In Los Angeles’s Crypto.com Area, the 66th Grammy Awards kicked off with a efficiency from Dua Lipa (after a fast change out of the long-sleeved silver gown she wore on the purple carpet); she serenaded the viewers with “Houdini” in a black corseted getup. “I could by no means take a look at scaffolding the identical,” mentioned host Trevor Noah of Lipa’s opening choreography.

In his opening monologue, Noah managed to offend nobody and nonetheless amuse his company. In his transient remarks, he hit all of the highlights, together with the truth that Meryl Streep was in the home (“The Grammys goes to win an Oscar”) because the date of nominee Mark Ronson—her son-in-law. He went on to reward SZA (calling “Kill Invoice” “essentially the most catchy music a couple of double murder”), after which celebrated the truth that the evening actually belonged to girls. Seven out of eight album of the yr nominees had been girls, he reminded the room. “A band referred to as Boygenius received, and it’s three girls!”

As Noah snaked via the viewers, it revealed the star energy emanating from the room. Olivia Rodrigo was seated subsequent to Lenny Kravitz; Taylor Swift was close to Jack Antonoff and his new bride, Margaret Qualley. Certain, the most effective performances occur on stage, however these un-scripted moments within the viewers are simply as entertaining. Right here, we flip our consideration to the most effective off-stage moments on the Grammys.