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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.52,0:00:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC].
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.88,0:00:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PRESENTER: Everybody [APPLAUSE] makes a noise for the host of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.60,0:00:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fifteen-time Grammy Award winner,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.74,0:00:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,musical superwoman, Alicia Keys. [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.82,0:00:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC].
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.95,0:00:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ALICIA KEYS: Thank y'all so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.52,0:00:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank y'all so much for the love.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.41,0:00:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are in here. We're having an incredible night.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.93,0:00:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was so much fun. I was decked there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.29,0:00:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like, I was part of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.10,0:00:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.36,0:00:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE] Do you feel that love in the building?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.14,0:00:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is love. This is life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.08,0:00:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is living. This is light.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.01,0:00:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all because of music.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.90,0:01:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music is so powerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.44,0:01:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want everybody to see
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.12,0:01:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to have an incredible
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.35,0:01:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time tonight. This is just the beginning.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.80,0:01:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want everybody in here who might be feeling a little nervous,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.24,0:01:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might be feeling a little a lot of energy,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.58,0:01:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just let your shoulders drop,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.32,0:01:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just know that I got you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.10,0:01:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to take care of you tonight.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.66,0:01:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got you tonight. Yes, I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.00,0:01:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE] The audience is so sparkly and gorgeous.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.90,0:01:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm loving it. First of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.44,0:01:25.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my sister Tracy is right here.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.49,0:01:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE] We're honoring her mama, Diana tonight.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.40,0:01:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's going to be so amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.26,0:01:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The magnificent Dolly Parton is right here [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.70,0:01:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will always love you, Dolly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.95,0:01:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, it's magnificent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.51,0:01:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chloe and Halle are out here, my sisters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.77,0:01:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mama's right here,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.63,0:01:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my husband's right here.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.95,0:01:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's love in the building so
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.74,0:01:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is about that time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.93,0:01:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is so exciting to be here because music is what we all love.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.77,0:01:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music is what it's all about.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.24,0:02:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody is out here shining,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.09,0:02:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm so proud to bring us together to honor this moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.13,0:02:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because music is what we cry to.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.36,0:02:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what we march to.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.03,0:02:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what we rock to.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.73,0:02:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what we make love to.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.71,0:02:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE] It's our shared global language.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.94,0:02:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you really want to say something, you say it with a song.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.20,0:02:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I right? Or am I right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.74,0:02:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] Let's just be honest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.68,0:02:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a celebration and y'all didn't think I was coming out here by myself, did you?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.23,0:02:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE] Please.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.98,0:02:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can I bring some of my sisters out here tonight? [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.04,0:02:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC].
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.06,0:03:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.45,0:03:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.57,0:03:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell them what it is, Gaga.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.31,0:03:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LADY GAGA: They said I was weird.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.21,0:03:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That my look, my choices,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.18,0:03:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my sound, that it wouldn't work.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.18,0:03:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But music told me not to listen to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.11,0:03:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE] Music took my ears,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.96,0:03:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,took my hands, my voice,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.04,0:03:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my soul and it led me
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.64,0:04:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to all of you and to my little monsters who I love so much. [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.52,0:04:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JENNIFER LOPEZ: Back in the Bronx [APPLAUSE] music
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.80,0:04:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gave me a reason to dance from hip hop to freestyle,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.24,0:04:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pop, soul and salsa.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.88,0:04:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It kept me moving from the block to the big stages and even bigger screens.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.16,0:04:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reminds me where I come from,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.74,0:04:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it also reminds me of all the places that I can go.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.62,0:04:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[BACKGROUND] Music has always been the one place we can all feel truly free.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.08,0:04:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ALICIA KEYS: Yes. [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.93,0:04:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JADA PINKETT SMITH: We express our pain, power,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.19,0:04:44.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and progress through music,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.09,0:04:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether we're creating it or just appreciating it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.09,0:04:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here's what I know. Every voice we hear deserves to be honored and respected.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.60,0:05:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MICHELLE OBAMA: Amen. From the Motown Records [APPLAUSE] I
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.39,0:05:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wore out on the south side. Alright, we got a show to do. [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.15,0:05:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the Motown Records,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.78,0:05:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wore out on the south side to the "Who Run
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.83,0:05:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the World" songs that fueled me through this last decade,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.76,0:05:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,music has always helped me tell my story,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.86,0:05:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know that's true for everybody here.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.44,0:05:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether we like country or rap or rock,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.28,0:05:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,music helps us share ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.84,0:05:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our dignity and sorrows,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.18,0:05:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our hopes and joys.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.44,0:05:57.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It allows us to hear one another,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.22,0:05:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to invite each other in.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.42,0:06:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music shows us that all of it matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.09,0:06:06.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every story within every voice,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.11,0:06:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every note, within every song. Is that right, ladies?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.82,0:06:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LADIES ON STAGE: [OVERLAPPING] Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.23,0:06:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, ladies.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.98,0:06:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's right Michelle.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.31,0:06:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, it is [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.29,0:06:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ALICIA KEYS: What is better than this?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.89,0:06:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's nothing better than this.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.43,0:06:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, we celebrate the greatness in each other all of us through music [APPLAUSE].
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.23,0:06:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JADA PINKETT SMITH: Take it in, soak it up.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.68,0:06:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ALICIA KEYS: I'm taking it in. Excuse me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.10,0:06:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LAUGHTER] Who runs the world?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.91,0:06:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[APPLAUSE] Thank you so much, ladies,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.59,0:06:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your light, your message,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.13,0:06:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your love, your sisterhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.57,0:06:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love y'all so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.26,0:06:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LADY GAGA: We love you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.72,0:06:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ALICIA KEYS: Give it up for these magnificent goddesses [APPLAUSE]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.79,0:07:04.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enjoy the show.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.29,0:07:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,BOB: What's up, y'all? This is BOB.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.72,0:07:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,GEZ: This is GEZ.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.78,0:07:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MO: I'm Mo.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.44,0:07:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JULIA: This is Julia Michaels.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.56,0:07:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LOGIC: This is Logic. Make sure you subscribe to the Recording Academy channel. Flex.