Miley Cyrus knows how to receive a trophy from a legend. When Mariah Carey announced that flowers won the Grammy for best pop solo performance, (late) Hannah Montana almost lost consciousness before standing behind the microphone and praising the woman who pushes notes so high only dolphins hear them.
“This moment is too iconic. I could have missed this award, that’s okay, but not Mariah Carey. I just saw you at the Hollywood Bowl, it was total,” testified Miley Cyrus, who also kissed Mariah on both cheeks, smack, smack. A moment of sincere admiration, which demonstrates the respect felt by a popstar towards an icon in the same field.
Taylor Swift should have taken inspiration from her comrade Cyrus before snatching her prestigious trophy from the hands of our fragile Céline and causing a diplomatic incident more serious than the sinking of the Titanic.
This TV moment, broadcast late Sunday evening, was embarrassing for Taylor Swift, who looked ungrateful, selfish and disconnected in front of the entire music industry gathered at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles.
Winner of Album of the Year (Midnights) for the fourth time, a historic record that propelled her ahead of Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra, Taylor Swift pulled the confused Lana Del Rey by the sleeve and threw herself into the arms of her collaborators, scattered across the four corners of the scene.
Then, the biggest fan of the Kansas City Chiefs rushed towards Céline who was demurely holding the Grammy Grail, and she grabbed the golden hardware without looking at the Charlemagne diva or even giving her a smile or sending her a little word. Nothing at all, Blank Space.
Is this an incident as dramatic as the devastating music video forIt’s All Coming Back to Me Now ? Truly not. And are we overanalyzing this scene that lasted a few seconds? Probably.
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Celine Dion caused a surprise by presenting the final prize of the Grammy evening on Sunday.
A convinced Swiftie myself, I find that this indifference, surely caused by irritation, was disappointing on the part of the biggest pop star today.
Taylor Swift, whom I adore, had before her a singer whose health no longer allows her to practice her profession and who attended, for the first time in more than two years, an important media event, in front of millions of viewers . A mark of recognition was basic politeness.
Especially since in her speech, Taylor Swift praised Lana Del Rey, “a legend who paved the way for so many female artists”, while a much heavier pioneer stood a few meters from her , completely ignored. Something sounded wrong, and it wasn’t (insert competitor’s name here The voice).
It was incongruous, because this 66e Grammy gala took place for three hours under the sign of “Girl Power”, while showbiz monuments like Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox rubbed shoulders with their young sisters Dua Lipa, SZA, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus or Olivia Rodrigo and that all the statuettes had been collected by women.
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Celine Dion and Taylor Swift after the awards ceremony
After the evening, Céline, 55, and Taylor, 34, posed for photographers, hugging and smiling, in an attempt to put out the fire that was igniting social networks.
Taylor Swift’s perfectly-oiled, ultra-efficient marketing machine co-opted the awkwardness, which overshadowed the most important thing of the evening: Celine Dion is doing better.
Dressed in a long ocher coat and a pale pink chiffon dress by designer Valentino, Céline received a standing ovation from all the American musical elite as she walked towards the circular circle with her eldest son René-Charles Angélil, 23 years old, elegant and discreet. At the sight of the Quebec megastar, even Taylor Swift jumped out of her chair and intoned, in a muddled way, the lyrics of The Power of Love.
Parenthesis, here: the cameras don’t let go of Taylor Swift (louboutin red). Each of her actions is put under a giant microscope and imagine the pressure she is under on a daily basis, it’s dizzying. There is enough to forget genuflecting before the sovereign of love songs.
To return to Céline Dion, who seemed in good shape under the circumstances, she did not talk about her neurological illness (stiff person syndrome) nor give details about her state of health. It’s still a fog for her admirers, who haven’t seen her perform since spring 2020.
Is she keeping this information for her documentary? I Am: Celine Dion, which will be released on Amazon Prime Video in 2024, on a date which has not been specified? Certainly.
While waiting for the full medical bulletin, we are delighted that Céline has reconnected with stylist Law Roach, who elevated her look to haute couture level, between 2016 and 2019.
Taylor Swift may have popularized red lips, a classic gimmick that her ex-boyfriend Harry loved. Still, the crown of style still rests on Céline’s head for one more evening, one more hour, one more tear of happiness (and yes, we still love you, Taylor).