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RTE Bonus: 2016 American Music Awards Significantly Delayed Blog

Usual disclaimers about how this is much less fun from the west coast and on DVR.

I know I say this every time but I love Bruno Mars.  I like that he's traveling with a band of hpye men, though I miss his horn section.  Whoa - how did I miss that Bruno is the heir apparent to MJ?  This dance break is outstanding.  Is the use of pop and locking in reference to "pop, pop it's showtime?"

Gigi Hadid is a model, right?  Has she ever had a speaking job before?  I'm not sure this would be the place to start?  I like that she's called out both the electoral college and Melania in the first four minutes.  Though that impression was kind of weak sauce.  Much like the VMAs, I feel like I still know things about music but if the presenters are what the children are into, I am out of touch.  Jay Pharaoh's Donald impression is hilarious though.

These three look like they could orchestrate a complicated murder and get away with it, stage a hostile corporate takeover without breaking a sweat or a nail, or star in a girl-power rendition of Oceans 11.  Damn ladies.

Twenty One Pilots - this seems heartfelt but exceedingly awkward.  I feel like I've seen them at a festival at some point.

Man, they are savaging Trump.  Has he tweeted about how unfair it is yet?

Why is Naomi's sister from the 90210 reboot introducing this guy?  Is she relevant now?

Oh, this isn't the hot one.  Are they all going to have solo careers?  Don't we already have an Ed Sheeran, making this particular song/performance redundant?

I like that a girl group is having this moment.  I feel like for every one Fifth Harmony (or Spice Girls or Danity Kane), there's like eight N'Sync's/O-Towns/One Directions/etc.

Aww! Cheryl Burke! Are they trying to bring younger viewers to DWTS?

Nina & Julianne - these two are BFFs, right?  Oh, they are doing a bit about that.  I like that I've internalized that piece of celebrity gossip.  Well, homeboy had a 66.67% chance of winning, so good on him.  This song really was ubiquitous.

I know that this song is played everywhere, always but man, I still love it.  There is something so very compelling about the sing-song melody that I just can't shake.  He sounds much better here than he did at the VMAs.  I also like that it addresses self-awareness about problematic behavior, playing a song to death, and charged repetition of an anti-aging message.  But mostly the sing-song melody and familiar chord structure.

JAMES BAY!!!  I love him so much.  This is just lovely.  My favorite song from this album is probably 'If You Ever Want to Be in Love' but the whole thing is spectacular.

Shawn Mendes is a child from the internet, right?  That was his whole deal?  I like his tiny little performance cube with the crazy lighting.  This sounds just like it does on the radio!  Oh, a little white boy reggae thrown in.  I dig.

Huh, I may have a fundamental misunderstanding of what EDM is.  Or these nominees are the most pop music accessible version of what EDM could be considered . I feel like all these songs are much more lyrically driven than I would assume EDM to be.  Interesting.  Or, is it just because of the lack of orchestration/actual instruments more than the "feel" of the song?  People who know things about this, please educate me.

I really liked the Weeknd's summer jam last year 'Can't Feel My Face'.  This song makes me kind of crazy because I have no idea what a 'Star Boy' is.  Ah, urbandictionary tells me that a 'starboy' is a womanizer/philanderer.  That seems like an odd thing to sing about.  If that's true, I feel like every time this is played, it needs to be immediately followed by Britt's 'Womanizer'.

Why does this category have five nominations when the rest have three?  Also, they are doing a poor job of not putting the picture on the screen before the presenters announce the winners.  I really like this song and sing it when I... work from home. (Ba-dum-bum!)  Unrelated, I wonder how many pounds of extensions are on that stage?  Aw, poor girls, they totally don't get that they're being played off.

This bit is a train wreck.  Olivia, you're better than this.  Tim McGraw has not aged in some not insignificant number of years.  Also, he's been winning these things longer than some of these kids have been alive.  Did he just say "my soul soldier"?  That seems like a really weird, and kind of icky phrase.

I'm digging Ariana's jungle girl squad.  The cuts to people dancing in the audience is pretty awkward.  Ah,here are the dude dancers.

