A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) –or Grammy– is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony. It is the music equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Award for stage and the Academy Awards for film.
Influence
Although Gaga had a major 2009, following the chart-topping success of her debut album, The Fame, her earlier nod for "Best Dance Recording" for "Just Dance" barred her from being considered for "Best New Artist" at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. In light of the "Gaga situation", the Recording Academy has announced that artists who have received previous nominations may still be eligible for the "Best New Artist" award.
- "If an artist/group is nominated (but does not win) for the release of a single or as a featured artist or collaborator on a compilation or other artist's album before the artist/group has released an entire album (and becomes eligible in this category for the first time), the artist/group may enter this category in the eligibility year during which his/her/their first album is released".
Awards and Nominations
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Gaga has been nominated for an award thirty-four times, and has won thirteen times.
51st Grammy Award Ceremony
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 2009. Lady Gaga received her first Grammy nomination in the category of "Best Dance Recording" for her single, "Just Dance".
May 4th, 2009: Grammy Celebration Tour: The Fame Ball
Red Carpet
Lady Gaga appeared at the Grammy Celebration Tour on May 4, 2009.
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by Haus of Gaga, and shoes by John Galliano.
Performance
Lady Gaga performed her The Fame Ball Tour set list for the concert. There were no changes fashion wise between this Fame Ball concert and the previous one at KISS 95.7 Summer Kick Off. Gaga did wear a new shoulder length fringe wig for this occasion though.
- Lady Gaga wears outfits by Haus of Gaga, boots by Givenchy, sandals by Pleaser, and sunglasses by Versace.
52nd Grammy Award Ceremony
The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night
Nominations were announced on December 2, 2009 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at LA Live. During the telecast, George Lopez and Smokey Robinson presented the nominations for "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year", respectively, and it was announced that "Poker Face" received nominations in both categories. Also, Ringo Starr presented the nominations for "Album of the Year" and it was announced that The Fame received a nomination.
Award show
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast. The remaining awards were given during the un-televised portion of the ceremony which preceded the broadcast. Lady Gaga's nominations were for "Album of the Year" and "Best Electronic/Dance Album" for The Fame and "Song of the Year", Record of the Year", and "Best Dance Recording" for "Poker Face". Of these, she won in the categories of "Best Electronic/Dance Album" and "Best Dance Recording".
Red Carpet
Lady Gaga arrived on the red carpet wearing a dress that resembled an orbit and carrying a star. All of her outfits that night were space themed, as Giorgio Armani, the designer, had recently released a spaced theme collection.
- Lady Gaga wears a custom dress and shoes by Armani Privé.
- Hair by Bob Recine. Makeup by Billy B.
Performance
The performance was opened with a monologue by Elijah Kelly, describing the wants to have a perfect pop star and singling Lady Gaga out as one. Lady Gaga then appears out of the "Fame Factory" and begins singing "Poker Face". She began singing the song acoustically, and then jumped off her platform and is caught by her dancers. At which point, the album version of the song begins playing. During the performance, Lady Gaga is swept up and dropped in a pit of flames into the Fame Factory. She soon reemerges from the Fame Factory with Elton John on both sides of the dual monster claw piano. They then being to perform a mash up of "Speechless" and "Your Song". An audio file of the performance was released online via iTunes, along with a video, under the title, "Poker Face / Speechless / Your Song (feat. Elton John) [Live from the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards] - Single".
- Set list:
- "Poker Face"
- "Speechless" / "Your Song" (with Elton John)
[Elijah Kelly]
Excuse me
Excuse me
I have returned
I bought a Lady Gaga
But she sold me a fake
All my money looks great
Hahahahahahaha
I want the real Gaga
Can't fake it, gotta make it the real Gaga
I want the Poker Face
Won't fake it, gotta make want the real Gaga
You see the real Gaga comes complete with 5 #1 singles
And the best part is she has her own disco stick
Hahahaha
And she has no soul
Hahahahahahahaha
I'll take it
[Lady Gaga]
I just wanna hold em' like they do in Texas plays
Fold em' let em' hit me raise it baby stay with me, oh yeah
LoveGame intuition play the cards with spades to start
And after he's been hooked, I'll play the one that's on his heart
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
I wanna hold em' like they do in Texas plays (ay)
Fold em' let em' hit me raise it baby stay with me (I love it)
LoveGame intuition play the cards with spades to start
And after he's been hooked, I'll play the one that's on his heart
Oh oh-oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-e-oh-oh-oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
Can't read my
Can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Po-po-po-poker face, po-po-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
Po-po-po-poker face, po-po-poker face
[Dancers]
What's going on?
