Ariana Grandereturned to the Grammys stage, and we were so into it.
The pop star, 26, took the stage on Sunday at the2020 Grammy Awardsto perform a medley of tracks from her acclaimed albumThank U, Next.
Grande kicked off her performance with heralbum opener “Imagine,” belting the love song while singing with a partial orchestra behind her. (The song is believed to be a nod to the lateMac Miller, whom she dated before his 2018 death.)
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Grande went on to conclude her performance with an emotional rendition of her hit “Thank U, Next,” changing the lyrics to honor her father Edward Butera, who was sitting in the crowd.
“I’ll be thanking my dad / because he is so awesome,” she sang, instead of the original lyrics “I’ll be thanking my dad / ‘Cause she grew from the drama.” (Grande has said she fell out of touch with her father in 2013, but they appear to have beenrebuilt their relationshipin recent years — and the singer walked the Grammys red carpet with both him and her mom, Joan Grande.)
After the performance, Grande appeared to hold back tears as she soaked in the applause from the star-studded crowd, including Lizzo andGwen Stefani.
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Although Grande kept the details of her performance under wraps, earlier in the week she did share a black-and-whitephoto from rehearsal, which also featuredBTS.
“Look who I bumped into at rehearsal,” Grandecaptioned the snapalongside the pop group, who performed a new remixed version of “Old Town Road” withLil Nas Xat the awards show.
In addition to performing, Grandereceived five nominations, including album of the year (Thank U, Next) and record of the year (“7 Rings”).
Grande won her first Grammy in 2019 but declined to attend the ceremony, skipping the show after adisagreement over a performance with producersleft her feeling “stifled.”
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Earlier in the night on Sunday, Grande walked the red carpet in not one but two gowns, first making a big entrance in a strapless grayGiambattista Valli Haute Couturegown featuring a dramatic tiered tulle skirt. According to the fashion label, 400 yards of tulle and 200 hours of work were required to construct the gown.
But the singer didn’t keep the dress on for long. Shortly after posing in her first gown, photographers captured Grande again in her second look of the evening: aSchiaparellicharcoal gray crop top with an embellished neckline, a voluminous skirt and Kallati diamond drop earrings.
“So here’s the thing — I did the carpet in a custom Giambattista Valli dress and I loved it, and then I didn’t do the interview, so I came back in a different dress,because I couldn’t decide,” Grande told CBS of her outfit change.
The 62ndGrammy Awardsare airing live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
source: people.com
