• 9 months ago
Here are some controversial moments from the hottest night in music.
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00:00 While the Grammys is a night of celebrating music, it doesn't go off without its fair share of controversies.
00:05 (music)
00:08 "And the Grammy goes to... Killer Mike!"
00:11 Killer Mike's Grammy day was one for the books. He took home three trophies, winning every award he was nominated for.
00:17 "I want to thank everyone who dares to believe that art can change the world."
00:23 But before the broadcast even began, The Hollywood Reporter captured Killer Mike in handcuffs, being removed from the Crypto.com arena.
00:31 According to the LAPD, he was detained for an altercation at the event.
00:35 Killer Mike was booked for misdemeanor battery and released later that evening.
00:38 Speaking of rap Grammys, one of Killer Mike's awards best rap song was mistakenly announced as being won by Nicki Minaj and iSpice for "Barbie World."
00:47 Many Barbz were upset because this would have been Nicki Minaj's first Grammy after 12 nominations.
00:53 When it came time for the actual show, on stage Jay-Z called out the recording academy for recognizing Beyoncé's music but never giving her album of the year.
01:02 "I don't want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn't work."
01:10 Behind the scenes, Miley Cyrus called out Flavor Flav.
01:13 "You know it's me, I made it. You don't think I'm Gwen Stefani anymore."
01:17 But of course, it was all in good fun.
01:20 "I love you. You know what time it is."
01:22 And while most were excited to see all the women swooping the awards during the broadcast, many felt the last award of the night, album of the year, should have gone to SZA for SOS, which spent 10 weeks on top of the Billboard 200.
01:34 That's longer than any other album last year.
01:37 What were your favorite moments from the Grammys? And who do you think got snubbed? Let us know in the comments.
01:44 (upbeat music)

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