[beysusfan]

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BEYONCÉ
The just-minted winner of the Song of the Year trophy made her first stage appearance of the night (she passed up accepting the award in person in order to prepare) in full woman-warrior gear — studs, corset, black leather — to sing I am ... Sasha Fierce’s gender-twisting ballad ''If I Were a Boy.'' And the message carried over: The back-up dancers — dressed in their best ''if I were a stormtrooper'' get-ups — were all male, but her band was, as always, ladies only. Queen B delivered a passionate, melisma-filled performance, breaking midway through into the original woman-scorned anthem, Alanis Morrissette's ''You Oughtta Know'' before returning to a hair-whipping, stage-pounding coda of ''Boy.'' Sasha? Fierce. Grade: A-

LADY GAGA and ELTON JOHN
She opened the telecast with a version of ''Poker Face'' that was just slightly Gaga-by-numbers — until her musclebound dancers shoved her into the ''Fame Factory'' stage set's fiery ''rejected'' pit, and an all-time great Grammy performance began for real. When Gaga re-emerged, she was sitting at a piano across from the mighty Elton John, with matching soot smears and sequined shades. Together they nailed her power ballad ''Speechless,'' plus a brief taste of his ''Your Song.'' ''I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words how wonderful life is with Gaga in the world,'' sang Sir Elton. Agreed! Grade: A-

PINK
The trapeze acrobatics, the revealing outfit — it might have wowed first-time viewers, but we couldn't help feeling we'd seen Pink do this routine far more memorably (at last year's VMAs, for one). ''Glitter in the Air,'' a mopey album cut from 2008's Funhouse, ultimately just wasn't enough song to hold our interest. Grade: C+

GREEN DAY
Broadway babies met multiplatinum gutter punks in Green Day’s rousing performance of “21 Guns” (from '09's 21st Century Breakdown) with the cast of American Idiot, the new stage musical named for the band’s monster 2004 album. A little bit Glee and a lot bit Rent, but still rock ’n’ roll. The three female vocalists were on-point, and added a fresh dynamic to a song that's already seen many awards-show runs this year — though guitarist Mike Dirnt looked perhaps the least comfortable with the drama-kid razzle-dazzle of it all. Grade: B+

BLACK EYED PEAS
The song was ''Imma Be,'' the fourth single from 2009's massive (and seemingly unstoppable) The E.N.D. — though they already ''be'' winners tonight, having picked up three trophies during the earlier, untelevised part of the ceremony. The song was more spoken then sung, but an inevitable segue into smash ''I Gotta Feeling'' found the foursome pogoing happily into their party-starter comfort zone. Revelatory? Hardly. But as these Peas go, pretty solid. Grade: B

TAYLOR SWIFT and STEVIE NICKS
For all her undeniable songwriting skills and relatable star power, Taylor has never been a powerhouse live vocalist. Her opening number, ''Today Was a Fairytale,'' reminded us of that unfortunate fact. So it was a blessing when Stevie Nicks, still in fine voice after all these years, came out to duet — first on Fleetwood Mac's ''Rhiannon,'' then a fun honky-tonk version of Swift's ''You Belong With Me.'' Still not the Grammys' highest moment by a long shot, but give Stevie credit for just about saving this one. Grade: C+

[Bibliotheque]

A's for my ladies

[NE.]

Beyonce and Green Day easily had the best performances. Her entrance was sexy as hell and she shut the show down the second she walked on that stage. And I really liked like live version of 21 Guns. Taylor's performance was a piece of trash and Gaga's was just.....No.

[izzy]

GaGa and Bee

[BabyImAStar]

lmao P!nk had one of the best performances that night.

[NE.]

I don't get the hype over Pink's performance. It was just boring.

[love100]

i think :
pink A
gaga B/A ( A with elton john and the intro of pokerface ; B pokerface verse)
beyoncè B
green day C/B
bep B- -
taylor C

[BTrisc0392]

I think they got it right. Bey and GaGa owning the world, once again. All y'all faves better run and find shelter once the telephone video smashes

[love100]

don't start a fight

no1 can deny that pink owned...

but gaga and elton were epic.. gaga should only sing with the piano

[NE.]

Originally posted by love100

don't start a fight

no1 can deny that pink owned...

Woops!

Just did.

[BabyImAStar]

Originally posted by love100

don't start a fight

no1 can deny that pink owned...

but gaga and elton were epic.. gaga should only sing with the piano

What fight?

[Kirill]

Originally posted by love100

no1 can deny that pink owned...

Didn't she perform something that she already did on her tour?

[MrDeeds]

lmao, Pink was the best.

[love100]

Originally posted by BabyImAStar

What fight?

stan wars

bey fans will say bey had the best performance
taylor fans will say taylor had the best performance
and this thread will be a mess

[love100]

Originally posted by Kirill

Didn't she perform something that she already did on her tour?

but she didn't do this on tv.. and it was very good

btw you are a gaga stan and i think you are happy for her performance with elton ..she was amazing

[BabyImAStar]

Originally posted by love100

stan wars

bey fans will say bey had the best performance
taylor fans will say taylor had the best performance
and this thread will be a mess

oh.

[Grin Toll]

Originally posted by love100

stan wars
taylor fans will say taylor had the best performance

I actually haven't heard anyone dared to say that yet

Good job beysusfan, this is the first article i came across that doesn't compliment Pink over you know.. must've taken you quite long to find it

[GeezusHaberdash]

Go Gaga and Bey!

[starstruck52]

LOL they gave P!nk a C, but Beyonce and GaGa A's? They clearly shouldn't be grading anything.

[love100]

Originally posted by starstruck52

LOL they gave P!nk a C, but Beyonce and GaGa A's? They clearly shouldn't be grading anything.

mtv said that pink has the best performance