『Katelyn T』Katelyn Tarver Talks Everything Grammys

I love the Grammys. As an aspiring artist who dreams of holding her own
grammy one day, they still seem magical to me.

The Black Keys are so freaking cool, adding Dr. John (with maybe the best
outfit of the night?) and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to
their performance made it one of my favorites. But if I had to choose just one
favorite, it would be Bruno Mars. The voice, the song, the dancing band… it all
just WORKS! I can't get enough of him lately, is album is on repeat in my car,
and he's endlessly inspiring to me in my own songwriting. Now in performing, I
just loved it. Adding Sting, Rihanna, Damian,
and Ziggy Marley to the Bob Marley tribute
made for my favorite performance of the night. Bravo!

If I have to choose low points… LL Cool J. His hosting and performance, just
wasn't into it. I felt like he zapped the energy out of the room with his
opening monologue, and he told me to hashtag one more thing I was going to lose
it. I love social media but, please stop telling me to "hashtag grammy's!" with
every tweet. I was so excited to see Frank Ocean, but his
performance was sadly disappointing. Loved the graphics but, I wish he hadn't
changed his song up so much. "Forrest Gump" is a great song, play it as is! As I
said before, I really wanted a performance by The Alabama Shakes, I didn't love
fun. 's performance, I wanted a John Mayer performance… big
thanks to Katy Perry for dating him and bringing him to the
show, but I can't wait to see him on stage again. I thought "Born and Raised"
deserved some nominations. I also don't think I was the only one a little
surprised at Mumford taking home Album of the Year for "Babel".
I was
rooting for Frank Ocean but, all the nominees in that category were deserving.
Just didn't think Mumford would get it. Good for them though! Lastly, I think
this could be said with any event ever but, I can always use more
Beyonce! :)

Overall, I thought The Grammy's were a good representation of popular music today, with
mostly solid performances from everyone. Looking forward to seeing what 2013
brings in music!
Happy
Monday!