Pianist and singer Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammy Awards

Pianist and singer Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammy Awards

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Jon Batiste won five awards including album of the year for: We Are. Olivia Rodrigo was crowned this year's Best New Artist and she picked up the Best Pop Vocal² Album award.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

Pianist and singer Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at last night's Grammy Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

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JON BATISTE: (Laughter).

(CHEERING)

MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE³: Jon Batiste looked happy and almost a little stunned⁴ as he strode on stage to accept his fifth Grammy - the biggest prize of the night, album of the year, "We Are."

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BATISTE: I just put my head down, and I work on the craft every day. I love music. I've been playing since I was a little boy. It's more than entertainment for me. It's a spiritual practice. This is for real artists, real musicians. Let's just keep going. Be you. That's it.

(CHEERING)

BATISTE: I love you, even if I don't know you.

DEL BARCO: Batiste said he brought his grandfather, who's on the album, and his New Orleans family with him to the Grammys. He won for his song "CRY," his music video for "Freedom" and his work on the soundtrack for the Disney movie "Soul." Backstage, he said he was just thinking about giving a great performance.

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BATISTE: (Singing) When I move my body just like this, I don't know why, but I feel like freedom. I hear a song that takes me back, and I let go with so much freedom.

DEL BARCO: Freedom was also very much on the mind of Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who addressed the Grammys audience in a pre-taped speech, apparently⁵ from a bunker in Kyiv. He talked about Russia's ongoing⁶ war against the people in his country.

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PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: We defend our freedom to live, to love, to sound. On our land, we are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs - the dead silence. Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today to tell our story.

JOHN LEGEND: (Singing) Let it fly across the sky, a banner so high that even the rockets will see.

DEL BARCO: Zelenskyy's message led into a performance by John Legend, who was joined on stage by Ukrainian singer Mika Newton and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk. During her onstage performance, nominee⁷ Billie Eilish wore a T-shirt with the picture of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died suddenly last week. And throughout the night, there were scattered⁸ references to last week's infamous⁹ Oscars face slap by best actor Will Smith to comedian¹⁰ Chris Rock after a joke he told about Smith's wife's hair. Grammys host Trevor Noah lightly joked about it, and so did Questlove, who won a Grammy for music from his Oscar-winning documentary "Summer Of Soul." And during the ceremony before the telecast, comedian Nate Bargatze walked on stage wearing a helmet.

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NATE BARGATZE: They said comedians¹¹ have to wear these now at awards shows during their...

(LAUGHTER)

BARGATZE: ...Joke parts.

DEL BARCO: There were other memorable¹² moments. Olivia Rodrigo was crowned this year's best new artist. And she picked up the best pop vocal album award and best pop solo performance. The '70s throwback duo Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, also known as Silk Sonic, kicked off the show with a performance. And by the end of the night, they had won four Grammys, including record of the year. Each time, they got up from their tables in slow motion and glided¹³ to the stage.

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ANDERSON PAAK: We are really trying our hardest to remain humble¹⁴ at this point, OK?

(LAUGHTER)

PAAK: But in the industry, we call that a clean sweep.

BRUNO MARS: That's four for four.

(LAUGHTER)

DEL BARCO: .Paak told the nominees¹⁵ drinks were on Silk Sonic last night. And he gave Bruno Mars the last word.

MARS: God bless you all. Goodnight.

PAAK: We love you.

(CHEERING)

DEL BARCO: Silk Sonic's victory at the Grammys was real smooth.

Mandalit del Barco, NPR News, Las Vegas.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN")

MARS: (Singing) I'ma leave the door open.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

7 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

8 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

9 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

10 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

11 comedians   

n.喜剧演员，丑角( comedian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The voice was rich, lordly, Harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians'imitations. 声音浑厚、威严，俨然是哈佛出身的气派，就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。 来自辞典例句
• He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。 来自辞典例句

12 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

13 glided   

v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔

参考例句：

• The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

15 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网