The Super Bowl LVIII sideshow known as Taylor Swift could have been extra spicy had the singer not flexed her muscles and had a rival booted from the venue.
At least, that’s according to former New York Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
During a Monday episode of I Am Athlete’s “Paper Route” podcast, Marshall claimed to have inside knowledge of an alleged incident between Taylor and rapper Kanye West that played out before kickoff.
Marshall said that West purchased a pair of tickets for him and his wife, Bianca Censori, that were right in front of Swift’s luxury suite, which had been paid for by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
After finding out about West’s plan, Swift allegedly made some phone calls and had West booted from Allegiant Stadium.
“Kanye West pulls up to Vegas. Kanye West buys a ticket right in front of her booth,” Marshall said. “He had a mask on with his logo on the mask — typical Kanye. Taylor Swift gets (expletive) off. She boom boom makes a call or two. Everybody’s involved. He gets kicked out the stadium. He was trying to leverage her celebrity.”
The Swift-West beef dates back to 2009 when Kanye interrupted her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the MTA VMA’s, famously telling the audience that it was Beyoncé who deserved the award instead. The feud was reignited in 2016 when West crudely included a lyric about Swift in his song “Famous.”
At the time, West claimed Swift had given her permission to use the lyric, which she later denied. A phone call between the two was leaked, at which point Swift alleged that it was illegally recorded and manipulated.
“Trash takes itself out every single time,” she said at the time.
Neither Swift nor West’s representatives have confirmed or denied Marshall’s claim.
For Melissa Stark, “there’s nothing better” than when the “Sunday Night Football” preparation “all comes together.”
With the Packers set to close out the year with a win over the Vikings on New Year’s Eve, Stark knew the postgame interview with Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love could be a golden opportunity for the 25-year-old to test out his New Year’s resolution of shuffling cards — something the veteran NFL reporter learned earlier in the week.
“I asked all the players this week their New Year’s resolutions and Jordan Love’s was to learn how to shuffle cards,” Stark recently recalled to The Post. “At the last minute our producer goes, ‘Oh my gosh, you should have cards there.’”
Melissa Stark during her postgame interview with Packers quarterback Jordan Love (left) and running back Aaron Jones. Melissa Stark/Instagram
Though securing the cards was something of a whirlwind — “We left them in our truck and two minutes to go, I’m like, ‘Who has the cards?’” — Stark was able to hand Love a deck as Green Bay celebrated its blowout 33-10 victory in Week 17.
“It becomes this really funny thing postgame, and I’m like, ‘Here, you can get started,’ and I hand him the deck of cards,” Stark said. “It’s so fun when your research from the week pays off that way. We do it to tell stories and the stories are definitely the best part of our jobs.”
Stark, 50, has been reporting stories from both the studio and sidelines for more than two decades.
A University of Virginia alum, Stark is enjoying a memorable sophomore season on “Sunday Night Football” — more than 20 years after serving as a sideline reporter for ABC’s “Monday Night Football” from 2000-’02.
Melissa Stark reports from the sideline on “Monday Night Football” in September 2002. Getty ImagesMelissa Stark is in her second season on “Sunday Night Football.” Melissa Stark/InstagramMelissa Stark interviews Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce in January 2023. Courtesy of Melissa Stark
Before her return in 2022, when she took over sideline duties from Michele Tafoya, Stark — a former national correspondent on NBC’s “Today” show, among other posts held at the network from 2003-’07 — stepped away from the business to focus on raising her four children with husband Mike.
“What I think I’m most proud of is the longevity that I’ve had and the fact that I was able to leave the business and not know if I was going to come back and be OK with that, I was OK with that because starting a family to me was so important,” said Stark, who worked her 100th regular-season game from the sideline in December.
“So coming back, what it means is that I’m able to come back to a career that I absolutely love and frankly, with such a different perspective. Coming back later in my life, more mature and as a mom.”
With the playoffs nearing, Stark is looking back on an NFL season that’s been quite the “family” affair.
