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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 812px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951426\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-02-at-1.17.53-AM.png\" alt=\"A gold, purple and orange design showing a mystic and a crystal ball, one hand raised in wonder.\" width=\"812\" height=\"1186\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-02-at-1.17.53-AM.png 812w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-02-at-1.17.53-AM-800x1168.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-02-at-1.17.53-AM-160x234.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-02-at-1.17.53-AM-768x1122.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1967 Bonnie MacLean design promoting Cream at the Fillmore. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Haight Street Art Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Feb. 4, 2020, the world lost Bonnie MacLean — an artist whose work adorned \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13414955/without-charles-sullivan-thered-be-no-fillmore-as-we-know-it\">Fillmore\u003c/a> music posters throughout the Summer of Love. MacLean’s images encompassed elements of art nouveau, psychedelia and hippie culture. They used high contrast colors for maximum impact. And they advertised concerts for the likes of Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Chuck Berry, The Doors, Donovan and Pink Floyd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13950359']During her time making the Fillmore — and San Francisco — a more beautiful place, MacClean designed just 32 posters. Nine of those collectors’ items are currently on display as part of \u003ca href=\"https://haightstreetart.org/pages/women-of-rock-art\">\u003cem>Women of Rock Art: 1965-2023\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a new exhibit at the Haight Street Art Center curated by Ben Marks. The show focuses exclusively on female poster artists, many of whom hail from the Bay Area or lived here at some point. (They may not have local links, but the striking work of \u003ca href=\"https://www.taramcpherson.com/\">Tara McPherson\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://isadorabullock.art/\">Isadora Bullock\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.housandarts.com/\">Chelsea Housand\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sadiemaysart.com/about\">Sadie May\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://mishkawestell.com/posters/\">Mishka Westell\u003c/a> feels perfectly at home in this show.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The exhibit is a jaunt through this particular brand of rock ‘n’ roll artwork through the decades — almost all of which reflects its era and the influences of the women making it. Two hundred pieces by 55 artists are included, starting with hand-drawn hallucinogen-inspired experiments of the 1960s. That style was perfected by Berkeley-born \u003ca href=\"https://www.johnmccarty.org/sam-sirdofsky/\">Samantha Sirdofsky\u003c/a>, but lovingly and more loosely played with by others, including a mysterious artist known only as Marjorie. The screen-printed work of Coralie Russo carries similar silhouettes to her peers but a simpler, bolder color palette — a product of her tool of choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951568\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 552px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951568\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/420398214_1130167161752507_5972252161436470687_n.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a woman's face, facing forward, wearing a winged helmet with a peace sign on it.\" width=\"552\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/420398214_1130167161752507_5972252161436470687_n.jpg 552w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/420398214_1130167161752507_5972252161436470687_n-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1967 anti-draft benefit poster by Coralie Russo. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The posters from this period aren’t just for live shows. Some promote anti-draft benefits, children’s events and one Grateful Dead concert that also featured “mime troupe puppets.” Given the limited opportunities available for female artists of the period, it’s no wonder they were advertising some of the more fringe gatherings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13950886']It’s well established that the art of San Francisco’s 1960s music scene was dominated by the so-called “Big Five”: Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Victor Moscoco, Rick Griffin and Wes Wilson. Bonnie MacLean was only granted more opportunities at the Fillmore after Bill Graham and Wes Wilson had a difference of opinion and Wilson quit. MacLean was readily available — she was married to Graham at the time. Even so, before Wilson left she had been relegated to painting noticeboards within the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the exhibit is presented without comment and that’s no accident either. Curator Ben Marks explained to KQED that despite his best efforts, little is known today about some of the earliest women featured. Thankfully, the exhibit’s introductory statement acknowledges just what these women were up against at the dawn of the artform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1660px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951587\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-1.27.07-PM.png\" alt=\"A wall of scrappy multicolored flyers advertising concerts.\" width=\"1660\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-1.27.07-PM.png 1660w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-1.27.07-PM-800x520.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-1.27.07-PM-1020x664.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-1.27.07-PM-160x104.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-1.27.07-PM-768x500.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-05-at-1.27.07-PM-1536x999.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1660px) 100vw, 1660px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Women of Rock Art’ also features a wall of 1980s flyers donated by Seattle punk band, Student Nurse. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Post-1960s, \u003cem>Women of Rock Art\u003c/em> rather starkly leaps straight into the 1980s — a jump made all the more jarring by that decade’s shift away from paint to photography. That style is best embodied here by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11966749/meet-the-woman-behind-the-fillmores-famous-posters\">the work of Arlene Owseichik\u003c/a>, but feels a touch impersonal by comparison to everything around it. No fault of the artist: The work embodies that decade’s hard lean away from the crowded, swirling aesthetics of the 1970s and into a new, cleaner, MTV-infused modernity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='news_11966749']Work on display here from the ’90s demonstrates valiant attempts at combining photos and screen-printing on the same poster. That method was sadly short-lived, and dynamic posters here for Throwing Muses, Big Star and Lush will make you wonder why we gave up on it altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new millennium brought with it a return to hyper-detailed and hand-drawn pieces, like that of Bay Area artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.laurenyurkovich.com/\">Lauren Yurkovich\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://alexandrafischerstudio.com/\">Alexandra Fischer\u003c/a>. There have been few obvious trend shifts in the last 20 years either — a post-modern reflection of the ways in which music culture has become more egalitarian since the dawn of the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is, however, impossible to ignore the sense of full circularity when looking at some of the newest posters on display. One 2022 Soul Asylum promo by \u003ca href=\"https://www.carolynferris.com/\">Carolyn Ferris\u003c/a> — featuring a woman’s face in side profile with band names unfurling in front of her in waves — appears to be a direct homage to a 1967 Bonnie MacLean piece elsewhere in the exhibit. And Oakland-based artist \u003ca href=\"https://caitlinmattisson.com/\">Caitlin Mattison\u003c/a> combines hyper-detailed modern techniques with aesthetics that clearly hark back to the work of the women that came before her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1995px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951554\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration featuring a bohemian looking woman sitting on a horseshoe and surrounded by wilderness.\" width=\"1995\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-scaled.jpg 1995w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-800x1026.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1020x1309.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-160x205.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-768x985.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1197x1536.jpg 1197w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1596x2048.jpg 1596w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1920x2463.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caitlin Mattison’s poster for last year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>All of which would no doubt thrill Bonnie MacLean. In one interview a few years before her death, MacLean noted: “I think handwork needs to be kept alive. It’s something people are inclined to do naturally. It’s something we have a human built-in desire to do. It always has been. It still is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Women of Rock Art: 1965-2023’ is on display now through April 14, 2024. Artist and photographer Arlene Owseichik will appear for a Q&A on Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. An official opening party will take place on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. Visit the \u003ca href=\"https://haightstreetart.org/\">Haight Street Art Center website\u003c/a> for details.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Work on display here from the ’90s demonstrates valiant attempts at combining photos and screen-printing on the same poster. That method was sadly short-lived, and dynamic posters here for Throwing Muses, Big Star and Lush will make you wonder why we gave up on it altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new millennium brought with it a return to hyper-detailed and hand-drawn pieces, like that of Bay Area artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.laurenyurkovich.com/\">Lauren Yurkovich\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://alexandrafischerstudio.com/\">Alexandra Fischer\u003c/a>. There have been few obvious trend shifts in the last 20 years either — a post-modern reflection of the ways in which music culture has become more egalitarian since the dawn of the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is, however, impossible to ignore the sense of full circularity when looking at some of the newest posters on display. One 2022 Soul Asylum promo by \u003ca href=\"https://www.carolynferris.com/\">Carolyn Ferris\u003c/a> — featuring a woman’s face in side profile with band names unfurling in front of her in waves — appears to be a direct homage to a 1967 Bonnie MacLean piece elsewhere in the exhibit. And Oakland-based artist \u003ca href=\"https://caitlinmattisson.com/\">Caitlin Mattison\u003c/a> combines hyper-detailed modern techniques with aesthetics that clearly hark back to the work of the women that came before her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1995px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951554\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration featuring a bohemian looking woman sitting on a horseshoe and surrounded by wilderness.