Annie Clark ‘wants to be a cheerleader‘ for these elements of last night’s Grammy Awards!
Clark, 40, who also is known by her band’s name St. Vincent, took a second to acknowledge her favorite parts of The Grammy’s before starting out her work week. The 65th annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony took place on Sunday in Los Angeles.
The celebration of 2022’s best moments in music covered a wide spectrum of music genres and provided countless buzzworthy bits on social media Monday morning. Several artists have taken to their respective profiles to share their thoughts on last night’s big moments as of this writing, including Clark!
Most recently, Clark won the Grammy for the Best Alternative Music Album last year for St. Vincent’s 2021 LP, “Daddy’s Home.” St. Vincent also won Best Rock Song in 2019 along with Jack Antonoff for the track “MASSEDUCTION.” (per Grammy.com)
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Two notable moments of last night’s ceremony came courtesy of Kim Petras and Sam Smith, and Lizzo!
The former duo won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their massively successful collaboration “Unholy,” which they later performed.
Petras, 30, took the reigns during their acceptance speech, revealing Smith wanted her to be center stage because Petras is the first transgender woman to receive the award!
“Sam graciously wanted me to accept this award because I’m the first transgender woman to win this award,” Petras told the audience. (per NBC News)
Among Lizzo’s multiple moments in the spotlight during last night’s ceremony, the “About D*mn Time” singer took home the Record Of The Year for her LP “Special.”
“Let me tell you something,” Lizzo began her acceptance speech after embracing the award’s presenter Chris Martin, “Me and Adele [are] having a good time just enjoying ourselves just rooting for our friends, so this is an amazing night!”
Lizzo made the decision to root for the late and legendary Prince as she dedicated her Grammy in his honor. The rock icon passed away in 2016.
“When we lost Prince, I decided to dedicate my life to making positive music, and I was like, ‘I don’t care if my positivity bother[s] you, what’s wrong with you?” Lizzo explained. “And this was at a time when positive music, feel-good music wasn’t mainstream at that point, and I felt very misunderstood. I felt [like I was] on the outside looking in, but I stayed true to myself because I wanted to make the world a better place, so I had to be that change, to make the world a better place,” she continued. “And now I look around and there’s all these songs that are about loving our bodies, and feeling comfortable in our skin, and feeling f***ing GOOD, and I just so proud to be a part of it, because in a world where there is a lot of darkness and a lot of scary s**t, I’d like to believe that not only could people do good, but we just are good inherently! And anybody at home who feels misunderstood or on the outside looking in like I did, just stay true to yourself because I promise you, you will find people, you will attract people in your life who believe in you and support you…” Lizzo went on to tell the crowd.
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Lizzo’s ode to promoting positivity and Petras’ history-making speech were both key components of Clark’s Grammy viewing experience, as she illustrated in her Instagram post from Monday morning.
In a photo featuring Clark gazing at her reflection in the mirror, she wrote in the caption, “Big night out. We watched the Grammy’s from my couch this year, but I was genuinely moved by the speeches of @kimpetras and @lizzobeeating. Ok back to work,” she wrote with a heart emoji.
Clark and Antonoff co-produced “Daddy’s Home,” which was released in May of 2021. Antonoff has also produced titles for Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, and Lorde.