Melissa Stark during the Chiefs-Jets game in October 2023 with her four kids. From left: Clara, Clemmie, Melissa, Mike and Jackson. Courtesy of Melissa StarkMelissa Stark’s daughters tried to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium during the Chiefs-Jets game in October 2023. Courtesy of Melissa StarkTaylor Swift attends the Chiefs-Jets game on Oct. 1, 2023. Corey Sipkin for New York Post
When the Jets hosted the Chiefs at MetLife Stadium in Week 4, which marked Taylor Swift’s second gameday appearance in support of boyfriend Travis Kelce, Stark’s daughters — much like Swifties everywhere — were hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop superstar.
“My daughter was in the truck for that first (game) and she was like, ‘Mom, I watched Taylor the whole time,’ ” said Stark, who noted production “had a camera on [Swift] the whole time for her reactions.”
What’s more, Starks’ kids, Clara, Clemmie, Jackson and Mike, got to see her in action.
“The beauty of it is, they love what I do and they get to see it and they get to come along, they all love football and coming on the field with me,” Stark said.
The Swift scene was just one of the exciting stories Stark covered this season.
Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane speaks with Melissa Stark postgame on Nov. 12, 2023. AP
As the Raiders prepared to face the Jets in Week 10 in Las Vegas, Stark spoke with Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane in the days ahead, in which a “throwaway question” transpired into something more significant.
“He talked to me on the way home [from practice] and his wife [Shelby] was in the car,” Stark recalled. “I go, ‘What’s motivating you this season?’ Sort of a throwaway question, and he turns to his wife in the car, ‘Should we tell her?’ And he was like, ‘Well, my wife’s actually pregnant and we haven’t told anybody yet.’”
The 28-year-old Spillane then relayed to Stark that if he made a “crazy play,” he would put the football under his jersey as if he were pregnant.
The plan sort of came to be when Spillane had the game-sealing interception in the Raiders’ 16-12 win.
Melissa Stark during her first season on “Sunday Night Football” in December 2022. APMelissa Stark is readying for the NFL playoffs that being this weekend. Melissa Stark/Instagram
“He gets the game-winning interception, he goes nuts, he forgets to do this, so right when I get him, I was like, ‘Hey, we’re going to break some news, you were supposed to put the ball under your shirt,’ and then he does it in the postgame interview,” Stark said.
“I just get excited when it all comes together, all your hard work.”
As wild-card weekend gets underway, Stark is soaking in the moment in what she described as “the perfect role.”
“There’s a ton of adrenaline and it’s very energizing, and I just feel very fortunate that I found the perfect role for me. It’s exactly what I want to do,” she said.
Stark will report from Detroit as part of “Sunday Night Football’s” wild-card weekend coverage, with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth calling the anticipated Rams-Lions matchup in which Matthew Stafford makes his return to Ford Field.
Jo Koy claimed he’s a Swiftie days after he made fun of Taylor Swift during the 2024 Golden Globes.
“I didn’t understand the Taylor [Swift] tiff,” he told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Thursday.
“What hurts the most is me just supporting Taylor, I support her, I love her work. I got nieces that I bought tickets for. There’s no ill intent in that joke.”
During his opening monologue as a first-time host of the Golden Globes, the 52-year-old comedian made jabs at Swift, saying, “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.”
Despite apologizing, the 12-time Grammy winner wasn’t amused by the jab as she glared at him while sipping her drink.
“What hurts the most is me just supporting Taylor, I support her, I love her work,” he told the Los Angeles Times Thursday while addressing the criticism. AP“I got nieces that I bought tickets for,” he added. “There’s no ill intent in that joke.” Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images
During his interview with the LA Times, Koy specified that the statement was supposed to take a shot at the NFL and not her.
“It’s like, the cool thing about the [Golden] Globes is we don’t need to do cutaways for ratings,” he further explained.
Koy had fans fuming during Sunday’s show after he made the jab. Getty Images“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” he said to a quiet audience. Getty Images for for CinemaCon
Of course, Swift is well aware of the mixed reactions her appearances at NFL games have garnered as she supports her Kansas City Chiefs tight end beau Travis Kelce.
