The only thing I love more than watching really talented people win really prestigious awards at the Grammys is watching the performers do their thing on stage at the Grammys. Yes, the red carpet is always enjoyable (because you never know who's going to be wearing what), the host almost always makes me laugh (which, this year, James Corden undoubtedly delivers), and the anticipation of which nominee will win is clearly fun and everything, but the performances are where it's at. And this year's stellar lineup has got me amped, you guys. Hello, Lady Gaga, P!nk, and Childish Gambino. Oh, hi, Little Big Town. Round of applause for you, Patti LuPone. But there's one performance in particular that's getting a lot of attention: The "Despacito" Grammys performance didn't include Justin Bieber, and the world has a lot of feelings about it. Sure, we love the song, but what's "Despacito" without The Biebs?
BRB, gotta go cry now.
Look, Bieber aside, Luis Fonsi absolutely crushed it: Perfoming completely in Spanish, Fonsi danced around the stage, and looked mighty fine doing it, I might add.
Also, watching those backup dancers on stage makes me wonder how some human bodies actually move so gorgeously. Like, how does your torso roll that way? How do your shoulders pop like that? Who's teaching you, and can they teach me?
But seriously, as great of a performance as it was, Twitter was pretty torn because HELLO, NO JUSTIN BIEBER.
Some fans were not happy:
While others thought it was fitting for Bieber to be left out:
Sort of torn, TBH.
The song "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi, featuring Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber was arguably one the biggest songs of the year. It's the kind of song that makes you desperately want to be the red-dressed salsa dancer emoji and go buy yourself a pair of festive maracas (Amazon, for anyone who's still considering). And guess what? Fonsi's performance at the 2018 Grammy Awards did NOT disappoint (minus the whole no-Biebs thing).
In case you didn't know, "Despacito" was nominated for three different awards — Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Those are the kinds of nominations that make you just want to get up and bust a move while balancing on some jetty rocks near the ocean, amirite?
Not too shabby, if you ask me.
And honestly, if a song that has some pretty, erm, intense lyric translations can be nominated, I say that we simply have to give props to Luis Fonsi for making it happen. Seriously, if you've yet to Google Translate the "Despacito" song lyrics' meaning, I highly recommend it. For those of you too busy to do it, let me help you out really quick and hit you with the chorus translation:
Does it feel warm in here? It feels warm in here.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Fonsi talked about the success of the song, and what it was like pairing up with Daddy Yankee and the Biebs to deliver the world the most popular Spanish-language song since "Macarena" in 1996. He said,
When Fonsi released the track with Daddy Yankee initially, it was without Justin Bieber. But Fonsi recalls when Bieber contacted Fonsi and asked to be a part of the song. He said,
Smart move, Justin. Very smart move.
Considering Luis Fonsi's intense performance at the Grammys this year, I think we can all agree that he is on feugo and can expect to hear more music from him.
Seeing more dance moves couldn't hurt, either.
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