\" width=\"1995\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-scaled.jpg 1995w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-800x1026.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1020x1309.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-160x205.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-768x985.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1197x1536.jpg 1197w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1596x2048.jpg 1596w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/20240201_163620-1920x2463.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caitlin Mattison’s poster for last year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>All of which would no doubt thrill Bonnie MacLean. In one interview a few years before her death, MacLean noted: “I think handwork needs to be kept alive. It’s something people are inclined to do naturally. It’s something we have a human built-in desire to do. It always has been. It still is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Women of Rock Art: 1965-2023’ is on display now through April 14, 2024. Artist and photographer Arlene Owseichik will appear for a Q&A on Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. An official opening party will take place on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. Visit the \u003ca href=\"https://haightstreetart.org/\">Haight Street Art Center website\u003c/a> for details.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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But the category’s inclusion of women artists across the pop and R&B spectrum stands in stark contrast to candidates nominated last year, which included Latin pop star Bad Bunny, rock band Coldplay and a win by Harry Styles’ \u003cem>Harry’s House \u003c/em>over Beyoncé’s \u003cem>RENAISSANCE\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tonight’s main event, hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, opened with a medley of two new songs performed by Dua Lipa — her recent single “Houdini” and the unreleased “Training Season,” both from her forthcoming studio album — sandwiching a snippet from her song from the \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> soundtrack, “Dance the Night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the first televised award presentation of the evening, Miley Cyrus won best pop solo performance for her song “Flowers.” As she noted a few minutes later during a raucous performance of the hit, it was her first-ever Grammy win. Cyrus took full advantage of the spotlight during the performance, ribbing the audience for not singing along to the song more at the start, and throwing her mic down at its end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzlpHYXIzdY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Never one to be upstaged, Taylor Swift took her turn at the spotlight — while accepting her 13th career Grammy, this time for best pop vocal album — to let the audience and her fans in on a secret: she has a new album on the way, \u003cem>The Tortured Poets Department\u003c/em>, dropping April 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13951430']The Grammys are notable (or infamous) for their unlikely live collaborations, but one of the most hotly anticipated joint performances of this year was Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman’s duet on Chapman’s song “Fast Car,” which Combs has brought back into the public eye. Chapman, who performed the song at the Grammys 35 years ago, when it was nominated for record and song of the year and she won best new artist along with two other prizes, was not announced as a performer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colombian singer and songwriter Karol G took home the award for best musica urbana album, for her album\u003cem>Mañana Será Bonito\u003c/em>. “This is my first time at the Grammys, and this is my first time holding my own,” Karol G said during her acceptance speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SZA performed a duet of two of her hits: “Snooze” and “Kill Bill,” the first with a stage set featuring a literal dumpster fire, and the second with references to Quentin Tarantino’s films of the same name. Later, she won the Grammy for best R&B song for “Snooze,” thanking her family and team. “You don’t understand, I came really, really far, and it feels very fake,” she said during her emotional speech. “I’m not a very attractive crier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMKQIgh85Kk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billie Eilish performed her song “What Was I Made For?” from the \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> soundtrack, which beat out three other cuts from the soundtrack (Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night,” Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken,” and Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s “Barbie World”) to win the Grammy for best song written for visual media earlier in the night. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since there are actually 94 Grammy categories, most awards are presented hours before the televised ceremony. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The Grammys are notable (or infamous) for their unlikely live collaborations, but one of the most hotly anticipated joint performances of this year was Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman’s duet on Chapman’s song “Fast Car,” which Combs has brought back into the public eye. Chapman, who performed the song at the Grammys 35 years ago, when it was nominated for record and song of the year and she won best new artist along with two other prizes, was not announced as a performer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colombian singer and songwriter Karol G took home the award for best musica urbana album, for her album\u003cem>Mañana Será Bonito\u003c/em>. “This is my first time at the Grammys, and this is my first time holding my own,” Karol G said during her acceptance speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SZA performed a duet of two of her hits: “Snooze” and “Kill Bill,” the first with a stage set featuring a literal dumpster fire, and the second with references to Quentin Tarantino’s films of the same name. Later, she won the Grammy for best R&B song for “Snooze,” thanking her family and team. “You don’t understand, I came really, really far, and it feels very fake,” she said during her emotional speech. “I’m not a very attractive crier.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/FMKQIgh85Kk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/FMKQIgh85Kk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Billie Eilish performed her song “What Was I Made For?” from the \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> soundtrack, which beat out three other cuts from the soundtrack (Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night,” Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken,” and Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s “Barbie World”) to win the Grammy for best song written for visual media earlier in the night. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since there are actually 94 Grammy categories, most awards are presented hours before the televised ceremony. Among the winners in that pre-telecast ceremony were boygenius, the indie supergroup composed of singer-songwriters Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers, who took home three awards for best rock song, best rock performance and best alternative music album for its release \u003cem>the record\u003c/em>. SZA, nominated for nine Grammys, the most of any artist, earned her first two in the best progressive R&B and best pop duo/group performance categories, the latter for “Ghost In The Machine,” featuring boygenius member Bridgers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Killer Mike’s solo autobiographical album, \u003cem>Michael\u003c/em>, and his first in more than a decade, won in three of the four rap categories, taking home best rap performance, best rap song and best rap album. The rapper was handcuffed and escorted out of the venue by police shortly before the televised ceremony, according to \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2024/music/news/killer-mike-grammys-handcuffs-1235897372/#recipient_hashed=d0fb2ac9319a8fb7706ab82ce78458eb2dfd3070a4bcba67337ace27f83e7f94&recipient_salt=118e54f0cf77b06b8ed467582be14fb86e395ab39cc76a7c88524fc23b243123\">a report\u003c/a> in \u003cem>Variety\u003c/em>. When reached by NPR, the LAPD did not provide more information about reports of the arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=At+the+2024+Grammys%2C+Tracy+Chapman+and+Taylor+Swift+offer+surprises&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "Red Carpet Looks From the 2024 Grammy Awards",
"headTitle": "Red Carpet Looks From the 2024 Grammy Awards | KQED",
"content": "\u003cp>The 66th annual Grammy Award show is in full swing. Trevor Noah is hosting for his fourth consecutive year at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Some big names are attending including SZA, who has nine nominations for her album \u003cem>SOS\u003c/em>, as well as Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A number of artists will perform live during the show. Joni Mitchell, a nominee tonight and a nine Grammy award winner, will be performing at the show tonight for the first time. Her live album \u003cem>Joni Mitchell in Newport\u003c/em> is up for best folk album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some of the most memorable looks of the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951526\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951526\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman in a high cut white flowing gown and long black gloves.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift. \u003ccite>(Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1710px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951473\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man in a green suit and a Black woman in a tight rose gold gown stand on the red carpet. The woman is holding a small child.\" width=\"1710\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-scaled.jpg 1710w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-800x1198.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1020x1527.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1368x2048.jpg 1368w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1920x2874.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1710px) 100vw, 1710px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Gaines, Victoria Monét, and Hazel Monét Gaines. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951502\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black woman strikes a pose in a plunging PVC and silver gown.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1316\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM-800x1219.