We caught up with Gayle King, who couldn’t stop gushing over Beyoncé’s country win, calling it long overdue and totally deserved.
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00:00What did you think about the show?
00:03Oh my gosh, from beginning to end it was perfection.
00:07The way it started and the way it ended, it was perfection.
00:10Beyonce finally wins album of the year, what do you think of that?
00:14I'm thinking long overdue and well deserved.
00:17The same thing you're thinking, the same thing everybody's thinking.
00:22Yeah, now I am curious.
00:24Everybody was rooting for her, everybody in the room was rooting for her.
00:28It was time.
00:29Everyone in the competition was rooting for her.
00:32What did you think about Taylor presenting to Beyonce best country album?
00:35That was sweet wasn't it?
00:36Taylor Swift presenting to Beyonce.
00:37Listen, I just, Ben Winston who produced this show, from beginning to end, it hit high note
00:46after high note.
00:47It was a cross between, I lost my voice, watch it, celebration and paying tribute and honoring.
00:56I think he checked all those boxes.
00:58Who was your favorite performer?
01:01That would be hard to name, they were all so good.
01:06Okay.
01:07How about Cynthia?
01:08Cynthia did great.
01:09How about Cynthia Erivo?
01:10Cynthia was excellent.
01:11Now the tribute to Quincy.
01:12I know where he is.
01:13I do want to ask you.
01:14The tribute to Quincy Jones.
01:15Kendrick Lamar won all five Grammys for Not Like Us.
01:16What do you think about that?
01:17Well, I like Kendrick Lamar.
01:18The Ritz Carlton is this hotel, he's right in front of it.
01:33And did you hear what he said?
01:34No, I didn't get a chance to hear, I was outside.
01:37What did he say?
01:38Well, everyone was talking about how music unites, how music changes and that we all
01:43need to be open.
01:45Listen, there were no sour notes tonight at the Grammys, not one.