Despite her presence at Chiefs games bringing in an entirely new demographic of viewers, some NFL fans think her simply being there is too much and have even blamed her for causing the Chiefs to play horribly.
Swift did not look amused after the jab. CBSShe kept a fairly straight face and sipped her drink. CBS
The “Red” songstress addressed her screen time at NFL games during her 2023 Time Person of the Year profile, saying, “There’s a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don’t know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast, so I don’t know if I’m being shown 17 times or once.”
She added, “I’m just there to support Travis.”
“I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads.”
It might not be such a cruel summer for Taylor Swift.
A source tells Page Six that there’s buzz around Swift’s camp that the “Cruel Summer” singer and her NFL star beau, Travis Kelce, plan to get engaged this summer.
There are rumors the pair held off from having Kelce pop the question over the winter holidays because “they don’t want it to seem like it’s rushed insanity.”
Our source also said he won’t go down on one knee for Valentine’s Day for the same reason.
“Taylor and Travis discussed it and there is a plan,” the insider claimed. But the buzz is, “They will get engaged on their one-year anniversary in July.”
Swift, 34, and Kelce’s first public appearance was in September when she came to watch him play at Arrowhead Stadium for his Kansas City Chiefs squad.
The pair just spent the holiday together. andrewspruill/InstagramThe stars celebrated New Year’s Even with Patrick and Britany Mahomes. chrispearson20/Instagram
But Swift subsequently revealed in her Time magazine Person of the Year interview that the duo was actually dating for much longer.
“We started hanging out right after that,” Swift told Time. “So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other.”
The couple began after Kelce talked about Swift on his podcast. GC Images
“I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game,” Swift added. “We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
She also said: “When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care… The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”
Page Six exclusively reported in December that the football hunk has asked the singer’s father Scott Swift’s permission for her hand in marriage.
Swift has become a regular at Kelce’s games. Getty ImagesThe pair have open about their relationship since going public. chariah/Instagram
A source close to Kelce claimed, “Scott has been asked for his blessing and has wholeheartedly given it, and Travis has been talking to friends about a ring.”
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were seen cruising around Kansas City, Mo. together on Monday.
The duo was photographed on a drive in the NFL star’s $400k Rolls-Royce Ghost, just hours after sharing a passionate kiss as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve.
The couple looked a bit tired from the wild night as they made the drive across town, per photos obtained by the Daily Mail.
Still, Swift looked put together with her hair down in loose curls and her typical, every-day glam.
Meanwhile, Travis seemed to be wearing the same black beanie that he wore the day before.
The couple was driving from one of Kelce’s properties to another one, per the Daily Mail. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
According to the outlet, Swift and Kelce, both 34, were headed from one of the latter’s properties to another one of his homes, where they met up with his mother, Donna.
The tight end, who is signed to a four-year $57.25 million contract, snapped up the pricey pad in October in an effort to give him and the “Cruel Summer” singer more privacy amid their high-profile romance.
They spent New Year’s Eve together at a private party. krystenrachelle/Instagram
The luxe home is nestled in a gated community and boasts a waterfall, swimming pool, and mini golf course.
Although Swift has been spending lots of time in Kansas City in recent weeks, the pair are rarely spotted out together, in part because they stay in such a private neighborhood.
Although the pair didn’t post any photos from the night themselves, other party-goers shared several photos and videos from the event, showing the lovebirds getting cozy on the dance floor.
Swift cheered on the NFL star at his game earlier in the day. X/@thinktayvis
As the ball dropped at midnight, Kelce sweetly wrapped one arm around Swift’s lower back to pull her in close for a kiss.
The “Anti-Hero” singer then placed both hands on the NFL star’s face as they shared a sweet smooch.
Following the kiss, Swift wrapped both arms around Kelce’s neck as they exchanged sweet nothings.
Taylor Swift does more than drop Easter eggs after the re-release of her albums. The musician also sends flowers to Kelly Clarkson — after every single “Taylor’s Version” album drops.
