Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and more soared, while the telecast left much to be desired.
Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt, andBest Country Albumwinner Chris Stapleton followed with nasty guitars tohonor B.B.
Kingwith a sweet salute of The Thrill Is Gone.
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(Eulogized Lemmy Kilmister deserved better.)
Ceremonybookends by Taylor Swift, meanwhile, were but before-and-afterthoughts.
As a cohesive awards show, the Grammys didnt flowhow could they?
But how many times were performers introduced as having just won their first Grammy Award?
(Power to Lamar, though, who used his airtime to accomplish both.)
