Showtime! Here comes Kanye, killing it already with “Only One.”
Any fashion thoughts so far? Hits? Misses? What the hecks?
That was some kind of delivery for a broken red wagon.
OK, while we have a minute: Who is as thunderstruck by Miranda Lambert as I am?
And while we're at it: great choice of jacket. Is Sam Smith tonight's cuddliest multiple nominee?
Sweet, down-to-earth acceptance from Sam Smith!
Sam Smith does it again with the GRAMMY for Best Pop Vocal Album.
But maybe we should be thinking ahead, instead of back. Whose performance are you most anticipating? Is it Madonna? Kanye? Katy Perry?
AND they wrote socially conscious songs including "Uptown" by The Crystals and "We Gotta Get out of This Place,” by the Animals. But you may know them best by their 1986 hit “Somewhere Out There” for the movie “An American Tail.”
A little more on Barry Mann and Cythina Weil, too, should you be up for a mini history lesson. The story goes like this: Barry Mann met Cynthia Weil when both were staff songwriters at Don Kirshner's and Al Nevin's company Aldon Music, whose offices were located in Manhattan near the famed Brill Building. They married in 1961.
And while you’re doing that, let’s think over what we’ve seen so far. What about that stunning jewelry on Ariana Grande?
... and a big night in general. One of the wonderful things about watching the GRAMMYs is the way they take you back while leading you forward. There’s something for everyone during the show, not only genre-wise, but also age-wise. The multi-generational element that’s cooked in cannot be denied, and ought to be celebrated. So: go grab your great aunt and your 11-year-old cousin and come back for more breathtaking performances and awards!
It's a big night for shorts.
Best Pop Solo Performance props to Pharrell!
... but where is Tom Jones' man cleavage tonight?
Tom Jones and Jessie J are divvying up the emotional investment this song deserves, taking it seriously. Playing it right, in other words. Respect!
This gem, of course, is “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’.” Remember the Hall & Oates version? Maybe it’s the classic Righteous Brothers one you best recall. A sad song, but a gorgeous one. Really poignant.
Earlier, Jessie J tweeted that she was excited and a "little overwhelmed" about her performance with Tom Jones tonight.
Here they’re saluting the great Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who wrote songs for everybody from Eydie Gorme to Three Dog Night.
It’s not unusual to see those two teamed up, is it? OK, maybe a little. But I like it!