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM-160x244.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM-768x1170.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janelle Monae. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM.png\" alt=\"A tattooed woman stands in a sheer skin toned gown in the red carpet. She is looking over her shoulder.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM-800x1231.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM-160x246.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM-768x1181.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doja Cat. \u003ccite>(Jordan Strauss/ Invision/ AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951504\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with cascading dark hair stands on the red carpet wearing a tight white gown.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951505\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman with big hair stands on the red carpet in a gold sheer gown.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM-800x1207.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM-160x241.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM-768x1159.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miley Cyrus. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1818px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951476\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A slender blond woman in a black and silver dress and a bald man in black suit and sunglasses stand on the red carpet with two young girls in black dresses.\" width=\"1818\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-scaled.jpg 1818w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-800x1126.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1020x1436.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-160x225.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-768x1081.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1091x1536.jpg 1091w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1455x2048.jpg 1455w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1920x2703.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1818px) 100vw, 1818px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexis Roderick, Billy Joel, Della Joel and Remy Joel \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951506\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman with red and black hair stands on the red carpet wearing oversized black pants and a bomber jacket.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billie Eilish. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 866px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951507\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM.png\" alt=\"A smiling Black woman wearing a plunging silver gown.\" width=\"866\" height=\"1228\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM.png 866w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM-800x1134.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM-160x227.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM-768x1089.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coco Jones. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951478\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1871px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951478\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with long red hair wearing a plunging silver and sheer dress.\" width=\"1871\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-scaled.jpg 1871w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-800x1094.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1020x1395.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-160x219.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-768x1051.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1123x1536.jpg 1123w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1497x2048.jpg 1497w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1920x2627.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1871px) 100vw, 1871px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dua Lipa. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951508\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951508\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM.png\" alt=\"A smiling man in an all black tudedo.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1284\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM-800x1192.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM-160x238.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM-768x1144.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noah Kahan. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951509\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women in matching white suits and red ties.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker of Boygenius. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1804px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951480\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man in an embroidered suit and a woman in a shiny pale blue gown.\" width=\"1804\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-scaled.jpg 1804w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-800x1135.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1020x1448.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-160x227.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-768x1090.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1082x1536.jpg 1082w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1443x2048.jpg 1443w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1920x2725.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1804px) 100vw, 1804px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peso Pluma and Nicki Nicole. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951510\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951510\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM.png\" alt=\"A young white women stands smiling in a cropped corset and black skirt.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM-800x1228.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM-160x246.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM-768x1179.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gracie Abrams. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951511\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM.png\" alt=\"A man in a brown elaborately patterned suit stands with a woman in a high cut silver gown.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1218\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM-800x1133.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM-160x227.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM-768x1088.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calvin Harris and Vick Hope. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951512\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair poses in a sheer, very frilled skirt and pink top.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM-800x1083.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM-160x217.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM-768x1040.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paty Cantu. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1684px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951484\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a neon yellow suit and a woman in a lilac fitted gown.\" width=\"1684\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-scaled.jpg 1684w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-800x1216.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1020x1551.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-160x243.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-768x1167.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1347x2048.jpg 1347w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1920x2919.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951513\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951513\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM.png\" alt=\"A man in a patchwork suit.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM-800x1204.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM-160x241.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM-768x1156.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Sheeran. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951486\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1690px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951486\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365.jpg\" alt=\"A striking woman in a white gown with oversized collar.\" width=\"1690\" height=\"2452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365.jpg 1690w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-800x1161.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-1020x1480.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-160x232.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-768x1114.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-1059x1536.jpg 1059w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-1412x2048.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1690px) 100vw, 1690px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kat Graham. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951514\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black woman with a lip piercing and cropped hair stands in a silver and black gown.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1194\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM-800x1106.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM-160x221.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM-768x1061.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fantasia Barrino. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951515\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Two Black men wearing sunglasses and oversized shirts and pants stand side by side. One of them has a small boy at his side.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1216\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM-800x1129.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM-160x226.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM-768x1083.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Hit and Hit-Boy. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951516\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951516\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a shiny black Versace suit and sunglasses.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM-800x1091.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM-160x218.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM-768x1047.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Babyface. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951517\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman in a beige hat and cascading multicolor dress.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1238\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM-800x1149.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM-160x230.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM-768x1103.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Daigle. