
James Corden, hosting the Grammys for the first time, rapped some of his monologue at the top of the show, namedropping Prince, Rihanna and Drake. I want to thank God for my mother and my father who supported me since I was young,” Chance the Rapper said onstage after winning best rap performance. I claimed this victory in the name of the Lord.

He also won best rap performance during the pre-show awards and later took home best rap album honors. Mars and his groovy band gave a memorable performance of “That’s What I Like” - as Jennifer Lopez, Faith Hill, Rihanna and even some of the men in the audience watched closely, looking impressed.Ĭhance the Rapper won the first award in the live telecast for best new artist.

In the top three categories, she will go head-to-head with Beyonce.

“Blackstar,” his final album released days after he died, also won best alternative music album, rock performance, and engineered album, non-classical (Bowie is listed as one of the engineers on “Blackstar.”) In the latter category, he beat out Prince, who also died last year.Īdele kicked off the Grammys with a live rendition of her comeback anthem, “Hello,” which helped her win two early Grammys: “Hello” won best pop solo performance and “25” won pop vocal album in the pre-telecast ceremony. He won three in the pre-telecast, and took home best rock song for “Blackstar” during the live show. Earlier, Beyonce won best music video for “Formation.”ĭavid Bowie, who died last year from cancer, won all four awards he was nominated for. She earned a loud applause from the audience, including daughter Blue Ivy and husband Jay Z. In glittery gown, gilded crown and gold choker, a pregnant Beyonce took the Grammy stage Sunday in a lengthy performance of two songs from her critically acclaimed album “Lemonade.” She was introduced by her mother and former stylist, Tina Knowles: “Ladies and gentlemen, with my mother’s pride, my daughter, Beyonce.”īeyonce sang on top of a long table, even leaning back on a chair while singing “Love Drought.” She later sang “Sandcastles” while sitting down, hitting high notes. Until Adele’s restart, Beyonce was the talk of the show. The Brits will be hosted by Ant and Dec for the last time and viewers at home can watch the ceremony from 8pm on ITV.A tribute for Prince by Bruno Mars and The Time will happen later in the show. Joining Rihanna and Drake on the Brits line-up are Adele, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Coldplay and Little Mix, while there will be a tribute to music icon David Bowie who died in January. They're just amazing performers and they're really close to each other. Everyone's asking, are they together or they this or are they that? No, they're friends. "You start recording and the whole chemistry just changed. Just put them in front of the camera and that's what they do. The director told Entertainment Weekly: "These are just two friends that are really close to each other. However Tim Erem, who directed the second Work visual, claims Rihanna and Drake are nothing more than good friends. They were having such a good time, they didn't even notice it was 5.30am."
LATERS RIHANNA AND DRAKE LIVE PERFORMER FULL
Rihanna was grinding and twerking into him, and they kissed in full view of the floor. Rihanna and Drake debuted two music videos for Work directed by Tim Erem and Director X YouTubeĪ source told the Mirror: "They seemed really into each other and didn't care who saw. Perhaps practising their on-stage routine, Rihanna and Drake were spotted partying together at Libertine nightclub on 23 February where onlookers claim they danced to Work repeatedly and were getting intimate much like the video. It is also possible Rihanna, 28, will perform the Consideration, which features on her latest album Anti, as the song's collaborator SZA is said to be in London. If speculation is true, the musicians are likely to recreate the chemistry seen in the two music videos released to support Work, which features Rihanna twerking against the hip hop star.

The Diamonds songstress flew into the capital earlier in February alongside Young Money rapper Drake and the pair have been inseparable since, adding fuel to the rumours that he will join her at the awards. Days after premiering their sizzling new music video, fans are hoping the former couple will share the stage to perform their new single, Work, at the awards ceremony in London. Rihanna could be joined by a very special guest at the Brit Awards, with rumours suggesting Drake could perform alongside the singer. Rihanna and Drake are rumoured to perform at the Brit Awards 2016 on 24 February YouTube
