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The ratings are in for the 2022 Grammy Awards!

The 2022 Grammy Awards viewership numbers were slightly up after last year's record low.The gala hosted by Trevor Noah - which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas - on Sunday drew 8.93million viewers which was just a 1.4% increase from the previous year according to Variety on Monday.By comparison, last year's Grammy Awards - which were a hybrid of outdoor ceremony and indoor performances at the Los Angeles Convention Center - had a record low of just 8.8million. Uh oh: The 2022 Grammy Awards viewership numbers edged out last year's which were unfortunately a record low with just 8.93million viewers (host Trevor Noah is pictured)Variety notes that the total did adjust to 9.4million viewers in Nielsen’s Live + Same Day, which includes out-of-home viewing, but it was still a record low and ultimately ended up being down a whopping 50% from the previous year telecast from January 2020.

Amber Dowling The return to in-person award shows continues to dominate Twitter. The Trevor Noah-hosted Grammy Awards on CBS easily topped Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of March 28 to April 3, pulling in more than 56.9 million engagements.That number toppled last week’s history-making Oscars broadcast on ABC, which until now was the highest that Variety’s Trending chart has seen since its inception.

The 64th annual Grammy Awards brought together the buzziest talent in the music biz, including BTS, Doja Cat and Questlove, on Sunday for a star-studded live and in-person ceremony in Las Vegas. However, unlike other awards ceremonies that have seen ratings rebound this year, the Grammys matched 2021’s all-time lows.

Kanye West has pulled out of his headline performance at this year’s Coachella festival, according to reports.The rapper and producer was scheduled to headline the closing night of the two-weekend event, which takes place April 15-17 and April 22-24, but according to TMZ and Variety this will no longer be the case.It’s not been made clear as to why West has cancelled his appearance at the California festival, but it’s also been reported that Travis Scott was set to perform alongside West, and he too will now no longer appear.NME has reached out to Coachella and representatives for West for comment.The news follows a petition that was launched by fans last month to remove West from the festival’s line-up, which currently has almost 50,000 signatures.The Change.org petition was launched on March 17 by a user with the alias Kim Pete, following West’s suspension on Instagram for his post about Trevor Noah which contained racial slurs.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSunday’s in-person Grammy Awards on CBS saw just a 1.4% increase in audience size from last year’s partly virtual ceremony, which was a record-low for music’s biggest night.Hosted by Trevor Noah from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the two-month-delayed 64th Annual Grammy Awards drew 8.93 million total viewers across multiple platforms, according to time-zone adjusted fast national data from Nielsen. The in-person show, which kicked off with Noah making a reference to Will Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock at last weekend’s Oscars, aired live coast to coast on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m.

Stepping away. Kanye West will not perform at Coachella after all, multiple reports confirm.

Time to address the elephant in the room!

Grammys on Sunday. The 29-year-old rapper, nominated for best rap performance for Up, accused fans of ‘dragging’ her children and said she needed to ‘protect’ herself in a series of tweets before deactivating her profile. ‘I’m deleting my Twitter On God I hate this f***in dumbass fan base,’ the WAP singer tweeted. ‘You got the slow dumbasses dragging my kids all cause y’all [thought] I was going to the Grammys and I didn’t the f***?’She continued: ‘When the f*** I hinted I was going? Just f***ing stupid.

supports HTML5 videoA rather flustered Doja Cat took the fastest ‘p***’ ever, as she nearly missed out on her big moment at the Grammys, due to an ill-timed loo break.Happens to the best of us!During Sunday night’s star-studded bash, the 26-year-old singer – real name Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini – and collaborator SZA triumphed in the best pop duo/group category for their single Kiss Me More.Once their names were read out by Avril Lavigne, SZA – who was on crutches – made it to the stage with a little help from Lady Gaga – but the Say So hitmaker was nowhere to be seen.As soon as SZA – real name Solána Imani Rowe – locked eyes with Doja, she quipped: ‘You’ve been in the bathroom for five minutes, are you serious?’ Fighting to get her breath back, she replied: ‘Listen… I have never taken such a fast p*** in my whole life.’Putting the near-miss behind her, the star couldn’t hold back the tears any longer and described herself as someone who likes to ‘downplay s***’ but hailed her crowning moment a ‘big deal.’Doja’s relatable moment didn’t go unnoticed on Twitter, as one person wrote: ‘Miss Doja Cat running back from the toilet to accept her Grammy is nothing short of iconic. So deserved.’‘DojaCat and SZA’s #GRAMMYs speech is performance art.

