I told myself I wouldn’t watch this year, but I was drawn in by talks of the Prince tribute and my viewing situation dictated that I watch the entire show. I feel that it was a better overall show than last year’s but I am always wanting more. From the performances to the control room directions, I found a lot wrong with the program. I am doing something a bit different by focusing in on the positive parts or the ones I enjoyed the most (my bias is really shown here)

• Kanye West Opening- For those that don’t know Kanye West is my favorite rapper! I loved his performance and was thankful to see him on stage after the Swift incident. I gained more of an appreciation for his performance after reading this post from Black is Breezie.
• Prince Tribute-Janelle Monae, Esperanza Spalding, Alicia Keys and Patti LaBelle all gave stunning performances from Prince’s catalog. I was happy to see Janelle getting more exposure on the national screen, hopefully it will draw more people to her music. Esperanza was getting it on the upright bass!! I am intrigued by her and will be getting into her catalog real soon. People had a lot to say about Alicia jumping up on that piano, but that was in the nature of Prince, so I can’t even be mad at it, you go Alicia! And finally Patti, what can anyone say, you ran through Purple Rain in a way that made The Artist beam with delight.

I could have sworn I had more to write about but I see other performances didn’t leave a mark on me #noshade.