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Our boy Trevor Noah kicked off hosting the 2023 Grammys on Sunday (February 5) with a comment about Prince Harry’s much-talked-about “frozen todger”.
In Harry’s memoir Spare, the prince shared some intimate details about his life, including how he once suffered from frostbite in his nether regions while on an arctic charity hike at the North Pole in 2011.
“James Corden is a 12-time Emmy winner and the host of The Late Late Show. He’s also living proof that a man can move from London to LA and not tell everyone about his frostbitten penis,” Noah quipped while introducing Corden as a presenter.
Noah is a huge fan of the Grammys, per News24, saying that “there’s no other room in the world where you get to walk through your Spotify playlists”.
We’ll have to take his word for it – ignoring Ben Affleck’s disinterested face for a moment – while pouring over all the reported highs and lows of the ceremony as if we wish we were there, too.
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Yeah, well, Ben Affleck didn’t look all that chuffed to be at the Grammys, remaining completely expressionless as his wife Jennifer Lopez rocked out next to him.
As you may well expect, he became an instant meme all over Twitter per The Wrap:
however bad of a day you’re having, I promise you’re not as miserable as Ben Affleck at the Grammys right now pic.twitter.com/OQxA54H9P1
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 6, 2023
Someone get Ben Affleck some serotonin. pic.twitter.com/4o9mVKES8d
— julia alexander (@loudmouthjulia) February 6, 2023
Ben Affleck would rather be anywhere else than front row at the #Grammys2023 watching Stevie Wonder crush Higher Ground pic.twitter.com/82GwqZneNW
— Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) February 6, 2023
Whoever keeps cutting to Ben Affleck as he gets more and more exasperated, thank you
— Elamin Abdelmahmoud (@elamin88) February 6, 2023
Ben Affleck is every husband dragged to a work thing by his wife #Grammys2023 pic.twitter.com/dIyoRN0AcJ
— Bianca Teixeira (@TheBiancaT) February 6, 2023
Ben Affleck, blink if you’re okay #Grammys pic.twitter.com/qO6xBPAbXl
— Chicks in the Office (@ChicksInTheOff) February 6, 2023
Fun times? Fun times.
There was also another much-spoken-about face. That being Madonna’s “new” face:
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Madonna appeared for a short moment at the 65th annual award show to introduce Sam Smith and Kim Petras:
“Here’s what I’ve learned after four decades in music,” she began in her speech. “If they call you shocking, scandalous, troublesome, problematic, provocative or dangerous, you’re definitely onto something.”
Plastic surgeon doctors have apparently said that she’s had a facelift, nose job and “pulled back” skin – among other injections.
“all you troublemakers out there you need to know that your fearlessness does not go unnoticed: you are seen, you are heard and most of all you are appreciated” #madonna #grammys
— Ennui sur Blasé (@Jimmuzzu) February 6, 2023
Moving on to Chris Brown, who threw yet another hissy fit at the Grammys, per Page Six:
After Robert Glasper won the award for Best R&B Album for “Black Radio III” on Sunday, Chris Brown took to his Instagram Story to, well, be a sore loser.
“BRO WHO THE F–K IS THIS?” the “Breezy” creator, 33, captioned a screenshot of his Google search of Glasper, which described the 44-year-old Houston native as “an American pianist, record producer, songwriter and musical arranger with a career that bridges several different musical and artistic genres.”
No surprises here, since the dude has a long history of problematic behaviour, especially toward romantic partners. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to felony assault after brutally attacking his former girlfriend Rihanna, if you remember.
Sies. He shouldn’t be celebrated, period.
A classically trained pianist and artist with a spotless reputation beats someone who should have never been nominated, awww so sad 🥺
— m a y a (@KioshiWarrior) February 6, 2023
If you’re wondering, Robert Glasper received his fifth win out of 11 nominations across eight categories at the Grammys. He’s also written for, produced and performed on albums by Mac Miller, Anderson Paak, Banks, Kendrick Lamar, Common and more.
But we’re super proud as South Africans to see that SA artists Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman, and Nomcebo Zikode won the best Global Music Performance award at the ceremony.
The trio won the award for their hit song ‘Bayethe’. While this is Bantwini and Zikode’s first Grammy award, per Cape Talk, it is Kellerman’s fourth nomination and second win.
The Guardian has the full list of winners to check out.