“You know what’s so funny? She just sent me flowers,” she told E! News. “She’s so nice. She did. She was like, ‘Every time I release something’—’cause she just did 1989. I got that really cute cardigan, too.”
In 2019, Clarkson suggested via X (then formerly known as Twitter) that the “Midnights” singer should re-record her work. At the time, Scooter Braun’s company Ithaca Holdings LLC acquired her former label Big Machine Label Group and obtained the rights to the masters for her first six studio albums.
Despite the advice, the “Kelly Clarkson Show” host insists Swift probably would have come up with that idea on her own too.
Kelly Clarkson performs live on NBC’s ‘Today’ show at Rockefeller Plaza in NYC on September 22, 2023.GC ImagesTaylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 9, 2023.APTaylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. AP
“I love how kind she is though,” Clarkson continued. “She’s a very smart businesswoman. So, she would have thought of that. But it just sucks when you see artists that you admire and you respect really wanting something and it’s special to them. You know if they’re going to find a loophole, you find a loophole. And she did it and literally is, like, the best-selling artist I feel like of all-time now.”
“She’s known for being such an incredible songwriter and the soundtrack to a lot of people’s lives and that’s her life. So, you should have the option of owning that,” she concluded.
Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson attends the 2009 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons honoring Clive Davis at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 7, 2009.WireImage
Swift, meanwhile, is currently back on tour. After a brief break, she picked back up the Eras Tour concert in Argentina on Thursday night. However, it appears her new rumored beau, Travis Kelce, was not in attendance.
An insider close to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, told Page Six Wednesday that the athlete was traveling to see the pop star perform over the weekend. However, they didn’t specify which show he planned to attend.
Last month, Clarkson actually joked about Swift and Kelce’s romance, saying that the NFL panning to Swift at his games made it feel like she was watching a “Housewives” episode instead of football.
“It is hilarious how it is literally taking over the NFL for people [like me] who like watching sports,” she said at the time. “It’s like you’re watching gossip things. What about the [game] play?”
The 2023 Grammys live broadcast may have been filled with memorable moments – but what fans didn’t see on TV was just as entertaining.
Inside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the nominees were spotted having the time of their lives as they watched the hours-long show in the VIP section near the stage.
Lizzo and Adele were the life of the star-studded party inside the Crypto.com Arena Sunday night. Getty Images for The Recording A
Lizzo and Adele were the life of the star-studded party inside the Crypto.com Arena Sunday night. Getty Images for The Recording A
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The “Good as Hell” singer was seen snapping pics near her table before the crowd of A-listers assembled into their assigned seats after walking the red carpet.
And Lizzo was truly giving off “bad bitch o’clock” energy throughout the night, turning up with her industry pals. Even when the cameras weren’t rolling, Lizzo and Adele were seen exchanging laughs as they conversed and pumped up their nearby peers.
The awards show besties also posed for pics with Beyoncé. Getty Images for The Recording A
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Lizzo won big herself Sunday night – taking home the Record of the Year award for “About Damn Time” – but was all about spreading good vibes to her fellow artists.
She showed Harry Styles major support throughout the evening by excitedly jumping up and down as he scored multiple wins, including Album of the Year. The two were seen snapping a ton of pics together and cheering each other on after their performances.
The singer was spotted snapping selfies with Harry Styles. Twitter/lizzo
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Lizzo also couldn’t seem to help herself from fangirling over Beyoncé before and after giving the “Crazy in Love” singer a shoutout in her acceptance speech.
“I won,” Lizzo later wrote on Instagram, sharing snaps of herself posing with Beyoncé and her awards show bestie Adele.
Beyoncé arrived fashionably late to the awards show.CBS via Getty Images
Speaking of Beyoncé, the crowd went absolutely wild when she finally entered the venue fashionably late in a shimmering metallic dress.
Page Six reported earlier Sunday that the “Cuff It” singer missed her first win of the night – for Best R&B Song – due to being stuck in heavy LA traffic.