[Elijah Kelly]
Everyone is going goo goo for Gaga
[Lady Gaga]
No, stop, no
[Elijah Kelly]
Her mind controlling pop music is ruining my business
[Lady Gaga]
No
[Elijah Kelly]
Take her aways
She's a monster
She's a monster
She's a monster
She's turnin' on you to the monster
She's a monster
She's a monster
She's a monster
[Lady Gaga]
Take my picture Hollywood
I wanna be a star
I can't believe what you said to me
Last night when we were alone
[Elton John]
You threw your hands up
Baby you gave up, you gave up
[Lady Gaga]
I can't believe how you looked at me
With your James Dean glossy eyes
[Elton John]
Oh, in your tight jeans with your long hair
Your cigarette stained lies
That I know that it's complicated
[Lady Gaga]
But I'm a loser in love, so baby
[Elton John]
Raise a glass to mend
[Lady Gaga]
All the broken hearts of all my wrecked up friends
[Elton John]
Oh, I'll never talk again
Oh, boy you've left me speechless
You've left me speechless, so speechless
[Lady Gaga]
And I'll never love again
Oh, friend you've left me speechless
You've left me speechless, so speechless
And you can tell everybody
[Elton John]
Oh, this is your song
[Lady Gaga]
I hope you don't mind
[Elton John]
I hope you don't mind
[Lady Gaga]
Yeah
[Elton John]
And after all the boys and girls that we've been through
[Lady Gaga]
Would you give it all up?
[Elton John]
Could you give it all up?
[Lady Gaga]
If I promise boy, to you
You, yeah
Oh
[Elton John]
And you can tell everybody
This is your song
[Lady Gaga]
It may be quite simple but
Now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
[Elton John]
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words, yeah
How wonderful life is with Gaga in the world
[Lady Gaga]
Oh, I'll never write a song
Wo-wo-won't even sing along
Thank you, love you Sir Elton John
So speechless, eh eh eh-he
- Custom bodysuit, boots and sunglasses by Armani Privé, and eye patches by Haus of Gaga.
- Hair by Bob Recine. Makeup by Billy B.
Backstage and Audience
Lady Gaga was seen backstage and in the audience with Elton John, her father Joe Germanotta, Terence Koh, and Céline Dion. During Press Room, Lady Gaga gave some interviews, and was interviewed by Alecia Davis from TV Guide network. Lady Gaga wore a bodysuit, dress, and jacket combo custom made by Armani Privé and hat by Philip Treacy.
Alecia Davis: "Hi Lady Gaga. Great opening performance. How did it come to be that you would open with Elton John?"
Lady Gaga: "Well, the Grammys asked me too. He and I were speaking collaborating and he said, well I said first, "We have to do your song", and then "We have to do speechless". So we had to come to a compromise, so we created that lovely melody. And he's truly an inspiration and I love him so much."
Alecia Davis: "Is there a highlight point for you, tonight, other than performing with Elton?"
Lady Gaga: Well, we found out we won two Grammys right before we went onstage. And I cried and ruined all my make up, so my make up artist was screaming at me. And it was really memorable and I'll never forget about it."
Alecia Davis: "You're so creative. Where do you get your inspiration from?"
Lady Gaga: God and the Gays.
- Lady Gaga wears a jacket, a bodysuit and shoes by Armani Privé, and a hat by Philip Treacy.
- Hair by Bob Recine. Makeup by Billy B.
Press Room
Lady Gaga posed with her awards in the press room after the awards ceremony finished. She also stepped aside to pose for a photoshoot with Danny Clinch.
After Party
Lady Gaga appeared at a Grammy after party with her manager, Troy Carter.
53rd Grammy Award Ceremony
The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night
Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at LA Live. During the telecast, Stevie Wonder presented the nominations for "Album of the Year" and it was announced that The Fame Monster received a nomination.