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951491\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1688px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951491\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a black suit with very long sleeves.\" width=\"1688\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-scaled.jpg 1688w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-800x1213.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-1020x1547.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-160x243.jpg 160w, 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src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman wearing an orange suit and pink blouse.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM-800x1181.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM-160x236.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM-768x1134.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandi Carlile. \u003ccite>(ROBYN BECK/ AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The 66th annual Grammy Award show is in full swing. Trevor Noah is hosting for his fourth consecutive year at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Some big names are attending including SZA, who has nine nominations for her album \u003cem>SOS\u003c/em>, as well as Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A number of artists will perform live during the show. Joni Mitchell, a nominee tonight and a nine Grammy award winner, will be performing at the show tonight for the first time. Her live album \u003cem>Joni Mitchell in Newport\u003c/em> is up for best folk album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some of the most memorable looks of the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951526\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951526\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman in a high cut white flowing gown and long black gloves.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986539539-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift. \u003ccite>(Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1710px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951473\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man in a green suit and a Black woman in a tight rose gold gown stand on the red carpet. The woman is holding a small child.\" width=\"1710\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-scaled.jpg 1710w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-800x1198.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1020x1527.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1368x2048.jpg 1368w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986096056_custom-8a8fa8595ffc8e48f7ea2f45bb2f3b34187dbd2c-1920x2874.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1710px) 100vw, 1710px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Gaines, Victoria Monét, and Hazel Monét Gaines. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951502\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black woman strikes a pose in a plunging PVC and silver gown.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1316\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM-800x1219.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM-160x244.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.33.54-PM-768x1170.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janelle Monae. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM.png\" alt=\"A tattooed woman stands in a sheer skin toned gown in the red carpet. She is looking over her shoulder.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM-800x1231.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM-160x246.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.35.36-PM-768x1181.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doja Cat. \u003ccite>(Jordan Strauss/ Invision/ AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951504\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with cascading dark hair stands on the red carpet wearing a tight white gown.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986476579-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951505\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman with big hair stands on the red carpet in a gold sheer gown.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM-800x1207.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM-160x241.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.40.39-PM-768x1159.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miley Cyrus. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1818px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951476\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A slender blond woman in a black and silver dress and a bald man in black suit and sunglasses stand on the red carpet with two young girls in black dresses.\" width=\"1818\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-scaled.jpg 1818w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-800x1126.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1020x1436.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-160x225.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-768x1081.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1091x1536.jpg 1091w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1455x2048.jpg 1455w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986261016_custom-de7f432d40b105e7f9ae46f72d1ac98c20d9157f-1920x2703.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1818px) 100vw, 1818px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexis Roderick, Billy Joel, Della Joel and Remy Joel \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951506\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman with red and black hair stands on the red carpet wearing oversized black pants and a bomber jacket.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986204941-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billie Eilish. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 866px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951507\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM.png\" alt=\"A smiling Black woman wearing a plunging silver gown.\" width=\"866\" height=\"1228\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM.png 866w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM-800x1134.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM-160x227.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.48.15-PM-768x1089.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coco Jones. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951478\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1871px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951478\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with long red hair wearing a plunging silver and sheer dress.\" width=\"1871\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-scaled.jpg 1871w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-800x1094.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1020x1395.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-160x219.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-768x1051.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1123x1536.jpg 1123w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1497x2048.jpg 1497w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986154109_custom-a5e323e0f2eef6e01f49dc39891204f7865a53ae-1920x2627.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1871px) 100vw, 1871px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dua Lipa. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951508\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951508\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM.png\" alt=\"A smiling man in an all black tudedo.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1284\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM-800x1192.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM-160x238.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.52.14-PM-768x1144.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noah Kahan. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951509\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women in matching white suits and red ties.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1986036640-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker of Boygenius. \u003ccite>(Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1804px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951480\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man in an embroidered suit and a woman in a shiny pale blue gown.\" width=\"1804\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-scaled.jpg 1804w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-800x1135.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1020x1448.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-160x227.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-768x1090.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1082x1536.jpg 1082w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1443x2048.jpg 1443w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986285428_custom-ebc16f62530f5626c4fba70e74a43148ed58e753-1920x2725.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1804px) 100vw, 1804px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peso Pluma and Nicki Nicole. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951510\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951510\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM.png\" alt=\"A young white women stands smiling in a cropped corset and black skirt.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM-800x1228.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM-160x246.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.57.45-PM-768x1179.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gracie Abrams. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951511\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM.png\" alt=\"A man in a brown elaborately patterned suit stands with a woman in a high cut silver gown.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1218\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM-800x1133.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM-160x227.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-6.59.58-PM-768x1088.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calvin Harris and Vick Hope. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951512\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair poses in a sheer, very frilled skirt and pink top.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM-800x1083.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM-160x217.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.02.17-PM-768x1040.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paty Cantu. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1684px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951484\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a neon yellow suit and a woman in a lilac fitted gown.\" width=\"1684\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-scaled.jpg 1684w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-800x1216.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1020x1551.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-160x243.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-768x1167.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1347x2048.jpg 1347w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986219918_custom-a8b9e169b7e6df7e8e2b421f4ff3460ac3cc7cbd-1920x2919.