Dancing the night away! Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion and more of music’s biggest stars had the time of their lives at the 2022 Grammys — but not every moment made it on TV.

The 2022 Grammy Awards show took place last night, postponed from its usual January/February slot in the calendar by pesky COVID. Following last week’s headline-grabbing Oscars ceremony, the Grammys show wasn’t so eventful.

50-year-old drummer died from a suspected overdose in his hotel room in Colombia where he had been due to appear with the band at a festival. Following the tragedy, the Foo Fighters cancelled their tour and pulled out of their scheduled performance at the 64th annual Grammy Awards where they were up for three prizes.

Grammys host Trevor Noah made a joke about Will Smith's controversial Oscars slap as he opened the ceremony on Sunday. At the Academy Awards on 27 March, the King Richard actor slapped presenter Chris Rock on stage after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and once he returned to his seat, he yelled at Chris to keep his wife's name out of his mouth. A week later, talk show host Trevor took to the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to host the Grammys and made sure to reference the moment that had been dominating the headlines.

The 2022 Grammy Awards show took place last night, postponed from its usual January/February slot in the calendar by pesky COVID. Following last week’s headline-grabbing Oscars ceremony, the Grammys show wasn’t so eventful.

Grammy Awards last night.The Men In Black actor sparked controversy after he slapped Chris Rock, 57, live on stage at the Oscars two weekends ago.  Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah, 38, poked fun at Will last night following his now infamous altercation with comedian Chris.Trevor, along with a number of his fellow celebrities, took to the stage yesterday to make quips at the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star’s expense. Chaos ensued at the Oscars a week ago when Will walked up to Chris and slapped him after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 50. Following the slap, Will returned to his seat only to yell repeatedly at Chris, telling him: “Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth.”The incident has since been an endless source of speculation in Hollywood, with the fallout slowly becoming apparent over the past week. Plenty of comedians have already made fun of the controversial events at the Oscars - a trend that seemed to continue in Trevor’s opening monologue at the Grammy Awards. In reference to Will Smith’s yells, he joked to the audience: "We're gonna be keeping people's names out of our mouths."The dramatic moment was then brought up again during the celeb-packed event, drawing laughs from the crowd once more.LeVar Burton, 65, who hosted the premiere ceremony ahead of the main event, went viral for the moment he introduced guest presenter, comedian Nate Bargatze, 43.As he welcomed Nate to the stage, LeVar remarked: "Our next presenter is a comedian, if you know what I mean. “So I need to caution everybody; remain in your seats and keep your hands to yourself.”Nate then took the joke one step further, however, as he took to the stage wearing a padded helmet. With reference to Will’s slap, he

At the Grammys on Sunday, the hosts took the chance to make subtle digs at Will Smith’s already-infamous altercation at the Oscars. The 94th Academy Awards saw milestone wins for CODA, but it was overshadowed by one event - after Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, Will walked on stage and slapped him.

Jon Batiste was the big winner at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The 35-year-old musician took home five awards at the 64th annual ceremony held on Sunday (03. 04.

Trevor Noah poked fun at Will Smith's Oscars altercation with Chris Rock during his opening monologue at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (03. 04. 22).

Jon Batiste took home five awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The 35-year-old musician was the big winner at theceremony held on Sunday (03. 04.

th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on April 3 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the evening featured a star-studded red carpet and plenty of amazing moments to remember.Originally scheduled to take place in January at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Grammys were postponed due to the COVID-19 surge – only adding to the event’s anticipation.This year’s show kicked off at 3:30pm EST with its “Premiere Ceremony,” hosted by Levar Burton.