you can’t have the biggest night in
music without creating some crazy
memorable moments welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
Grammy moments before we begin we
publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
the most memorable moments whether
they’re good or bad performances aren’t
eligible for this list since we’ve
already done a top 10 for those number
10 the hip-hop community boycotts 31st
annual Grammy Awards sometimes the best
way to make a statement is by not
showing up that’s exactly what Will
Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff and other members of the
hip-hop community did when they learned
that the award for best rap performance
would not be televised at the 1989
ceremony don’t know anything about rap
music Will Smith made it clear that he
didn’t have an actual problem with the
Grammys as an awards body but he did
feel that hip-hop was being given
second-class treatment he and Jesse Jeff
did win the Grammy that night for
parents just don’t understand but the
protest spoke louder than any award
could number 9 Helen Reddy thinks a
female God 15th annual Grammy Awards
it’s a pretty common occurrence that
musicians thank God and their acceptance
speeches but how many people have made
the act a political statement and quite
the way Helen Reddy did at the 1973
ceremony Helen Reddy went up to accept
Best Female Pop Performance for her
feminist anthem I am woman in a speech
that took less than 10 seconds she
surprised the crowd when she referred to
God as a woman people refer to God
however they want now but at the time it
was quite the anti patriarchal statement
that millions of Americans were hearing
for the first time number 8
Lady Gaga arrives in an egg 53rd annual
Grammy Awards Lady Gaga has done many
kooky things during her time in the
spotlight and we can’t even say that her
2011 Grammys entrance was even the
weirdest but it’s definitely in her top
5 as part of her performance for Born
This Way
Gaga arrived at the ceremony in an egg
that’s right an egg she was carried in
by a group of models in the egg because
she was incubating the shell was later
cracked on stage just in time for her to
sing the hit song we have to hand it to
her for making her moment last all night
number 7 Jethro Tull beats Metallica
31st annual Grammy Awards with any
awards show you can argue about who
takes home the trophies since it’s all a
matter of opinion
but in this instance there was clearly a
wrong choice and the inaugural Grammy
for Best hard rock slash metal
performance many expected Metallica to
take home the award but the Grammys
shocked everyone when Jethro Tull
inexplicably won despite not even really
being a hard rock or metal group many
criticized the governing body for being
out of touch with trends and music and
Jethro Tull became the brunt of many
jokes due to them having a flute player
in their ranks an instrument that
definitely doesn’t scream hardrock
number 6
Kanye interrupts Beck 57th annual Grammy
Awards Kanye aka the number one stand in
the Beehive made Grammy history when he
Oh pulled a Kanye and chose a new target
to enter out back well not quite in a
joke move Kanye pretended as if he was
going to interrupt Beck when he won best
album of the year for morning face Beck
was up against Beyonce for her
self-titled 2014 album and many thought
this moment would be a repeat of the
Taylor Swift VMAs drama West jumped up
on the stage right as Beck arrived and a
bewildered Beck actually waved Kanye
back on but
he returned to a seat instead of
speaking Kanye later told reporters that
Beck should give his award to Beyonce
number five Michael Jackson wins big
26th annual Grammy Awards Michael
Jackson is known as the King of Pop for
nothing at the 1984 ceremony he became
truly ascendant when he won a
record-breaking eight Grammys in one
night for Thriller this record Hall
still hasn’t been talked those Grammys
included the coveted album of the year
and record of the year among six others
he was up for 12 Awards that night a
special honor in itself interestingly
enough he lost out to sting for every
breath you take for song of the year
despite having both Billie Jean and beat
it in contention can’t win them all
number for ol Dirty Bastard interrupts
shawn colvin 40th annual Grammy Awards
years before Kanye interrupted Taylor ol
Dirty Bastard of the wu-tang clan was
the first to pull the move at the 1998
ceremony ODB felt the spirit overtake
him and he jumped on stage as Shawn
Colvin was going up to accept her award
for song of the year I don’t know how
but when it comes to the children who
Tang is for the children she hadn’t made
it up to the stage yet so he didn’t
technically interrupt her but he did
steal her spotlight feeling salty about
wu-tang’s lost to Puff Daddy for Best
Rap Album
he used his stolen speech time to say
