The #Grammys 2018 Recap In Bulletpoints And Gifs
By: Kayla Pasacreta
Watching the Grammy's has always been a wonderful cultural and musical moment, but BOY, does social media enhance the watching experience of the Grammy's. Over 3.5 million users live tweeted their reactions and comments about the 2018 Grammy Awards. Taking place in the midst of a moment in time full of political and cultural cornerstones, much was expected from this year's ceremony.
First thing's first, some dope artists got snubbed:
Snubs
- CTRL, SZA
- Culture, Migos (feel free to debate about this)
- DAMN, Kendrick Lamar
- 4:44, Jay-Z
- Awaken, My Love!, Childish Gambino
Beyond the snubs, the show had some pretty dope moments.
The best moments
- Celebs like Hillary Clinton, Cardi B, and John Legend reading embarrassingly funny excerpts from "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House". Click the picture of John to check out the gifs from the segment.
- The re-emergence of thick Rihanna to perform "Wild Thoughts" with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller
- Blue running the show and gesturing for her parents to be quiet.
- Kesha's moving performance of "Praying"
- Cardi B and Bruno Mars bringing all the finesse to the stage.
- Logic using his privilege to talk about some real issues. *claps*
- SZA performing "Broken Clocks"
Our fave Red Carpet moments:
- Ashad being the cutest damn baby ever.
- Cardi B, um, said she had butterflies in her stomach and...vagina.
- The ultra-talented Khalid walking his first-ever Grammy's red carpet.
- Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, aka the best Twitter-couple duo, gracing the red carpet.
- Shy Glizzy straight stuntin' repping DC.
- SZA slaaaying.
What was your favorite Grammy moment?