Award show
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 and a total of 109 awards were presented. Most of the awards were presented during the pre-telecast, which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center next to the Staples Center, where the main telecast took place.
Red Carpet
Lady Gaga famously arrived on the red carpet encased in a vessel. She was carried by a troop of dancers and remained in the vessel for the entire period in which she was on the red carpet. The purpose of the vessel was to implement her philosophy of beginning a performance on the red carpet an continuing it on stage and for the remainder of the show. So, when she would eventually leave the vessel, it would be the beginning of her "Rebirth".
In the video "Life In Looks" for British Vogue, Lady Gaga told about her appearance on the red carpet as a part of her whole performance:
- "...We would call this an outfit, everybody calls it “The Egg”, but it's actually a vessel that was designed by Hussein Chalayan. The outfits that are worn by the models and dancers that are around me that was created by Haus of Gaga. I was very particular about the way the fashion looked for this performance in so much as the night before the performance, I said, “The fashion’s wrong. We don't have it. We need it to be latex, we need nude latex.” And if you know anything about looking for latex, years ago, it was very difficult to find latex in any other place other than a sex shop or where we found this late tax was a bus company had latex that they were using to cover the seats of their busses. And we found the latex and we asked if we could buy it from them. So, everybody's fashion that's made here was made from the fabric of seats for a bus. I was in the egg for three days. To be honest, at award shows, especially during this time. I didn't like to talk to people. I always felt that it threw me off of my performance. So, this, in a lot of ways, is really representative of my devotion to my craft and that I really wanted to be with myself."
- Lady Gaga wears a custom vessel by Chalayan x Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Performance
Lady Gaga performed at the Grammy Awards Ceremony with the debut performance of the single, "Born This Way", from her upcoming album of the same name. Her performance was introduced by Ricky Martin. The performance consisted of her leaving the vessel and beginning a heavily choreographed dance sequence with her dancers. During the performance, she also debuted the boudoir organ by playing the opening of Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach.
- Set list:
- Lady Gaga wears a custom outfit and a hat by MUGLER in collaboration with Perry Meek.
- Hair by Sam McKnight. Makeup by Val Garland.
Best Pop Vocal Album
Selena Gomez and Donnie Wahlberg presented the award for "Best Pop Vocal Album". Lady Gaga won this category, and it marked the first occasion in which Lady Gaga won a Grammy during the telecast. While receiving an award, Gaga thanked Whitney Houston as an inspiration, and during an on-air radio interview with 103.5 KTU, Gaga mentioned that she had heard back positively from Houston's people.
- Acceptance speech
Holy shit! Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, to all my fans, to all the monsters watching. Thank you to my father, my mother, my beautiful sister Natali. I love you. To Vincent and Troy for standing by me, for being the best manager and the most amazing A&R partner a girl could ever have. Thank you Jimmy Iovine. Thank you so much to Doug Morris and Lucius. Thank you to the whole team at Interscope. I had this dream, when I was really young, that I could be whoever I wanted to be, and no matter what I visioned for myself, that I would do it, no matter who didn't believe in me. Thank you so much. And thank you, I need to say thank you tonight to Whitney Houston. I wanted to thank Whitney because when I wrote Born This Way, I imagined she was singing it because I wasn't secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar. So Whitney, I imagined you were singing Born This Way when I wrote it. Thank you.
- Lady Gaga wears a bodysuit and boots by MUGLER, gloves by Gaspar Gloves, and sunglasses by Gianfranco Ferré.
- Hair by Sam McKnight. Makeup by Val Garland.
Backstage and Audience
Lady Gaga was seen backstage and in the audience socializing with Troy Carter, Vincent Herbert, her father Joe Germanotta, Beyoncé Knowles, Usher, Willow Smith, Perez Hilton, and Jennifer Lopez.
- Lady Gaga wears a jacket by Mugler, and a hat by Franc Fernandez.
- Hair by Sam McKnight. Makeup by Val Garland.
After Party
Lady Gaga performed at an after party following the awards ceremony. Prior to performing "Yoü and I", she became heavily intoxicated.