The songstress nabbed multiple wins Sunday night.CBS via Getty Images
The songstress also received a standing ovation from what appeared to be the entire crowd – including those who were seated at the very top of the venue – after crushing the record for most Grammy wins ever.
Celebs at the front of the stage immediately flocked to her side to give her hugs and tell her congratulations as she made her way down the stairs and back to her seat.
Machine Gun Kelly was everybody’s buddy during commercial breaks. CBS via Getty Images
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During commercial breaks, Page Six spotted plenty of celebs mingling, especially Machine Gun Kelly, who seemed to be everybody’s buddy.
The “Bloody Valentine” rocker was constantly out of his seat, chatting it up and saying hello to nearly every artist in the VIP crowd, including rap legend Jay-Z.
The rocker was accompanied by his fiancée, Megan Fox.Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Meanwhile, the rocker’s fiancée, Megan Fox, stayed seated at the couple’s table for most of the show after revealing one night prior that she had broken her wrist and suffered from a concussion.
The actress did not share any further details about the incident on social media but appeared to be in good spirits at the Grammys with MGK. However, unlike their usual appearances at awards shows, the lovebirds didn’t show much PDA in the crowd.
Taylor Swift reunited with ex Harry Styles at the annual awards show.Getty Images
One of the highlights of the evening was seeing famous exes Taylor Swift and Harry Styles reunite in public again. Page Six saw the two interacting a few times throughout the duration of the show and they appeared to be friendly and supportive of one another.
At one point, we spotted Swift – chic in a bedazzled Roberto Cavalli look – approach Styles’ table during a commercial break. The “Midnights” singer even patted Styles on the back, seemingly to tell him congratulations, before returning to her own seat next to producer Jack Antonoff.
And while Swift was a dancing diva all night long, we caught her pulling out her best awards show moves as Styles performed “As It Was” from his Grammy-winning “Harry’s House” album.
She jumped right out of her seat shortly after the song began and was the only one at her table standing up and vibing along to the catchy track.
But — deep breath — how could Beyoncé still not have an Album of the Year gramophone after four nominations, when she should already have at least two?
Her game-changing surprise self-titled set lost to Beck’s “Morning Phase” in 2015, and “Lemonade” — one of the best albums of the century — bowed out to Adele’s “25” in 2017.
But the Queen B wasn’t the only artist to get snubbed — or pull a surprise — at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Here, we look back on some of the other major shockers on music’s biggest night.
Beyonce became the winningest artist of the Grammys with her 32nd award tonight — but that fact wasn’t enough to beat Harry Styles for Album of the Year.
Snub: Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift took home an award for Best Music Video, but was shut out of both Song of the Year and Best Country Song.Variety via Getty Images
Yes, T-Swizzle — who dutifully showed up to the awards even though she (and everybody else) knows that 2024 is really her year— won Best Music Video for “All Too Well: The Short Film,” she failed to pick up gramophones for either Song of the Year or Best Country Song for the tunes that were nominated for her re-recorded versions of “Red” and “I Bet You Think About Me.” While this has been a great move for Swift from a principal and pocketbook standpoint, it’s not exactly what the Record Academy wants to award yet with so much truly new music out there.
Surprise: Bonnie Raitt
A shocked Bonnie Raitt takes in the applause.CBS
Who doesn’t love Bonnie Raitt? But when you’re competing against the likes of Adele, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and Lizzo — all superstars at the top of their game — it just doesn’t make any kind of sense that the 73-year-old would win Song of the Year for “Just Like That” — a tune that most people (like, almost everybody) haven’t even heard.
Surprise: Muni Long
Sorry, who? Muni Long beat out legend Mary J. Blige — among other big names — for Best R&B Performance.Getty Images for The Recording A
Um…who is Muni Long? Well, hopefully the world will get hip to this R&B singer-songwriter after she beat out not only Grammy winners Mary J. Blige and Jazmine Sullivan but Beyoncé — let’s repeat that, Beyoncé — for Best R&B Performance for “Hrs & Hrs.” Proof that the Grammys are not, indeed, rigged — expect to see her streams go through the roof tomorrow.