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951513\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951513\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM.png\" alt=\"A man in a patchwork suit.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM-800x1204.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM-160x241.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.05.54-PM-768x1156.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Sheeran. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951486\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1690px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951486\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365.jpg\" alt=\"A striking woman in a white gown with oversized collar.\" width=\"1690\" height=\"2452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365.jpg 1690w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-800x1161.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-1020x1480.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-160x232.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-768x1114.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-1059x1536.jpg 1059w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986220436_custom-37a30414683ff4ae216933a6548d857329336365-1412x2048.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1690px) 100vw, 1690px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kat Graham. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951514\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black woman with a lip piercing and cropped hair stands in a silver and black gown.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1194\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM-800x1106.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM-160x221.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.08.22-PM-768x1061.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fantasia Barrino. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951515\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Two Black men wearing sunglasses and oversized shirts and pants stand side by side. One of them has a small boy at his side.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1216\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM-800x1129.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM-160x226.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.10.10-PM-768x1083.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Hit and Hit-Boy. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951516\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951516\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a shiny black Versace suit and sunglasses.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM-800x1091.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM-160x218.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.12.10-PM-768x1047.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Babyface. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951517\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman in a beige hat and cascading multicolor dress.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1238\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM-800x1149.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM-160x230.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.14.02-PM-768x1103.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Daigle. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951491\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1688px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951491\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a black suit with very long sleeves.\" width=\"1688\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-scaled.jpg 1688w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-800x1213.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-1020x1547.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-160x243.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-768x1165.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-1013x1536.jpg 1013w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-1350x2048.jpg 1350w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986063826_custom-c2661e793822b239b81cd2bf4587beddec235084-1920x2912.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1688px) 100vw, 1688px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Figueroa. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 864px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951518\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.17.31-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing a red gown with structured straps that sprout into feathers over her head.\" width=\"864\" height=\"1302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.17.31-PM.png 864w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.17.31-PM-800x1206.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.17.31-PM-160x241.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.17.31-PM-768x1157.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dawn Richard. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951493\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1698px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951493\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A white man with scruffy facial hair in a black suit.\" width=\"1698\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-scaled.jpg 1698w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-800x1206.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-1020x1538.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-160x241.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-768x1158.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-1358x2048.jpg 1358w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/gettyimages-1986027176_custom-5cc671e7860ce4cd2b3c52b6794c59d04a5186bb-1920x2895.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Groban. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.20.45-PM.png\" alt=\"A Black man with shoulder length dreadlocks stands wearing a white shirt, black pants and sunglasses.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1296\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.20.45-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.20.45-PM-800x1203.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.20.45-PM-160x241.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.20.45-PM-768x1155.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Burton. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 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She is wearing an off the shoulder black dress.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1286\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.22.37-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.22.37-PM-800x1196.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.22.37-PM-160x239.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.22.37-PM-768x1148.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlotte Lawrence. \u003ccite>(Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951521\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman wearing an orange suit and pink blouse.\" width=\"860\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM.png 860w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM-800x1181.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM-160x236.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.24.16-PM-768x1134.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandi Carlile. \u003ccite>(ROBYN BECK/ AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 860px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full 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862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951523\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.27.32-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman wearing a flowing orange gown.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.27.32-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.27.32-PM-800x1257.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.27.32-PM-160x251.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.27.32-PM-768x1206.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tessa Brooks. \u003ccite>(Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.29.09-PM.png\" alt=\"A white man with curly brown hair and glasses wearing black pants and green and gold band jacket.\" width=\"862\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.29.09-PM.png 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.29.09-PM-800x1231.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.29.09-PM-160x246.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-04-at-7.29.09-PM-768x1181.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tessa Brooks. \u003ccite>(Marc Whitmore Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images for The Recording 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"title": "Let’s Analyze Patrick Swayze’s ‘Road House’ Like It’s a Perfectly Normal Movie",
"headTitle": "Let’s Analyze Patrick Swayze’s ‘Road House’ Like It’s a Perfectly Normal Movie | KQED",
"content": "\u003cp>There’s a new version of \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> on the horizon, starring Taylor Swift’s Meanest Ex-Boyfriend (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13906513/all-too-well-parody-jake-gyllenhaal-taylor-swift-john-elliott-san-francisco\">Jake Gyllenhaal\u003c/a>) and the Most Irritating Man Alive (Conor McGregor).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are there any good reasons to remake this 1989 Patrick Swayze classic? Absolutely not. Will it be as preposterous as the original? Based on \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0ZsLudtfjI\">the trailer\u003c/a>, in which someone can be seen getting attacked by an alligator, it might actually be as off-the-charts unhinged as the first one was. At the very least, the new one promises to be a bit more diverse (not a massive challenge, admittedly) with Jessica Williams as a bar owner and Arturo Castro (Jaimé from \u003cem>Broad City\u003c/em>!) as a brawler.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new version drops on Prime Video on March 21, so now seems like a good time to talk about the original \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> in (a possibly unnecessary amount of) detail. You know — for people too young to have heard of this movie. And people who saw it a long time ago but are unwilling to sit inside that much testosterone ever again. And people who want to hear about the highlights without having to watch Patrick Swayze silently observing bar patrons for several minutes at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is the 1989 ‘Road House’ about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> is about Dalton (played wirily by P. Swizzle), a nightclub security expert who has a degree in philosophy and also enjoys stitching up his own knife wounds without pain medication. Like a Real Man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One night, Dalton is approached by a dude in a turquoise bolo tie named Frank Tilghman. Tilghman owns a rural Missouri bar named the Double Deuce that he describes as “the kind of place where they sweep up the eyeballs after closing.” Dalton agrees to help clean up the joint for $5,000 up front, $500 a night and medical expenses. (I feel like that’s maybe all of the money this bar would even have on hand, but cool, sure, whatever.