK: We are really trying our hardest to remain humble at this point. [LAUGHTER] OK. - Yeah. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] ANDERSON .PAAK: But in the industry, we call that a clean sweep. BRUNO MARS: That's four for four. KYLIE MAR: Doja Cat won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance along with SZA, but she almost missed her own acceptance speech because she was in the litter box. DOJA CAT: I have never taken such a fast piss [AUDIO OUT] in my whole life. Thank you, everybody. KYLIE MAR: And Jon Batiste surprised a few people when "We Are" took home Album of the Year. JON BATISTE: This is for real artists, real musicians. Let's just keep going. Be you. That's it. I love you even if I don't know you. Good night. KYLIE MAR: While there was a lot of discussion about a potential appearance on last week's Oscars, it was actually the Grammys where Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: On our land, we are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs, the dead silence. Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today to tell our story. KYLIE MAR: Following Zelenskyy's powerful speech, John Legend performed "Free" along with three Ukrainian artists. JOHN LEGEND: (SINGING) Rain down, freedom rain down 'til we're all free. MIKA NEWTON: (SINGING) Free. JOHN LEGEND: (SINGING) Free, 'til we're all free. [PEW] [WHOOSH]
