25 Best Grammy Performances of the Past Decade
The 55th Grammy Awards Ceremony is finally here! The show airs on CBS tonight at 8, and to get ready for the event, my friend Eesha (you should most definitely check out her Youtube channel here!) and I went through dozens of Grammy performances from the past decade and gave them a score out of 100. Our scores were then averaged and put in order to determine the 25 best Grammy Performances of the past decade. Enjoy!
- P!nk - Glitter in the Air
We felt that it was clear that P!nk’s 2010 performance of “Glitter in the Air” was the most ground-breaking, innovative, and moving performance of the last decade. Her vocals are always unparalleled, even when she’s singing upside down, covered in water, spinning in circles, with no safety net. This performance made it known that P!nk is more than just an ephemeral pop/rock phenomenon; she is one of the most talented performers of all time. - Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy / You Oughta Know
- Lady Gaga, Elton John - Poker Face / Speechless / Your Song
- Beyoncé, Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It / Proud Mary
- Jennifer Hudson - You Pulled Me Through
- Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love
- Katy Perry - Not Like the Movies / Teenage Dream
- Lady Gaga - Born This Way
- Eminem, Rihanna, Skylar Grey, Dr. Dre - Love the Way You Lie / I Need A Doctor
- Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
- Green Day, American Idiot cast - 21 Guns
- Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith, Usher - Baby / Never Say Never / OMG
- Adele - Rolling in the Deep
- Fergie - Finally
- Katy Perry - ET / Part of Me
- Rihanna - We Found Love
- Al Green, Justin Timberlake, Boyz II Men, Keith Urban - Let’s Stay Together
- Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
- Beyoncé - Listen
- Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus - Fifteen
- Adele, Jennifer Nettles - Chasing Pavements
- Carrie Underwood - Last Name
- Coldplay, Jay Z - Lost / Viva La Vida
- Alicia Keys, John Mayer - No One
- Rihanna, Drake - What’s My Name
We felt that Jennifer Hudson’s emotional tribute to Whitney Houston was on a whole different level and could not be judged in comparison to the other performances: Check that out here!
