I’ve spent the past 15 minutes trying to phonetically spell out pre-show host Darren Criss’ egregious mispronunciation of Eusexua, which won Best Dance/Electronic Album at last night’s ceremony. First I had it down as “yoo-zoo-a,” then “ig-sua,” before finally settling on “ex-ua,” which at least resembles the original title—albeit a few letters short. “Did I say that right? So sorry if I got that wrong,” Criss fumbled. He then began to accept the trophy in twigs’ stead before he noticed that she was walking up to the podium, at which point I half-expected a large cane to emerge from behind the scenes and pull him offstage. Oh, and Darren, it’s “twigs” for short—not “FKA.” —Walden Green
Chad Hugo Gets Scrubbed From the Pharrell Story
This year, the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, which is still a thing, went to the leader of the lumpenproletariat: Pharrell. It’s the latest domino in the Pharrell hagiography that’s been taking shape in the last half decade or so, which includes an entire Lego movie about how awesome he is. I’ve pretty much accepted that that is what happens when you’re powerful enough and give everyone free clothes, but what I can’t get down with is how the other half of the Neptunes, Chad Hugo, continues to be phased out of the narrative. He wasn’t mentioned in Pharraell’s introduction, nor was he in the acceptance speech. I understand that Chad is currently suing Pharrell for $1 million dollars in unpaid royalties, but that doesn’t suddenly mean that Pharrell produced “Let’s Get Blown” and “Excuse Me Miss” by himself. Or who knows? Maybe that’s the big reveal in Piece By Piece 2? –Alphonse Pierre
Man Crashes the Stage
