NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
It was an Empire State of Mind at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, but not for Brooklyn’s own JAY-Z, who lost the battle for best rap album to newcomer Kendrick Lamar.
A day after calling President Trump a “superbug,” the “Empire State of Mind” rapper took a back seat to Lamar, whose album “Damn” beat out JAY-Z’s “4:44.”
But Lamar practiced what he preaches in his hit, “Humble,” giving JAY-Z a shout out in his acceptance speech.
Kendrick Lamar won best rap album over Brooklyn's own JAY-Z at the Grammys in Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018.(KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY IMAGES FOR NARAS)
“JAY for President,” he said, holding one of several Grammy trophies he collected at Madison Square Garden in Midtown.
Earlier Sunday, Trump tweeted a message in response to JAY-Z’s diss Saturday during which the singer criticized Trump for his “shithole countries” remark.
“Somebody please inform JAY-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!” Trump tweeted.
Grammys 2018: Winners and losers of the 60th annual awards show(MATT SAYLES/INVISION/AP)
While the New York icons squabbled, the world’s most famous musicians hit the stage Sunday at the World’s Most Famous Arena, bringing the Grammys back to New York City for the first time in 15 years.
Singers, songwriters, producers and performers filled the Garden for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by “The Late, Late Show” host James Corden.
James Corden hosted the 60th annual Grammy Awards. (CBS)
Most of the awards were given out before the show even kicked off at 7:30 p.m. But the 3½-hour broadcast did save time to salute industry people who died within the last year, including Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, and feature tributes to the victims of concert mass murder in Las Vegas and Manchester, England.
Artists also highlighted the #MeToo movement, wearing symbolic roses to honor victims of sexual assault and harassment. Among the celebrities to sport white roses on the red carpet were Corden, country icon Reba McEntire, rapper Eve, actresses Anna Kendrick and Zendaya and pop singers Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Kesha, Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, Alessia Cara and Lana Del Rey.
Cardi B attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden. (MIKE COPPOLA/FILMMAGIC)
The show of support for the similar Times Up movement also included singer Kesha, who performed her hit “Praying” with 24 women wearing white, including Cyndi Lauper, Andra Day and Julia Michaels.
The broadcast took a political turn when DJ Khaled, Snoop Dogg and Hillary Clinton read aloud from Michael Wolff’s Trump-trashing book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.”
Hundreds of fans lined up along Seventh Ave. between W. 30th and W. 34th St. in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite musical stars.
Saskia Taylor, 32, of Manhattan, said she arrived around 4 p.m. to get a good viewing spot at 31st St. and Seventh Ave.
“So far, I’ve seen Patrick Starr and Ne-Yo, but I’m just excited to see anyone,” she said.
Alessia Cara accepts Best New Artist onstage during the 60th Annual Grammys. (KEVIN WINTER/GETTY IMAGES FOR NARAS)
“It’s been so long since the Grammys were in New York, so this is a pretty cool New York moment. I just thought, ‘Why not? Why not come out here and see what happens?’”
Early winners included Lamar for best music video, rap album and rap performance, Cara for best new artist, Ed Sheeran for best pop solo performance and the late actress Carrie Fisher for best spoken word album for “The Princess Diarist.”
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