The irritation of that Taylor Swift commercial was worth it to see Drake doing the gym thing to 'Bad Blood'.  This is pretty amazing.

Ah, there's the hot one.  Good on him for breaking out first?

Chrissy Teigan is kind of the best.  She slays on social media on a regular basis and cracks me up on Lip Sync Battle.  I feel like what they share publicly of their relationship is always so charming.  This is super sweet.  And good on him, the problem is never that there's too much love in the world.  I also like the Gap Denim back-up singers and the syncopated drum track on this.  Well done sir, you continue to be a delight.

Why is Twenty One Pilots wearing the weird Kanye thing over their faces?  This did not do a whole lot for me.

They're simulcasting the Biebs, huh?  All the press about him yelling at his fans for screaming too much and singing along too loudly has cracked me up.  Like, dude, you've got one job.  It's to act appreciative of the people losing their shit about you and sometimes do some singing.  I wonder what the people in the AMA theater are doing right now.  This can't be thrilling to watch on screen in that room.  I wonder how much those crying people paid to be that close to the stage.  I meant to see that movie where Andy Samberg skewers pop stars but didn't.  Perfectly serviceable, JB, perfectly serviceable.

Soundtrack?  What an odd category.  Heidi looks like an Emmy.  Oh sweetie, that was real grief.  Good on her for getting through it.

I'm not sure how I feel about soulful crooner Gaga.

I love Mark Cuban.  Man, another Trump ding and a Hamilton shout out.  I like that the FL/GA Line was like, "Oh shoot, God!  Let's not alienate our cash cow red states by participating in this liberal Trump bashing!"  That seems like a cynical view to take.  Maybe that's not fair.

I knew they weren't going to win, but I adore the X Ambassadors.  Their debut album was bonkers, in a good way.  I did enjoy the Twenty One Pilot guy's treatise on live music.  You go, dude.

Green Day is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame already?  How old am I?  Whoa, that is a really explicit anti-Trump message.  One of the guys I work with keeps saying that the political unrest in the country is going to bring about another '60s musician activist movement.  I read an article that predicted a resurgence of '80s protest punk.  I'm all for either.  That was pretty intense and pretty great.

What up RDJ?!  I did not know he sang, particularly not with Sting.  It is pretty incredible to think of the impact this guy has had on the modern musical landscape.  And his voice is still - nearly - as good as its always been.  I do love 'Message in a Bottle'.  I sometimes think it's weird that the stalker song has had such a prominent place in pop culture.  Like, we get it's not romantic, right?

Nikki doing double duty, alright then.  I'm going to be honest and say that it is very late and I'm going to fast forward through it.

Aw!  The Edge of Seventeen kids.  I saw that movie today and really, really enjoyed it.  It was one of those smart, talk-y, really well acted movies that are right up my alley.  Kind of like if Mark Duplass wrote a teen movie.  I would recommend it.  It was also great to see how much Blake Jenner's acting has improved since Glee.

Selena looks lovely in that red dress; I love a ball gown at a show with so many short, sparkly numbers.  Oh man, she's serving up some realness.  I have no idea what the drama she's talking about is but I know she's taken some lumps in the media but, that seemed like the most authentic thing that's happened all night.  Good on you, lady - a message of self-acceptance is always a good thing and I'm glad you got through... whatever you got through.

Oh, the Jenny McCarthy/Donnie Wahlburg show must be on an ABC owned network.  This makes sense, she's had a hell of a year.

I thought NBC locked Adam up in a peacock cage when The Voice wasn't filming?  (Ba-dum-bum!) I've said this before too, and it might be controversial, but I have loved last five years Maroon Five after having been somewhat lukewarm on 'Songs About Jane' era M5.  They have tapped into such an amazing, hook-y pop music face and it rings more real on them than early '00s mopey alt-rockers.  And, speaking of dudes that owe Sting a musical debt; there is definitely some clear influence and stylistic influence there.  Also, hot damn, Adam Levine is super, duper hot.  This is another great song and great performance.

And there we have it!  Awards chosen by the fans!  Or something!  That was a whole bunch of good to great performances and way more Trump-bashing than I expected from this venue.  Not a bad Sunday evening on TV!  

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