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951168\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-29-at-2.27.49-PM-e1706567371368.png\" alt=\"A white man standing in front of chicken wire laughs while talking to another man. They are indoors and it is smokey.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1212\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Wanna hear about the time I killed a guy?’ \u003ccite>(United Artists)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once in town, Dalton moves into a barn (naturally) where he can do oily tai chi down by the river and sex to ladies on his flat roof. Across the river lives Evil Rich Stereotype Guy Brad Wesley who startles horses with his helicopter and extorts money out of every business in town. Soon, Dalton and Wesley are in an escalating war in which multiple buildings get inexplicably blown up and many, \u003cem>many\u003c/em> faces get punched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13939927']At the bar, Dalton does a bunch of reorganizing and says things like, “I’m telling you straight. It’s my way or the highway.” At one point he announces: “We’ve got entirely too many troublemakers here. Too many 40-year-old adolescents, felons, power drinkers, and trustees of modern chemistry.” (Don’t threaten me with a good time, Dalton!) Dalton is an excellent security guy but is absolutely abysmal at trash talk. “You’re too stupid to have a good time!” he yells before promptly breaking one guy’s ankle. (Is this really the best you can do with a philosophy degree, sir?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Halfway through the movie, Dalton’s best friend Wade Garrett shows up. Wade is played by Sam Elliott looking like a sexy, white, salt-and-pepper Jesus. Soon, he too is embroiled in the feud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951155\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951155\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-29-at-1.50.51-PM-e1706565197647.png\" alt=\"A man with shaggy salt and pepper hair and stubble rests one arm on his head and looks forward.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1243\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Multiple people refer to Sam Elliott as ‘old man’ throughout ‘Road House’ and I’m sorry, what now? \u003ccite>(United Artists)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How silly is it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Here are some things that happen in \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A monster truck drives over (and destroys) an entire showroom’s worth of cars\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A man’s throat is ripped out, by hand\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A man gets knocked out by a taxidermied polar bear (you heard me)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A Mercedes bursts into flames in midair for absolutely no reason\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Everyone at the Double Deuce has heard of Dalton and Garrett before they get to town and are awed by their arrival even though they’re literally just out-of-state bouncers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Despite being haunted for many years about killing a man in self defense, Dalton, towards the end of this movie, goes on what basically amounts to a gleeful killing spree\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A doctor willingly staples up a wound on Dalton’s side without anesthesia, like litigation doesn’t exist\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A series of violent deaths are never investigated by anyone because four townspeople, all visibly holding guns, say they “didn’t see nothin’.” Cool\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Has it stood the test of time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Oh, dear sweet Christ, no. \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> is a blaring, albeit hilarious, time capsule of ’80s braggadocio in which everyone has way too much hairspray in their bangs, way too much arm-waving in their dance moves and way too many cigarettes in their mouths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_107664']This is a movie in which the villain of the thing, even though he’s trying to kill people left and right, is about as convincingly threatening as Judge Smails in \u003cem>Caddyshack\u003c/em> or Mr. Vernon in \u003cem>The Breakfast Club\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a movie in which 99% of women look like they just wandered in from a Whitesnake video shoot. Naturally, most of their personalities don’t extend beyond wanting to be topless in the bar. And who can blame them? The number of breast implants present in this small, blue collar Missouri town is truly astounding. (The phrase “male gaze” does not sufficiently describe how many lingering cropped shots of cleavage and butts there are in this thing. But the man who directed this movie is named Rowdy Herrington, so okay then.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951151\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951151\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-29-at-1.41.15-PM-e1706564637332.png\" alt=\"A tan blonde woman looks upwards.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1305\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Road House’: Awash with crunchy hair outcrops like these, worn by Kelly Lynch as Doc. \u003ccite>(United Artists)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for the other ’80s aesthetics, Dalton’s pants are often insanely high (like, 1940s-high), rough customers are frequently dressed exactly like \u003cem>Born in the USA\u003c/em>-era Bruce Springsteen, and the mark of success in the bar is measured by how much jaunty neon signage pops up and how much beige Dalton is willing to wear to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Should I watch this nonsense?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you want to see a half-naked Patrick Swayze flinging his slippery body at moving motorcycles, off the top of buildings and onto other humans with wild abandon, you should watch \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to see Sam Elliott wearing his hair in \u003ca href=\"https://tenor.com/view/sam-dalton-fix-hair-handsome-hot-gif-15959971\">the only successfully sultry man bun in history\u003c/a>, you should watch \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_97337']If you enjoy scissor-kicking and wanton violence, you should watch \u003cem>Road House.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to revel in how far we’ve come as a culture in terms of flagrant on-screen sexism, you should watch \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, if you’re planning on seeing the new \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em>, you really owe it to the original to start there. Especially since some of the first script is getting recycled — “Nobody ever wins a fight” has definitely carried over. If the most famous line in the original movie — concerning nonconsensual physical acts between incarcerated people — makes it into the new one, it will be a miracle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stay safe out there, friends — and do like Dalton and \u003cem>be nice\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3BMICpXyA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The original ‘Road House’ is currently streaming on \u003ca href=\"https://www.max.com/movies/road-house/a93af03d-6423-4915-bc20-546abdd63f74\">Max\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There’s a new version of \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> on the horizon, starring Taylor Swift’s Meanest Ex-Boyfriend (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13906513/all-too-well-parody-jake-gyllenhaal-taylor-swift-john-elliott-san-francisco\">Jake Gyllenhaal\u003c/a>) and the Most Irritating Man Alive (Conor McGregor).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are there any good reasons to remake this 1989 Patrick Swayze classic? Absolutely not. Will it be as preposterous as the original? Based on \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0ZsLudtfjI\">the trailer\u003c/a>, in which someone can be seen getting attacked by an alligator, it might actually be as off-the-charts unhinged as the first one was. At the very least, the new one promises to be a bit more diverse (not a massive challenge, admittedly) with Jessica Williams as a bar owner and Arturo Castro (Jaimé from \u003cem>Broad City\u003c/em>!) as a brawler.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new version drops on Prime Video on March 21, so now seems like a good time to talk about the original \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> in (a possibly unnecessary amount of) detail. You know — for people too young to have heard of this movie. And people who saw it a long time ago but are unwilling to sit inside that much testosterone ever again. And people who want to hear about the highlights without having to watch Patrick Swayze silently observing bar patrons for several minutes at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is the 1989 ‘Road House’ about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> is about Dalton (played wirily by P. Swizzle), a nightclub security expert who has a degree in philosophy and also enjoys stitching up his own knife wounds without pain medication. Like a Real Man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One night, Dalton is approached by a dude in a turquoise bolo tie named Frank Tilghman. Tilghman owns a rural Missouri bar named the Double Deuce that he describes as “the kind of place where they sweep up the eyeballs after closing.” Dalton agrees to help clean up the joint for $5,000 up front, $500 a night and medical expenses. (I feel like that’s maybe all of the money this bar would even have on hand, but cool, sure, whatever.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951168\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-29-at-2.27.49-PM-e1706567371368.png\" alt=\"A white man standing in front of chicken wire laughs while talking to another man. They are indoors and it is smokey.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1212\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Wanna hear about the time I killed a guy?’ \u003ccite>(United Artists)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once in town, Dalton moves into a barn (naturally) where he can do oily tai chi down by the river and sex to ladies on his flat roof. Across the river lives Evil Rich Stereotype Guy Brad Wesley who startles horses with his helicopter and extorts money out of every business in town. Soon, Dalton and Wesley are in an escalating war in which multiple buildings get inexplicably blown up and many, \u003cem>many\u003c/em> faces get punched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>At the bar, Dalton does a bunch of reorganizing and says things like, “I’m telling you straight. It’s my way or the highway.” At one point he announces: “We’ve got entirely too many troublemakers here. Too many 40-year-old adolescents, felons, power drinkers, and trustees of modern chemistry.” (Don’t threaten me with a good time, Dalton!) Dalton is an excellent security guy but is absolutely abysmal at trash talk. “You’re too stupid to have a good time!” he yells before promptly breaking one guy’s ankle. (Is this really the best you can do with a philosophy degree, sir?