that whoo tang was the best out there
and that they were for the children
quite possibly one of the best arguments
out there
number three Bob Dylan gets bombed 40th
annual Grammy Awards what was in the
water in 1998 this is perhaps one of the
most bizarre moments in the show’s
history Bob Dylan was invited to perform
at the show due to his nominations for
that night
during his performance of lovesick Dylan
was clearly alarmed when one of his
backup dancers well head daughters
started gyrating around with the words
soy bomb written across his chest like
the seasoned pro he is Dylan kept on
performing and eventually the interloper
was escorted off the stage the world
later found out that soy bomb was New
York performance artist Michael Portnoy
he described the phrase as meaning a
spontaneous explosion of self okay bro
number 2 Jennifer Lopez wears the dress
42nd annual Grammy Awards before JLo was
really JLo she was defined by the dress
at the 2000 Grammys she shocked the
world and made headlines when she
appeared in a very revealing Versace
gown the green and blue see-through silk
chiffon dress was cut all the way down
to her navel and showed about Oh 90% or
so of her chest area it’s a wonder she
kept it in place all night as she
presented the Best R&B album with David
Duchovny JLo and her dress went viral
before it was a thing and perhaps only
for Allen his hat at the 2014 Grammys
has had anywhere near as much chatter
about something worn to the ceremony
number 1 Milli Vanilli wins Best New
Artist 32nd annual Grammy Awards people
sometimes claimed that the Grammy for
Best New Artist Award is cursed but in
this instance we think Milli Vanilli was
doomed long before they won the award at
the 1990 ceremony
[Music]
the German dancin duo were the toast of
the awards that night as they scooped up
the Grammy and performed their hit girl
you know it’s true only it turned out
they didn’t sing any of it later that
year it was revealed that the duo lip
synced their entire album and were the
attractive faces and dancing feet in
front of other people’s voices singer
Charles Shaw one of the three actual
singers on the group songs came forward
about the sham scam and due to the
public outcry the Grammy was later
revoked so 6 or 7 million copies of a
record and it turns out that you had
nothing to do with it it’s just it’s a
joke do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
[Music]
music without creating some crazy
memorable moments welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
Grammy moments before we begin we
publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
the most memorable moments whether
they’re good or bad performances aren’t
eligible for this list since we’ve
already done a top 10 for those number
10 the hip-hop community boycotts 31st
annual Grammy Awards sometimes the best
way to make a statement is by not
showing up that’s exactly what Will
Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff and other members of the
hip-hop community did when they learned
that the award for best rap performance
would not be televised at the 1989
ceremony don’t know anything about rap
music Will Smith made it clear that he
didn’t have an actual problem with the
Grammys as an awards body but he did
feel that hip-hop was being given
second-class treatment he and Jesse Jeff
did win the Grammy that night for
parents just don’t understand but the
protest spoke louder than any award
could number 9 Helen Reddy thinks a
female God 15th annual Grammy Awards
it’s a pretty common occurrence that
musicians thank God and their acceptance
speeches but how many people have made
the act a political statement and quite
the way Helen Reddy did at the 1973
ceremony Helen Reddy went up to accept
Best Female Pop Performance for her
feminist anthem I am woman in a speech
that took less than 10 seconds she
surprised the crowd when she referred to
God as a woman people refer to God
however they want now but at the time it
was quite the anti patriarchal statement
that millions of Americans were hearing
for the first time number 8
Lady Gaga arrives in an egg 53rd annual
Grammy Awards Lady Gaga has done many
kooky things during her time in the
spotlight and we can’t even say that her
2011 Grammys entrance was even the
weirdest but it’s definitely in her top
5 as part of her performance for Born
This Way
Gaga arrived at the ceremony in an egg
that’s right an egg she was carried in
by a group of models in the egg because
she was incubating the shell was later
cracked on stage just in time for her to
sing the hit song we have to hand it to
her for making her moment last all night
number 7 Jethro Tull beats Metallica
31st annual Grammy Awards with any
awards show you can argue about who
takes home the trophies since it’s all a
matter of opinion
but in this instance there was clearly a
