Dance the night away Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion and more of music’s biggest stars had the time of their lives at the 2022 Grammys — but not every moment made it on TV.
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It was the first time that the ceremony took over Sin City. Trevor NoahFollowing his turn as emcee for the night in 2021, he was back to host the star studded event once more.
“We’re gonna be listening to some music,” the Daily Showpersonality, 38, said the following while opening the show Sunday, April 3rd, subtly poking at Will SmithAnd Chris Rock‘s now-viral Oscars altercation from one week prior. “We’re gonna be dancing, we’re gonna be singing. We’re gonna be keeping people’s names out of our mouths, and we’re gonna be giving out awards.”
Noah wasn’t the only one to bring up the slap. Questlove — who won his Oscar just moments after the incident — warned audience members to “stay 500 feet away” from the stage as he got ready to present the trophy for Song of the Year.
While plenty of memorable moments came across viewers’ TV screens — from Olivia Rodrigo‘s first-ever Grammys performance to Doja Cat‘s bathroom confession — others took place behind the scenes. Gaga, 36 years old, took the stage to honour a longtime collaborator Tony BennettShe sent superfan Lil Nas X into a starstruck state.
The 22-year-old was “visibly nervous and excited” to have his moment with the House of GucciAn eyewitness, a actress exclusively tells Us Weekly. “[He was] hopping up and down with excitement,” the source adds of the “Old Town Road” performer, who was “flipping out” when he finally got the chance to take a selfie with Gaga.
Throughout the night, the “Bad Romance” singer worked the room, dancing with Keith UrbanBefore her performance, she high-fiving her band and gave them a high-five. Her renditions of “Love for Sale” and “Do I Love You” had celebs feeling romantic, prompting PDA from Addison RaeHer boyfriend Omer Fedi.
The 21-year-old TikTok star caught up to pal Kourtney Kardashian “a few times” during the show, but the reality star’s beau Travis BarkerShe was paying her full attention. Kardashian “was bopping her head” during the Blink-182 drummer’s show-stopping performance with H.E.R.And Lenny Kravitz.
“When Travis came back [to the audience], Kourtney jumped up to kiss and hug him and then went back to sitting on his lap,” the insider tells Us.
The engaged couple had a heated moment in their seats earlier in the evening. The musician “was twirling Kourtney around” at the start of the show and made out during multiple performances.
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