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Halfway through the movie, Dalton’s best friend Wade Garrett shows up. Wade is played by Sam Elliott looking like a sexy, white, salt-and-pepper Jesus. Soon, he too is embroiled in the feud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951155\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951155\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-29-at-1.50.51-PM-e1706565197647.png\" alt=\"A man with shaggy salt and pepper hair and stubble rests one arm on his head and looks forward.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1243\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Multiple people refer to Sam Elliott as ‘old man’ throughout ‘Road House’ and I’m sorry, what now? \u003ccite>(United Artists)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How silly is it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Here are some things that happen in \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A monster truck drives over (and destroys) an entire showroom’s worth of cars\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A man’s throat is ripped out, by hand\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A man gets knocked out by a taxidermied polar bear (you heard me)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A Mercedes bursts into flames in midair for absolutely no reason\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Everyone at the Double Deuce has heard of Dalton and Garrett before they get to town and are awed by their arrival even though they’re literally just out-of-state bouncers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Despite being haunted for many years about killing a man in self defense, Dalton, towards the end of this movie, goes on what basically amounts to a gleeful killing spree\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A doctor willingly staples up a wound on Dalton’s side without anesthesia, like litigation doesn’t exist\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A series of violent deaths are never investigated by anyone because four townspeople, all visibly holding guns, say they “didn’t see nothin’.” Cool\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Has it stood the test of time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Oh, dear sweet Christ, no. \u003cem>Road House\u003c/em> is a blaring, albeit hilarious, time capsule of ’80s braggadocio in which everyone has way too much hairspray in their bangs, way too much arm-waving in their dance moves and way too many cigarettes in their mouths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Deep into the run of the new series \u003cem>Mr. & Mrs. Smith\u003c/em>, John and Jane (Donald Glover and Maya Erskine), spies and partners, are partaking in a foot chase. You know, like couples do. She is all in black, in the manner of a classic operative on casual Friday: smart tailored pants, a tank top with a short jacket, practical flat shoes. A simple gold pendant glints under her throat, and her long, dark hair hangs loose. He is all in white: the snug pants of a guy who works out, and a close-fit turtleneck that looks so soft and luscious you could put a scoop of it on top of a slice of pie. His sandy, ankle-high shoes and handsome short beard are photoshoot ready, but he is working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They are running full-out, dodging pedestrians, then flying up sets of stairs. Their work is shady, so they evade the police. They pause now and then to fight when they have to, and then they go on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s \u003cem>cool\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[aside postid='arts_13951349']\u003c/em>It’s not cool like \u003cem>great\u003c/em>, not cool like \u003cem>nifty\u003c/em>, not cool like \u003cem>terrific\u003c/em>. It’s cool like Cary Grant if he ever sprinted. Cool like Pam Grier, or like Steve McQueen without the bike, maybe Shaft if he had his own character-driven cable half-hour that raised eyebrows when the Emmys called it a comedy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mr. & Mrs. Smith\u003c/em> was created by Glover with Francesca Sloane, a writer on \u003cem>Atlanta \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Fargo\u003c/em>, after the departure of his original collaborator, \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/phoebe-waller-bridge-amazon-deal-exiting-mr-and-mrs-smith-series-1235524838/\">Phoebe Waller-Bridge\u003c/a>. As a side note, it’s a fascinating exercise imagining what that version might have looked like, a joint venture between those two idiosyncratic talents who have both already had \u003ca href=\"https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/fleabag\">great success in\u003c/a> signature projects that rely heavily on their singular voices. Unlike Sloane’s, Waller-Bridge’s career isn’t linked to his; they would have met as something like industry equals. It’s striking, and maybe a little bit darkly funny, that Waller-Bridge likened the collaboration to a marriage that didn’t work out, given the premise. It’s nice to hope no one got hurt, and given what a satisfying final project Glover and Sloane have created, easy to chalk it up to the complexities of partnering for a particular job. Sometimes it works out, sometimes you burn hot and then flame out, and sometimes you wind up … well, wherever you wind up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0B22z22pI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The series is loosely based on the 2005 film of the same name that’s probably more famous as a \u003ca href=\"https://ew.com/article/2005/05/30/tabloid-drama-behind-mr-mrs-smith/\">chapter in the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie story\u003c/a> than as a film. “Loosely,” here, means that only the barest bones of the premise — “sexy married spies” — survive. In this version, John and Jane (Glover and Erskine) are strangers who have been matched by the secretive agency that employs them both, sending them on missions that they often don’t even understand: they have to follow this person or deliver this package or tap that phone. Their names are not John and Jane Smith, but they have agreed to abandon their true identities and pretend to be a real married couple, an efficient pair that can work together for the benefit of their reclusive boss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the time, this is a mission-of-the-week show in which the backdrop for the adventure changes shape and the mood shifts. There are those chases on city streets, but there is also (how could there not be?) a fancy gala where they dress up and are impossibly glamorous. Red dress, check. Tux, check (with a twist, you’ll see). There is a trip to a snowy paradise in the Italian Dolomites, so that they can ride a ski lift together, wear their hottest winter gear, and be colorful splashes on what look like endless white mountains. There’s Lake Como. 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It’s not clear whether a healthy relationship can possibly happen for Jane and John, and it’s certainly not clear whether having one would be a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even with the scenery and style, this is the engine of the show: the bewitching chemistry, which is sexy and comic but also dramatic and emotional, between Glover and Erskine. 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"content": "\u003cp>Universal Music Group \u003ca href=\"https://www.universalmusic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-artist-and-songwriter-community-why-we-must-call-time-out-on-tiktok/\">has threatened to remove\u003c/a> all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms for its vast catalog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Negotiations between the social media giant and the world’s largest music company have intensified as they’ve worked to hammer out a new contract, says Tatiana Cirisano, a music industry analyst at Midia Research. 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And because \u003cem>Masters of the Air\u003c/em>, like \u003cem>Band of Brothers\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Pacific,\u003c/em> is a limited miniseries, even the main characters are at risk of dying at any time — and some do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two of the primary characters share a similar nickname — a confusing gimmick that’s explained early on. There’s Gale “Buck” Cleven, played by Austin Butler, and John “Bucky” Egan, played by Callum Turner. Bucky had the nickname first, and gave the shorter name, “Buck,” to his friend just to annoy him — until it stuck. Bucky is a loudmouth hothead; Buck is more quiet and private. But they’re good friends, and great pilots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Butler empowers Buck with the undeniable charisma of an old-fashioned movie star, like a bomber pilot-James Dean. 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"content": "\u003cp>There’s a scene in the movie adaption of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/11/11/1212467268/michael-cunninghams-new-novel-is-his-first-in-almost-a-decade\">Michael Cunningham\u003c/a>‘s novel \u003cem>The Hours\u003c/em> when Virginia Woolf is talking to her husband, Leonard, about the book that would become \u003cem>Mrs. Dalloway\u003c/em>. After she tells him she’s going to kill off a major character, Leonard asks her why. “Someone has to die,” she replies, “in order that the rest of us should value life more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same tango between life and death takes center stage in \u003cem>Tótem\u003c/em>, the radiant second feature by the terrific Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés. Set over the course of a single, life-changing day, this ensemble film thrums with a lively, chaotic intimacy. Heartrending without being sentimental, it offers an even more touching vision of Mexican family life than you got in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/12/13/676190124/in-roma-a-director-recreates-the-city-and-the-caretaker-of-his-youth\">Alfonso Cuarón\u003c/a>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/11/30/672194755/overly-orchestrated-roma-is-an-epic-of-everyday-life-in-mexico\">\u003cem>Roma\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13950649']Our heroine is Sol — played by Naíma Sentíes — a 7-year-old girl who, unlike most movie kids, is neither cute nor sassy but exudes a natural watchfulness and gravity. As the action begins, she’s surrounded by brightly colored balloons in a car with her mother, who tells her to hold her breath and make a wish. Sol wishes “for daddy not to die.” It’s not clear whether she knows what his dying really means.