Snub: Mary J. Blige
Something is wrong with a system that shuts out Mary J. Blige, who deserved to win for her album “Good Morning Gorgeous.”Getty Images for The Recording A
Wait a minute — so Mary J. Blige, the indisputable Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, was nominated for Album of the Year for “Good Morning Gorgeous” for only the second time in her career (after 2005’s “The Breakthrough”), she lost out to neo-jazzman Robert Glasper — a worthy winner in his own right — for “Black Radio III.” But when you are nominated for Album of the Year and you can’t even win in your own genre category — especially a deserving diva such as MJB — something is wrong with the system.
Surprise: Madonna
Madonna presented the much ballyhooed performance of “Unholy” by Sam Smith and Kim Petras. CBS
When you’re the Queen of Pop, you only step out to present awards when it really means something to you. And after all of her work and representation for the LGBTQ community over the years, Madonna sure was the perfect person to present the performance of non-binary artist Sam Smith and trans singer Kim Petras — who had already become the first trans performer to win a Grammy when their “Unholy” won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance earlier in the night. Certainly, it made sense that Madonna is reminding folks about her own impact last as a fierce LGBTQ ally as she gets set to launch her “The Celebration Tour” honoring her 40th anniversary in music later this year.
Surprise: Samara Joy
Bronx-born jazz singer Samara Joy was a surprise winner for Best New Artist at the Grammys on Sunday night.CBS
It was a pretty open field for Best New Artist year, with no clear favorite among a motley crew that ranged from buzzy indie duo Wet Leg to Brazilian star Anitta. At the end of the day, the edge seemed to go Italian glam rockers Maneskin for perfectly playing the industry game — and helping to revive a dying genre. But a 23-year-old jazz vocalist from The Bronx somehow, who has been compared to Sarah Vaughan, surprised everyone in one of the night’s biggest shockers.
Surprise: Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny opened the 2023 Grammys with a historic performance.Getty Images for The Recording A
Was it going to be Adele? Was it going to be Harry Styles? Or was it going to be the ever-elusive Beyoncé opening the 65th annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena — opening the first time the show has been held in LA since COVID shut the world down? But the primo placement went to Puerto Rican sensation Bad Bunny, who made history with “Un Verano Sin Ti,” the first Spanish-language LP to be nominated for Album of the Year. Kicking off his medley of “El Apagon” and “Despues De La Playa,” he brought the fiesta through the audience — no social distancing in 2023! — Bad Bunny made up for his no-show at last November’s American Music Awards, where he was the top nominee. While he could have went a little harder on wardrobe — his white t-shirt and jeans made him look like he was still in rehearsals — he got the party started after a semi-slow start. His festive if somewhat chaotic performance got Taylor Swift, Jack Harlow and even 93-year-old Motown founder Berry Gordy out of their seats.
Surprise: Beyonce ties the record stuck in traffic
Nile Rogers (inset green) accepted Beyonce’s award for Best R&B Song (“Cuff It”).NBCU Photo Bank
When Beyoncé tied the record for the most Grammy wins ever, she was — in true diva fashion — late showing up to the awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
But seriously, CBS, weren’t they supposed to wait for her to arrive?
Still, when Viola Davis — who had already made history herself by becoming an EGOT by winning a Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling for the audio book of her memoir, “Finding Me” — presented the award for Best R&B Song to a no-show Beyoncé, who was apparently stuck in LA traffic, it was one of the all-time diva moments.
The legendary Nile Rodgers, who co-wrote and plays guitar on “Cuff It,” helped to make up for it with an emotional speech that made it all good.
Snub: Diana Ross
The 78-year-old Motown queen — who somehow has been underrated and underappreciated as an artist over a supreme six decades — had never won a competitive Grammy in her legendary career, despite 12 nominations. The streak sadly continued with her unlucky 13th nomination (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Thank You”) on Sunday night.
