10 Awkward And Outrageous Moments At The 2025 Grammys

1.E! red carpet host Keltie Knight took a tumble on...the red carpet:

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2. Clairo had no idea how to react when a red carpet interviewer said that the "bisexual men of Brooklyn" think she makes music for them:

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3.Jaden Smith wore a damn castle on his head on the red carpet:

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4.Kanye West's partner Bianca Censori was literally naked on the red carpet:

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5. The AP red carpet hosts were astoundingly rude to R&B legend Babyface, interrupting him mid-sentence to get Chappell Roan's attention as she walked behind him:

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Even thee Dianne Warwick was pissed:

Tweet questioning if Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds has won 13 Grammy Awards

6.Trevor Noah mispronounced "Hawk Tuah":

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7. People sure seemed to think that Kacey Musgraves (and Lainey Wilson) had shady looks on their face after Beyoncé won Country Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter:

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8.Taylor Swift was caught on camera doing the "holding space" meme to Cynthia Erivo:

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9.And finally, four years after saying he was boycotting the ceremony indefinitely, the Weeknd made a surprise appearance to perform two songs on the Grammys stage...

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10....After Grammys head honcho Harvey Mason Jr. gave a speech effectively apologizing to him, complete with wall-to-wall video screens displaying headlines that announced the initial boycott:

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What a show!