Adele was the big winner of the 59th Grammy Awards – picking up including song, record, and album of the year. although that last one she tried to pass on to Beyoncé - who performed a surreal nine-minute medley. She won two awards of her own — a moment she used to speak to the world about her art’s mission. She told the crowd “It’s important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty, so they can grow up in a world where they look in the mirror, first through their own families, as well as the news, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White House and the Grammys – and see themselves, and have no doubt that they’re beautiful, intelligent and capable. Others went further - including singer Joy Villa - who wore a ”Make America Great Again“ dress with ”Trump“ written on the train. There was also Katy Perry – who performed in front of a “We the People” sign, and wore pa Planned Parenthood button, and an armband with the word “persist” on it – referencing Elizabeth Warren. Laverne Cox gave a shout-out to Gavin Grimm, an transgender teenager taking his fight for the right to use the boy’s bathroom at his school to the Supreme Court. Then came the biggest statement of the night, from A Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes. WROR on-air personality Lauren Beckham Falcone (@lbfalcone), and G. Valentino Ball (@GValentinoBall) – co-founder of KillerBoomBox.co – join Jim to break down the big Grammy moments and politics behind the music.