wrong choice and the inaugural Grammy
for Best hard rock slash metal
performance many expected Metallica to
take home the award but the Grammys
shocked everyone when Jethro Tull
inexplicably won despite not even really
being a hard rock or metal group many
criticized the governing body for being
out of touch with trends and music and
Jethro Tull became the brunt of many
jokes due to them having a flute player
in their ranks an instrument that
definitely doesn’t scream hardrock
number 6
Kanye interrupts Beck 57th annual Grammy
Awards Kanye aka the number one stand in
the Beehive made Grammy history when he
Oh pulled a Kanye and chose a new target
to enter out back well not quite in a
joke move Kanye pretended as if he was
going to interrupt Beck when he won best
album of the year for morning face Beck
was up against Beyonce for her
self-titled 2014 album and many thought
this moment would be a repeat of the
Taylor Swift VMAs drama West jumped up
on the stage right as Beck arrived and a
bewildered Beck actually waved Kanye
back on but
he returned to a seat instead of
speaking Kanye later told reporters that
Beck should give his award to Beyonce
number five Michael Jackson wins big
26th annual Grammy Awards Michael
Jackson is known as the King of Pop for
nothing at the 1984 ceremony he became
truly ascendant when he won a
record-breaking eight Grammys in one
night for Thriller this record Hall
still hasn’t been talked those Grammys
included the coveted album of the year
and record of the year among six others
he was up for 12 Awards that night a
special honor in itself interestingly
enough he lost out to sting for every
breath you take for song of the year
despite having both Billie Jean and beat
it in contention can’t win them all
number for ol Dirty Bastard interrupts
shawn colvin 40th annual Grammy Awards
years before Kanye interrupted Taylor ol
Dirty Bastard of the wu-tang clan was
the first to pull the move at the 1998
ceremony ODB felt the spirit overtake
him and he jumped on stage as Shawn
Colvin was going up to accept her award
for song of the year I don’t know how
but when it comes to the children who
Tang is for the children she hadn’t made
it up to the stage yet so he didn’t
technically interrupt her but he did
steal her spotlight feeling salty about
wu-tang’s lost to Puff Daddy for Best
Rap Album
he used his stolen speech time to say
that whoo tang was the best out there
and that they were for the children
quite possibly one of the best arguments
out there
number three Bob Dylan gets bombed 40th
annual Grammy Awards what was in the
water in 1998 this is perhaps one of the
most bizarre moments in the show’s
history Bob Dylan was invited to perform
at the show due to his nominations for
that night
during his performance of lovesick Dylan
was clearly alarmed when one of his
backup dancers well head daughters
started gyrating around with the words
soy bomb written across his chest like
the seasoned pro he is Dylan kept on
performing and eventually the interloper
was escorted off the stage the world
later found out that soy bomb was New
York performance artist Michael Portnoy
he described the phrase as meaning a
spontaneous explosion of self okay bro
number 2 Jennifer Lopez wears the dress
42nd annual Grammy Awards before JLo was
really JLo she was defined by the dress
at the 2000 Grammys she shocked the
world and made headlines when she
appeared in a very revealing Versace
gown the green and blue see-through silk
chiffon dress was cut all the way down
to her navel and showed about Oh 90% or
so of her chest area it’s a wonder she
kept it in place all night as she
presented the Best R&B album with David
Duchovny JLo and her dress went viral
before it was a thing and perhaps only
for Allen his hat at the 2014 Grammys
has had anywhere near as much chatter
about something worn to the ceremony
number 1 Milli Vanilli wins Best New
Artist 32nd annual Grammy Awards people
sometimes claimed that the Grammy for
Best New Artist Award is cursed but in
this instance we think Milli Vanilli was
doomed long before they won the award at
the 1990 ceremony
[Music]
the German dancin duo were the toast of
the awards that night as they scooped up
the Grammy and performed their hit girl
you know it’s true only it turned out
they didn’t sing any of it later that
year it was revealed that the duo lip
synced their entire album and were the
attractive faces and dancing feet in
front of other people’s voices singer
Charles Shaw one of the three actual
singers on the group songs came forward
about the sham scam and due to the
public outcry the Grammy was later
revoked so 6 or 7 million copies of a
record and it turns out that you had
nothing to do with it it’s just it’s a
joke do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
[Music]
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