Arts Editor, Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn covered the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, February 10th 2012.
11:31pm: Signing off from my couch. These Grammys were a snooze. Goodnight!
11:30pm: This concludes the 2013 Grammy Awards.
11:29pm: LL Cool J closes the show off with his own performance.
11:21pm: Babel by Mumford and Sons wins Album of the Year. I approve!
11:20pm: Adele is presenting Album of the Year, I wish she was singing!
11:19pm: A song about Forest Gump? Why?
11:02pm: Elton John and Zac Brown commemorate the victims of Sandy Hook in a beautiful, yet loud, song.
10:44pm: The Grammy for Record of the Year goes to… Somebody That I Used To Know! I love this song ahh!
10:39pm: Woah Carrie Underwood. What is going on with your dress?
10:32pm: Fun. wins the well-deserved Grammy for Best New Artist!!!
10:31pm: Katy Perry on stage to present best new artist… I wonder who it’s going to be!
10:16pm: Ziggy Marley, Rihanna, Sting, and Bruno Mars all join in to sing a beautiful and entertaining tribute to Bob Marley. Everyone in the crowd is on their feet.
10:15pm: Ellen looks like she’s having a blast!
10:13pm: I might be biased in my observation but it looks to me that everyone in the audience has just woken up and is finally having fun. Way to go Bruno!
10:11pm: Sting joins in but his voice is almost inaudible.
10:10pm: Finally! Something to wake me up. Bruno Mars performs with his usual beautiful vocals and amazing energy.
10:02pm: Zac Brown Band wins the Grammy for Best Country Album. Zac looks like a rabbi today.
9:58pm: Ladies and Gents, Kelly Clarkson singing a beautiful song.
9:47pm: The Grammy for Best Rap Collaboration goes to Jay-Z, Kaye West and Frank Ocean!
9:40pm: Rihanna takes the stage. This is a very very slow song.
9:35pm: Okay, now for the real fun! The Grammy for Best Pop Vocal goes to Stronger by Kelly Clarkson!
9:30pm: Alicia Keys and Adam Levine sing together… Heavenly!
9:29pm: Alicia Keys on the drums? Interesting.
9:27pm: Maroon 5 sounds beautiful… as usual!
9:27pm: The performance I’ve been waiting for all night!
9:26 pm: The Black Keys win the Grammy for best Rock Performance!
9:16pm: The Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album goes to Frank Ocean.
9:10pm: How did they get everything B&W?
9:08pm: Ellen is so funny! Thank you Ellen, for making me laugh.
9:06pm: Beyonce and Ellen Degeneris!
8:58pm: Mumford and Sons is so much fun!
8:58pm: Johnny Depp introduces Mumford and Sons.
8:55pm: The winner of Song Of The Year is… We Are Young! (called it!)
8:49 pm: Looks like Rihanna and Chris Brown are really hitting it off in the front row together… too soon?
8:46pm: The Best Country Solo Performance goes to Carrie Underwood!
8:45pm: I wish my mom would stop asking if Wiz and Khalifa are the same person.
8:43pm: Tribute to Dick Clark… Very short tribute
8:38 pm: I will not comment on Miranda’s appearance… However, her pink microphone is nice.
8:36 pm: Its Bonnie Ray and John Meyer introducing Miranda lambert and Derx Bentley… eh country
8:29pm: It’s actually raining on the stage! That is too cool.
8:28pm: I’m not a fan of Fun’s outfit choices, but I love this song!
8:27 pm: And now a performance from Fun. So excited!!!!
8:26 pm: The award for best pop solo performance goes to . . . Adele! She gets the first Grammy of the evening for her song “Set Fire to the Rain”
8:24 pm: It’s Pittbull and J. Lo J.Lo not tzniusdik b/c she’s channeling Angelina Jolie’s leg.
8:14pm: Ed Sheeran and Elton John. What an interesting combo!
8:14pm: I’m ready for my show!
8:13pm: That’s adorable, LL Cool J gave his Grammy to his “Grammy. ” Get it?
8:11pm: Get to the music, LL Cool J.
8:09pm: Uh-oh! Did I just notice a British accent coming from Taylor? Is she already mocking her ex-boyfriend (still boyfriend?) Harry Styles? Oy Taylor…
8:07pm: The performance is very Alice-in-Wonderland-esque… It’s visually entertaining, I guess.
8:06pm: Taylor Swift opens with ” We Are Never Getting Back Together”
8:00pm: I wonder what Taylor Swift will open up with!