"The night's big statement still came, though, courtesy of MAGA's nemesis of the moment, Bad Bunny. Between his history-making Album of the Year win, host Trevor Noah dragging him on screen so often he was virtually a sidekick, and the most direct political speech of the night, the Puerto Rican superstar gave a story to an evening that was otherwise as scattered as Cher's memorably chaotic appearance."
"Debí Tirar Más Fotos is the first-ever Spanish language project to win the Album category, and in the acceptance speech for his Best Musica Urbana Album win, Bad Bunny-one week before his Super Bowl halftime show -spoke to our current horrible moment. "We are not savages," he said. "We're not animals. We're not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.""
"Kendrick Lamar further secured his legacy with wins that bring his total Grammy haul up to 27 trophies, passing Jay-Z as the most honored rapper in the awards' history. His Record of the Year win for "Luther" (with SZA) made him one of only four acts in Grammy history who've gone back-to-back in the category, along with Billie Eilish, U2, and Roberta Flack."
Bad Bunny won Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, the first Spanish-language project to claim that category. He also won Best Musica Urbana Album and used his acceptance to declare, "We are not savages... We are humans, and we are Americans." Trevor Noah featured Bad Bunny repeatedly onstage during the three-and-a-half-hour broadcast. Kendrick Lamar increased his Grammy total to 27, surpassing Jay-Z, and won Record of the Year for "Luther" with SZA, becoming one of four acts to win that category back-to-back. Olivia Dean won Best New Artist. The absence of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Adele reduced superstar drama and left the show feeling scattered.
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