What They Sang

ACDC started off the night by performing ‘Rock or Bust’ and followed it up with ‘Highway to Hell’. Throughout each song this popular band danced around the stage rocking out and getting the whole crowd involved. The bright lights and the crazy crowd only added to the hype of the beginning of a night full of music. The crowds were belting out the songs along with the members on stage with the biggest smiles on their faces, clearly excited for what this year’s Grammys may bring. When ACDC began the chords of the song ‘Highway to Hell’ the crowd put on light up red devil horns and continued to rock out a little more in character and capturing the feeling of the song. I myself was belting out the words at home when my mom came down the stairs saying, “I have to see ACDC on the Grammys.” It was a clever intro and included all ages of viewers and got them all in the mood to jam out to the hits of the year.

Hozier and Annie Lennox did a stunning performance of ‘Take Me to Church’ at this year’s Grammys leaving everyone hungry for more Hozier. It was expected to be a great performance of the amazing song but Annie Lennox was a surprise to us all with her strong voice and presence on the stage. Next they sang ‘I Put a Spell on You’. The performance wasn’t anything more than two great voices singing their hearts out and having a good time. It was clear that they weren’t the only ones enjoying themselves especially when Annie Lennox engaged the audience as they all sang along. The noise from the crowd and the smiles in the room made it obvious that the night was truly about the love of music.

Sia and Kristen Wiig and Maddie Ziegler had a stunning theatrical performance of ‘Chandelier’. It was extremely emotional from the rawness in Sia`s voice to the glorious facial expression from Maddie Ziegler. There was a whole scene set up on stage while these two gave a heart wrenching performance and Sia sang her heart out about the brokenness of a life.

What They Wore

The first thing girls may have noticed when tuning into the Grammys were the clothes. We all look forward to seeing our idols looking darling and dapper but who disappointed and who brought their A game?

The gorgeous and talented Rihanna definitely made a statement on her way to the Grammys wearing a bright pink cupcake. Excuse me, a bright pink dress. Rihanna`s look was not flattering to any figure leaving many disappointed upon her arrival. Even though Rihanna could have done better with her arrival appearance, her outfit with Kayne West and Paul McCartney, for the performance of ‘fourfiveseconds’, was much more flattering. Yet, whenever Rihanna is smiling she looks beautiful, cupcake or not.

Is that Charlie XCX or the white rabbit gone mad? Charlie XCX went with a bold look of an all-white suit for this big night except for her light pink bow tie which didn’t exactly tie the look together. She also had fur draped over her arms as if to pull an elegant stunt. With this outfit already looking not so cuddly and much more like a wounded animal, Charlie XCX put her outfit into more disarray by deciding to throw on some bright pink sequenced heels. Someone please call animal control.

Queen Beyoncé was another star to wear black and of course she looked beautiful. Beyoncé had a long dress with a low V-neck as well as sheer see through fabric on the long sleeves and skirt of the dress with black designs over it. Her hair was down loose and wavy letting her whole look flow as she walked into the Grammys. Beyoncé had two looks however. Her performance of ‘Take My Hand Precious Lord’ was beautiful and her simple long white dress, I personally feel, added to her performance. She looked gorgeous and her outfit didn’t distract or take away from the song. All hail the Queen.

Here’s Who Watched

Sophomore music lover and singer, Sydney Mcbee, is involved in choir, private singing lessons, stagecraft, and is backstage in school theatre productions, so it was no surprise to hear that she watched the 2015 Grammys.

“I watch the Grammys to see who won and see if my predictions were right.”

Although McBee loves music as well as this award show she expressed some disappointments with this year’s presentation.

“There were a lot of categories that I didn’t see happen on the Grammys that I would have liked to have seen happen.” McBee says. “They didn’t show the best Alt album, they didn’t show them presenting it, which made me kind of upset.”

“I don’t think that the Song, ‘Ain’t It Fun’ by Paramore, should have been even nominated for the best rock song of the year because I don’t include it as rock,” McBee said, as she continued to criticize the set-up of the Grammys. “It is a great song so it should have been nominated for best pop song.”

After McBee expressed her few concerns she lit up with excitement as she talked about the night. “I am really glad that St. Vincent won because that is one of the best albums that was on the nominee list. Alt J`s album was definitely a runner up to St. Vincent.” McBee states happily and continues to express it as she compliments other artists. “I am also very happy for Sam Smith and Beck.”

To cope with her busy schedule of constant schoolwork and rehearsals she insists that listening to music is her cure to stay sane. “I listen to alternative and alternative rock music and when I need to study I listen to Alt J because it calms me down,” McBee says. When asked the question of how often she listens to music and why, McBee calmly retorted “How often do you breath and why?”

Watching the Grammys for McBee is mainly a matter of the artists. “I watch the Grammys to see if the artists I enjoy will win. So if there are no good artists nominated, I won’t watch.” The Grammys conflicted with The Walking Dead, an extremely popular show amongst students, which may have affected numbers of viewers on the music world`s stars’ big night. McBee addresses the issue by saying “If they chose The Walking Dead over the Grammys, they probably have never cared about the Grammys before so I don’t think they lost any viewers.”  McBee answers confidently and the statistics are somewhat backing her up. The 2015 Grammys had 25.3 million viewers, which is a six-year low for them, but it is still higher than the viewers of The Walking Dead. This glamour filled night may have been a little less popular amongst viewers but it still was a success to McBee.

Here’s Who Didn’t Watch

If you weren’t tuned into the most popular music show of the year you may have been wide eyed watching the mid-season premiere of the hit show, The Walking Dead. This action packed show full of guts and guns has captured a wide variety of viewers giving a lot of students a difficult decision on Sunday, February eighth. For the sophomore basketball and baseball player, Clayton Adams, he didn’t have any trouble choosing how he was going to spend his night.

“I have been much more invested in that series [The Walking Dead]. I have been watching it since it came out so that’s what I decided to go for.” Adams said. The Walking Dead season four ending episode had 15.7 million viewers. The mid-season premiere of season five had 15.6 million viewers, 10.1 million adults being from the ages of 18-49. This show is inarguably a success and has captured the attention of many students.

Although Adams chose the guts over the glory he still has a love for music.

“I listen to music every day and I like listening to music because it`s just a way to get rid of distractions sometimes.” Adams said. “I don’t listen to anything in particular, just whatever I like. I`d have to say hip hop or rap are my overall favorite types of music.” When Adams was asked about what it would take to get him to watch the Grammys he simply responded. “It would just have to have been on when I have nothing better to do.”