54th Grammy Award Ceremony
The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night
Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Lady Gaga opened and closed the concert with performances of "Marry the Night" and a duet of "Yoü and I" with Sugarland, respectively. During the telecast, Katy Perry presented the nominations for "Album of the Year" and it was announced that Born This Way received a nomination. This marked the first time an artist received at least 3 consecutive "Album of the Year" nominations since the Beatles accomplished a record 5 consecutive nominations between 1966 and 1970, and the first female since Barbra Streisand had 4 consecutive nominations between 1964 and 1967.
Opening Performance
Lady Gaga opened the ceremony with a performance of "Marry the Night". Gaga and her dancers were made up to appear as skeletons, a reference to the "Born This Way" music video and Rick Genest.
- Set list:
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by In-House Atelier, and boots by Ellie.
Closing Performance
Lady Gaga ended the ceremony with a duet performance of "Yoü and I" with Sugarland.
- Set list:
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by Carolina Herrera.
The GRAMMY Museum's Educational Initiatives
Lady Gaga performed at the GRAMMY Museum's "Educational Initiatives", after the Grammy nominations concert. The set list for this event remains unknown.
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by Hogan McLaughlin, and heels by Brian Atwood.
Backstage
- Lady Gaga wears a gown by Carolina Herrera.
Award show
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA being broadcast on CBS. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. The event also served as a memorial to music icon Whitney Houston, who passed away the evening prior to the awards ceremony.
Audience
Lady Gaga spent her entire time of the event in the audience. She was seen socializing with Paul McCartney, Neil Patrick Harris, Kelly Rowland, Tony Bennett, Miranda Lambert, Steve van Zandt, John Legend, and others.
- Lady Gaga wears a custom outfit and accessories by Versace, and platforms by Noritaka Tatehana.
57th Grammy Award Ceremony
February 5, 2015: Rehearsals
- Lady Gaga wears a dress by Tia Cibani, earrings by House of Lavande, a bracelet by Alexis Bittar, sunglasses by Andy Wolf for Zoë Jordan, and a clutch by Yliana Yepez.
Award Show
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA being broadcast on CBS.
Red Carpet
- Lady Gaga wears a dress by Brandon Maxwell, sandals by Stuart Weitzman, and jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz and Ofira.
Performance
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett performed "Cheek to Cheek" with a live band and received a standing ovation.
- Set list:
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Gaga and Bennett received the award for "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album". However, the winner wasn't announced on the main ceremony and the acceptance wasn't televised.
Black Carpet
- Related article: Danny Clinch
- Lady Gaga wears a dress by Brandon Maxwell, and jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz.
Backstage and Audience
58th Grammy Award Ceremony
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA being broadcast on CBS.
Red Carpet
Lady Gaga arrived in a Bowie-inspired look, custom-made by Marc Jacobs in Paris.
- Lady Gaga wears crystals by Swarovski on her eyes, a custom dress by Marc Jacobs with embroideries by Lesage Paris, heels by Pleaser, and jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz.
Performance
Lady Gaga performed a special David Bowie tribute in collaboration with Intel. She wore a Bowie-inspired outfit and wig. During the performance, face projection happened live for the first time and a dancing robot-piano was introduced.
- Set list:
- "Space Oddity"
- "Changes"
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "Suffragette City"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Fashion"
- "Fame"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Let's Dance"
- "Heroes"
(10...) Ground Control (9...) to Major Tom (8... 7...)
(6...) Commencing countdown (5...), engines on (4... 3...)
(2...) Check ignition (1...)
And may God's (liftoff) love be with you
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-changes
Don't wanna be a richer man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
Oh
Oh yeah
Ziggy played guitar
Jamming good with Weird & Gilly
And The Spiders from Mars
He played it left hand
But made it too far
Became the special man
Then we were Ziggy's Band
Oh don't lean on me man
'Cause you can't afford the ticket
I'm back on suffragette city
Oh don't lean on me man
'Cause you ain't got time to check it
You're in suffragette city
It's outta sight
Oh wham bam thank you ma'am
Suffragette city
La la la la la la la la la la
You've got your mother
In a whirl
She's not sure
If you're a boy or a girl
Rebel rebel
You've torn your dress
Rebel rebel
Your face is a mess
Rebel Rebel
How could they know?
