It is the beginning of the awards show season! Glitz! Glamour!
When I was younger, I lived for the award shows. My favorite was the Grammys. I love music. Love live music. Love watching my favorite artists get on that stage and how I used to dream of being in that audience some day. To imagine being in the same place as all my favorite artists.
The Grammys were always my favorite because of the music and my love for rock stars! However, over the past couple of years, I have been falling out of love with award shows.
Maybe it’s my age? Maybe I am getting way too old for the music. There is usually a performance that gives me excitement. This year, it was a tribute to Prince. Bruno Mars is a very talented performer and he did not disappoint me at all.
The rest of the Grammys. Well. Why wasn’t there a tribute to David Bowie? Was there and I missed it? Do they not follow the 12 month calendar year? He left us on January 10, 2016. I am not the biggest David Bowie fan alive but I do love him. I do appreciate all of his work. Did they pay tribute to him at the 2016 Grammys?
I watched Adele open the show and I love her personality. I love that she cusses like I do. I love that she sang it live. I got tear eyed watching her tribute to George Michael.
That was all I watched. Me. The music lover. This morning I looked for highlights – like a Bowie tribute. I watched Adele’s speech. I love her. Love her! I don’t really agree that Beyonce should have won the award but it doesn’t really matter what I think.
According to my FB feed, there were political comments etc. I don’t mind those so much. I can’t say I blame for using a platform with this big of audience to vote their outrage, support etc. Let’s be honest. I just sit there wishing I had a speckle of talent to be performer in the first place. #notgoingtohappen #cantsingforthelifeofme
It seems now the award shows are much more about the clothes and the red carpet. There are hours of pre-shows. HOURS! Who are you wearing? Blah Blah Blah. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate a beautiful woman and a gorgeous man in a tux. I’m just not sure when the outfit started to be more important than the actual art. Maybe it was J.Lo’s famous green dress? No, we can’t put all this on J. Lo. Can we?
One thing is a given. The award shows have changed since I was a young girl in the 80s.