"Rosé and Bruno Mars' opened the 68th annual Grammy Awards Sunday with an electric rendition of their multicultural pop smash, "APT."; the Blackpink singer channeled a pop-punk Gwen Stefani in her tie and platinum blond hair. Then: host Trevor Noah opened with a speech celebrating the incredible breadth of talent nominated this year while poking fun at them - at one juncture, joking that Jelly Roll and Teddy Swims should be able to unlock each other's phones, given their similar face tattoos."
"During the Premiere Ceremony held at the adjacent Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ahead of the main show, the Dalai Lama won his first Grammy for audio book, narration and storytelling recording, beating out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. You read that correctly. "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" won song written for visual media at the Premiere Ceremony, marking the first time a K-pop act has won a Grammy. Songwriters delivered their acceptance speech in both English and Korean, highlighting the song's bilingual appeal."
High-energy performances opened the 68th Grammy Awards, including Rosé and Bruno Mars performing "APT." and Sabrina Carpenter's "Manchild." Trevor Noah hosted his sixth and final Grammys live from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, offering comic jabs including a joke about Jelly Roll and Teddy Swims unlocking each other's phones. The Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater produced notable firsts: the Dalai Lama won a Grammy for audiobook narration, K-pop Demon Hunters' "Golden" earned the first K-pop Grammy with acceptance remarks in English and Korean, and Steven Spielberg won his first Grammy for Music for John Williams, completing an EGOT. Yungblud won his first rock Grammy.
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