The music superstar took the stage to accept her Favorite Pop Album win for “Red (Taylor’s Version)” dressed in a plunging crystal-covered jumpsuit by The Blonds.
While Swift, 32, may not have worn her re-recorded album’s titular hue from head to toe, she accented her AMAs look with a slick of her signature red lipstick, and played up her outfit’s disco vibes further by wearing her hair in full, flowing curls.
She accessorized with a smattering of gold and diamond jewelry from Delfina Delettrez, Anita Ko, Nouvel Heritage and Vram.
Swift is nominated for six awards this year: Artist of the Year, Favorite Music Video (for “All Too Well: The Short Film”), Favorite Female Pop Artist, Favorite Female Country Artist and both Favorite Pop Album and Favorite Country Album for “Red (Taylor’s Version).”
Ahead of the release of her 10th studio album, “Midnights,” in October, Swift dazzled in two more sequined styles: a gold Louis Vuitton gown at the Toronto Film Festival and a cutout Michael Kors LBD at the Nashville Songwriter Awards.
The “Anti-Hero” hitmaker addressed the chaotic rollout on social media shortly after, calling it “excruciating” to witness and saying, “It’s truly amazing that 2.4 million people got tickets, but it really pisses me off that a lot of them feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them.”
The Issue: Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to run for a Democratic leadership position with in the House.
Someone should tell Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and all politicians in her age bracket, regardless of party affiliation, that it’s time to retire (“Nancy: I’m done leading Dems,” Nov. 18).
I’m a long-time retired 85-year-old executive and consider myself quite smart. However, age takes its toll. I don’t care who you are.
Your memory is not as good as it used to be, nor is the up-and-go energy still there. It’s time to pass the reins to our younger, brighter and more energetic young men and women who love this country and are ready and willing to take on the challenge.
P. Fletcher
Massapequa Park
Farewell, Madame Speaker. I cannot think of a better person than Pelosi to have been a counterpoint during the years of the Make America Great Again movement, and I’m glad she took a moment to praise President George W. Bush in her leadership retirement speech.
For all her progressivism and partisanship, she turned out to be one of the increasingly rare political leaders who put statesmanship and the appearance of patriotism ahead of political brawling. I will miss her.
Jorge Sierra
The Bronx
The fawning mainstream media reports that Pelosi “decided” to step down from House leadership. Not true. The voters decided.
Pelosi waited until after Republicans had officially secured the House majority, costing her the speaker’s gavel, before she “decided” to go.
Had the Dems held the House, she no doubt would have “decided” differently — despite her pledge that this term would be her last.
The media’s fawning over Pelosi would be embarrassing if they were real journalists. But as idolaters, they’re spot-on.
Mark Godburn
Norfolk, Conn.
When he closed the book on Watergate, President Gerald Ford declared, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”
Now that Pelosi is surrendering her leadership role in Congress, cannot the same be said?
Michael J. DiStefano
Jamestown, RI
Pelosi not seeking leadership re-election? Thank, God! Hey, Pelosi: Why not just quit now?
Thomas Sarc
Central Islip
The Issue: Democrats’ call for Tickermaster to be investigated after chaos around Taylor Swift ticket sales.
I always wondered why the Justice Department allowed the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, an obvious monopoly that did not benefit the customers.
Howard Mostovy
Whitestone
Poor Ocasio-Cortez is all in a dither about Ticketmaster’s monopoly and the fiasco about Taylor Swift’s concerts.
This requires all her energy — not the homeless, soaring crime and inflation that is affecting not just her district, but all of New York.
She’s dedicating her time to making sure Ticketmaster is fair and equitable. What a social-justice warrior.
Jacob Levine
Long Beach
Apparently, the Taylor Swift concert ticket snafu is a major issue for some of our representatives.
Ocasio-Cortez called to have the Ticketmaster/Live Nation union broken up. Rep. David Cicilline went even further, and demanded an investigation by the feds.
Are these the same feds who have been sitting on Hunter Biden’s laptop for three years? Now we know why the country is in such a mess.
Tom Vespo
Bethpage
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