Grammy Awards

It’s been two years since we last rode in the passenger seat of freshly licensed Olivia Rodrigo’s road trip to triumph and stardom. After a brief halt, the pop icon is gearing up for another voyage brimming with female rage and empowerment.

His name frequenting top charts globally comes down to Spanish-speaking fans who understand the difference between being “bebecita” and being “bebesota.” But his Latin-trap music also grabs non-Spanish speakers by the hand and salsas with them toward the dance floor.

“So many of my notebooks are basically lists of words that I just like,” Arlo Parks said in an interview with The Daily Californian. “I can’t really explain it, I just like words.”

“Driving Home 2 U” is the perfect example of the preference for the journey over the destination.

His words suggest he feels owed a place and a voice in the R&B genre, a musical space that has long been pioneered and popularized by people of color.

With her sophomore LP Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa put the pop music genre on her shoulders — and needless to say, she carried it without wavering.

Written a month into quarantine, “My Future” is a sincere self-reflection and oneiric statement of growth.

While many of the looks successfully grabbed our attention, here are our picks for the best-dressed celebrities on the Grammys red carpet.

Friday night’s headlining slot set an R&B sex symbol against a man best known for robbing Beyoncé of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.