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We soon reach her grandfather’s, a large middle-class house where the family is preparing to have a birthday party for Sol’s father, Tona (Mateo García Elizondo), a 30-something artist who’s being devoured by a terminal disease. Sol keeps asking to see him but is told she must wait. The emaciated Tona remains sequestered with his nurse, fighting pain and mustering the energy to face the guests who keep arriving to celebrate him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sol passes the time watching the adults. While her aunt Alejandra is busy dyeing her hair, her other aunt Nuri is making a cake that looks like a Van Gogh painting, lubricating her efforts with glasses of wine. 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There are scorpions and drones, a scene-stealing cat, a spirited pantomime from a Donizetti opera, even a visit from a scamming psychic who Alejandra has hired to cleanse the negative spirits from the house. “I also sell Tupperware,” she announces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13950901']Avilés first came on the world scene with her 2018 feature debut, \u003cem>The Chambermaid\u003c/em>, a smart, witty story about a woman doing drudge work at a luxury hotel in Mexico City that felt as inhuman as the spaceship in \u003cem>2001\u003c/em>. She spreads her wings even wider in \u003cem>Tótem\u003c/em>, which tackles many more characters and traces more flickering emotions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In following Sol’s long day’s journey into night, when the birthday boy finally appears and she finally gets to see her father, Avilés deftly juggles Sol’s childish view with the complexity of what the adults are going through. 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"content": "\u003cp>Nicole Kidman has done a lot of different things in film: she’s been a horny schemer in \u003cem>Malice\u003c/em>, a strong-willed young Irish immigrant in \u003cem>Far and Away\u003c/em>, she was even Virginia Woolf in \u003cem>The Hours\u003c/em>. But in television, she specializes in women who are rich and haunted. Haunted by a nightmarish marriage in \u003cem>Big Little Lies\u003c/em>, haunted by the possibility that her husband is a murderer in \u003cem>The Undoing\u003c/em>, and now haunted by a tragedy in \u003cem>Expats\u003c/em>, the splashy Amazon series adapted from Janice Y.K. Lee’s 2016 novel \u003cem>The Expatriates\u003c/em>, about three American women who are not from Hong Kong, but live there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kidman plays Margaret, a landscape architect. When we meet her, Margaret seems to be in a fog, barely engaged with her son and daughter, or with her husband, Clarke (Brian Tee). Clarke’s job is the reason the family has come from New York to Hong Kong, and at the opening of the series, he’s secretly seeking comfort in a church because something bad has happened. When an innocent question about a child named “Gus” causes Margaret to flee a room, the nature of that something bad begins to emerge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13950422']Hilary (Sarayu Blue) lives in the same fancy building as Margaret, and it’s clear they’ve been friends, although now, there is tension between them. Margaret has hurt Hilary somehow, and Hilary is finding it difficult to reconcile. Hilary and her husband, David (Jack Huston), have been trying to have a baby around the edges of her busy professional life and his questionable trustworthiness. Their marriage is in trouble, in both ways Hilary knows about and ways she doesn’t, yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) is a young woman working catering jobs who not infrequently finds herself explaining to people she meets that she isn’t local, and isn’t Korean but Korean American, and doesn’t speak Cantonese. She provides a voiceover prologue to the series that makes it clear that she feels very guilty about something, and that she’s having trouble moving on from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whHb3ClSdrQ\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Production (sour) notes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>At this point, it’s worth taking a moment to note the lengthy and sometimes stormy history of this production. \u003cem>The Expatriates \u003c/em>was published in 2016, and \u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2017/02/nicole-kidman-produce-star-the-expatriates-tv-series-adaptation-1201904571/\">news that Nicole Kidman’s production company had acquired the rights emerged\u003c/a> in early 2017 — just before the premiere of \u003cem>Big Little Lies \u003c/em>on HBO. The final major piece of the \u003cem>Expats \u003c/em>puzzle slid into place in late December 2019, when Lulu Wang, just months after the release of her film \u003cem>The Farewell\u003c/em>, came on board to direct, write and executive produce “multiple episodes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During filming in 2021, Kidman and several crew members got an exemption allowing them to avoid the COVID quarantine rules that applied to everyone else upon arrival in Hong Kong. As \u003cem>The New York Times \u003c/em>reported at the time, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/world/asia/nicole-kidman-hong-kong.html\">there was anger not only among the city’s residents, but in its legislature\u003c/a>. It was a bitter pill, it seems, that this production about rich outsiders who paid little attention to the lives of ordinary people in Hong Kong was being given a blessing to hand-wave regulations meant to protect those same ordinary people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13940076']Perhaps most important, filming was taking place — and airing \u003cem>is\u003c/em> taking place — during a dangerous and painful time in Hong Kong’s history. (It’s a massive story defying a quick summary, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218100617/beijing-tightens-its-political-grip-on-hong-kong\">one recent update came\u003c/a> from NPR’s Emily Feng in December. The headline: “Beijing tightens its political grip on Hong Kong.”) In an \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/lulu-wang-interview-amazon-expats-1235791025/\">interview\u003c/a> with \u003cem>The Hollywood Reporter\u003c/em>, Wang talked about the fact that the show “interrogates privilege” and described how the show was shot during the pandemic. She did not, however, say much about filming and airing a show largely about oblivious rich people when this is the political backdrop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, given past reporting on how censorship has \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/20/india-netflix-amazon-movies-self-censorship/\">affected Amazon’s content decisions in India\u003c/a>, growing \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-film-makers-say-censorship-law-spooks-investors-actors-2023-06-28/\">censorship laws in Hong Kong\u003c/a>, and China’s treatment of disfavored speech and groups (again, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208391460/china-suppresses-feminist-lgbtq-groups-outside-china-they-seek-to-rebuild\">here’s Emily Feng\u003c/a>), it’s hard to believe Wang and the rest of the writers had anything like a free hand in dealing with politics while they shot in Hong Kong. And nobody seems eager to disclose what the limitations might have been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13950976\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13950976\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/xpat_s1_ut_220510_wilgle_00080r_crop_f_3000_custom-f7507f1ddeb6550b686f3f117d84b1127948dbe4-scaled-e1706211908130.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman and an Asian woman sit across from each other in a restaurant. A woman wearing a mask and headphones around her neck stands between them.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lulu Wang (center) directs Ji-young Yoo and Nicole Kidman as Mercy and Margaret. \u003ccite>(Glen Wilson/ Prime Video)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>If you can’t say anything important, should you say nothing at all?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>What there is of an effort to address the fraught politics of contemporary Hong Kong comes in the fifth episode, “Central.” A double-length installment, it switches the focus to a set of characters we’ve never or rarely spent time with before: a couple of Hong Kong students, a rich Hong Kong woman who’s trying to find a new “helper” for her house, and the two “helpers” who work for Margaret and Hilary’s families. Essie (Ruby Ruiz) and Puri (Amelyn Pardenilla) are both Filipina, so they too are far from home, but their circumstances are very different from the ones Margaret and Hilary face. Over the course of one long night that includes a power outage, protests swell … and then they rather quietly subside. Someone is arrested and it’s worrying, but he’s unharmed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe it’s better than nothing that \u003cem>Expats \u003c/em>acknowledges the existence of the strife in Hong Kong, even if it does so \u003cem>very \u003c/em>nonspecifically, focusing on the broader notion that there are protests and there is disruption, rather than saying much about what the protests are about. (Again, it’s hard not to wonder whether a fairly dispassionate presentation of protests as a historical fact devoid of detail was a freely made choice.) But this episode feels attached to the series like a rabbit’s foot to a keychain, more for the blessings it’s supposed to bring than for its function. So, maybe it’s not better than nothing. Maybe doubling down on the degree to which Hilary and Margaret, in particular, are ignoring the city under their feet would have made more sense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13940189']Some of the early publicity around this series suggested that it was a satire. The book may well be a satire, but this series is not a satire. Margaret and Hilary are selfish, and the existence of the expats we meet implicates them in a variety of destructive systems as they throw parties and talk only to each other, enjoying the parts of life in Hong Kong that are pleasurable and avoiding the parts that are not. But mostly, Hilary and Margaret are presented as sympathetic, as our protagonists, guilty of excess but little culpability for their circumstances, much like the women in \u003cem>Big Little Lies\u003c/em>. 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Yoo imbues her with complex, guilt-ridden believability, making her an outwardly confident young woman with a thick hide that she hobbles off to repair after something hurts her. It’s the strongest performance in the series, and it’s the one that holds up best under the strain of the show’s uncertain footing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13950977\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13950977\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/xpat_s1_ut_1_210802_wonjup_00000r_3000_custom-0e5f05edfe5a19f59cd05e9c20541c53ef1782c4-scaled-e1706212056535.jpg\" alt=\"A family gathers around a table, seated casually, and chats.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The series only occasionally takes a wider view of the city and its population, but the focus unfortunately remains too narrowiy focused on a particular kind of expat struggle. \u003ccite>(Prime Video)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Marriage, Privilege, Redux?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The most perplexing thing about \u003cem>Expats \u003c/em>is that its story has almost nothing to do with the fact that these women are expats. 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