The specter of Oscars chaos loomed over the music awards – a mega-concert which included a message of hope from the Ukrainian president
from live performances last year at the age of 95 on doctor’s order . Jon Batiste, the night’s most-nominated artist with 11 nods, kicked off a sprightly, retro-futurist performance of Freedom with a dramatic, starkly lit piano solo.In a self-conscious nod to the Academy’s reputational woes – which has led artists such as the Weeknd and Frank Ocean to snub the awards entirely – new president Harvey Mason Jr promised “at the new Recording Academy, we serve music” in a video message.
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