Hot tramp
I love you so
There's a brand new dance
And I don't know its name
Ooh oh
Fashion
That people from bad homes
Do again and again
Ooh oh
Fashion
Fashion
Turn to the left
Fashion
Turn to the right
Ooh fashion
We are the goon squad
And we're coming to town
Beep-beep
Fame
Makes a man take things over
Fame
Lets him loose, hard to swallow
Fame
Puts you there where things are hollow
Fame
Whoo
Is it any wonder I reject you first?
Fame, fame, fame, fame
Let's dance
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let sway
To the song they're playing on the radio
If you say run, I'll run with you
Because my love for you would break my heart in two
If you should fall into my arms
And tremble like a flower
I
I will be king
And you
You could be queen
Though nothing
Could drive them away
We can beat them
Just for one day
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
Just for one day
You and me [incomprehensible]
- Lady Gaga wears a custom outfit by Marc Jacobs, shoes by Stuart Weitzman, and a custom cape by Mia Gyzander Costumes.
Backstage and Audience
- Lady Gaga wears an outfit by Marc Jacobs.
59th Grammy Award Ceremony
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA being broadcast on CBS.
Red Carpet
- Lady Gaga wears boots by Pleaser, an outfit by Alex Ulichny, knickers by Lady Lucie, a custom belt by LA Roxx, and sunglasses by Ray-Ban.
- Stylist by Brandon Maxwell. Makeup by Sarah Nicole Tanno and eye stickers by Face Lace. Hair by Frederic Aspiras. Nails by Miho Okawara. Faux tattoo by AFX Studio.
Performance
- Set list:
- "Moth into Flame" by Metallica feat. Lady Gaga
- Lady Gaga wears a custom shorts and an earring by Chrome Hearts.
Backstage
- Lady Gaga wears a coat by Jeremy Scott, and boots by Ellie.
After Party
- Lady Gaga wears a dress by Alexandre Vauthier, and heels by Pleaser.
60th Grammy Award Ceremony
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards were held on January 28, 2018, at Madison Square Garden being broadcast on CBS.
Red Carpet
- Lady Gaga wears a custom outfit by Armani, heels by Pleaser, and jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz.
Performance
- Set list:
- Lady Gaga wears a custom gown by Armani, sandals by Stuart Weitzman, and earrings by Le Vian.
Backstage and Audience
- Lady Gaga wears a custom hat by Stephen Jones.
61th Grammy Award Ceremony
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Red Carpet
- Lady Gaga wears a dress by Celine, shoes by Jimmy Choo, and jewelry by Tiffany & Co..
Opening
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Julian Edelman and Devin McCourty presented the award for "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance". Lady Gaga won this category.
- Acceptance speech
“ | Thank you, thank you so much. I've got to thank God. Thank you for looking out for me, thank you for my family at home, I love you. Thank you, I wish Bradley was here with me right now…Bradley, I loved singing this song with you. If I don't get another chance to say this, I just want to say I'm so proud to be a part of a movie that addresses mental health issues. They're so important. A lot of artists deal with that. And we gotta take care of each other. So if you see somebody that's hurting, don't look away. And if you're hurting, even though it might be hard, try to find that bravery within yourself to dive deep and go tell somebody and take them up in your head with you. I love you, thank you so much to the Grammys. | ” |
—Lady Gaga |
Performance
- Set list:
- "Shallow" with Mark Ronson
- Lady Gaga wears a custom jumpsuit by Perry Meek, and Pleaser heels customized by Meek.
Backstage and Audience
- Lady Gaga wears a shirt and a beret by Celine, and custom heels by Giuseppe Zanotti.
Press Room
After Party
Mark Ronson’s Club Heartbreak Grammy Party
- Lady Gaga wears a blazer and a beret by Celine, briefs by Agent Provocateur, and a bra by Natori.
64th Annual Grammy Awards
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.
Red Carpet
- Lady Gaga wears a custom dress by Armani Privé, boots by Pleaser, and jewelry by Tiffany & Co..
Performance
- Set list
- Lady Gaga wears a custom gown by Elie Saab, pumps by Jimmy Choo, and earrings by Tiffany & Co..
Audience
- Lady Gaga wears a custom gown and a cape by Topo Studio NY, pumps by Jimmy Choo, and earrings by Tiffany & Co..
Backstage
Portraits
- Photography by Lindsey Byrnes.
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