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Lorde Will Perform at the Grammys & 8 More Things We Want to See During the Broadcast
The Grammys line-up just got EVEN BIGGER. Katy Perry, Lorde, and Robin Thicke have joined the already eclectic and huge list of performers slotted to take the stage on music's biggest night. Lorde's smash "Royals" and Perrys' anthem "Roar" will be going against one another for the coveted Song of the Year title, and Thicke is also up for oodles of awards for his controversial song of the summer "Blurred Lines." Though, he's performing alongside Chicago... so we're curious what song they'll go with. I'm not so sure those jazz-rock veterans "know they want it." Hey hey... ick. Metallica will also be making a big reunion, performing for the Grammys for the first time since 1991. METALLLL!
The Grammys will air on Jan. 26 and to get you pumped for the ceremony, we've made a wish list for what we'd like to see for this year's performers. The good. The bad. And the sparkly.
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Katy Perry
Dear Ms. Perry,
Please do not propagate and insult another culture during your performance at this year’s Grammys.
Sincerely,
Everyone
Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder
If this performance doesn’t end with a glitter explosion from the sky… I GIVE UP. But let’s be real, even with the helmets and bedazzled suits, Wonder is totally gonna steal the show. Let’s just hope they all perform together on top of a crazy lazer light pyramid. And then glitter explodes from Wonder’s piano.
Robin Thicke and Chicago
Please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy… THERE WILL BE NO TWERKING ON CHICAGO*.
*This may also be the most uncomfortable pairing since Elton John and Eminem.
Lorde
Aside from what will surely be a mesmerizing performance, please, oh please, don’t leave the stage without addressing what it’s like for female artists in this crazy messed up industry. Are you gonna pull a Sinead and tear up a picture of Miley or something of the like? Oh I’m giddy with social commentary anticipation!
Metallica
URRRRGGGHHH SO METALLLLLL. Pyrotechnics! Leather accessories! Guitars that double as weapons! (AND PHALLIC SYMBOLS). Just, y’know, try not to milk your stage time for too long, award shows are already too long.
Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams
During the telecast, there will be a stream at the bottom of the screen that details Pharrell’s regimens and tips to never aging a day in your life and Nile Rodger’s Guide to Staying Groovy.
P!nk and Fun.'s Nate Ruess
To switch things up a bit Ruess will take to doing aerial acrobatics while singing and P!nk will wield an axe. While personally serenading a fan with a really heartwarming life story. And then it rains at the end.
Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons
The perfect scenario: It’s just Kendrick Lamar.
The mash-up: Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton
Okay, for this country mega-party all participants on stage must wear a Haggard bucket cowboy hat, rock a Kristofferson mega beard, sport Willie Nelson’s legendary braids, and don an “Adam Levine is my Homeboy” t-shirt.
But you know what would really make this performance amazing? PUT A FREAKIN’ WOMAN UP THERE, YOU GRAMMY JERKS. DANG.
