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Drama: Beyonce is performing at the 2015 Grammys (but not everybody is happy about it)!!

Posted by :TLee On : February 5, 2015
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Category: All Things Beyonce

Common spoke with US Weekly and said that The Queen (Beyonce) will be opening his performance of “Glory” with John Legend at the Grammys!

“We do have an incredible introduction to our performance,” Common exclusively told Us Weekly at the Tanqueray Trunk Show in New York City on Jan. 31. “A segue into our song ‘Glory,’ as a tribute to Selma, being done by the great Beyonce. That’s one of the greatest talents you can have, helping us segue into it. To co-create a performance with someone like her. It’s good.”

Billboard reports that she will be singing “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” and will include other guests:

We’re also hearing that the performance may feature the Andrae Crouch choir, Common, Legend and possibly the Blind Boys of Alabama. Beyonce will reportedly sing “Take My Hand Precious Lord,” before seguing into “Glory” with the rest of the group.

Now y’all know I LOVE The Queen. Love her.  I believe she is the best performer alive. HOWEVER. This is a performance that *matters.* It’s heavy. The theme. The song itself…this is…HUGE. I have no doubt that she can do it, but she’s gotta BRING IT. “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”??? That right there is POWERFUL. I’m getting chills sitting here thinking about the lyrics.

I’m looking forward to it. BRING IT, BEY!

BUT. There are some who aren’t quite feeling it. Why? Well, in “Selma,” this song was actually performed by Ledisi. Same song, same movie. But now, Beyonce is singing it.

Oop.

Here’s a view from Madame Noire:

If you’ve seen the movie Selma, you know that there is a scene in which David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, calls Ledisi, who portrays Mahalia Jackson and she sings this very song to him. And Ledisi sang that song. I’m not one of those people who believes we only have room for one “fave.” If you’ve found yourself sleeping on Ledisi for far too long, in my best Dap from School Daze voice, “WAKE UP!” Her honeyed rich vocals and impeccable scatting abilities are unmatched in the industry.

And considering the fact that she actually starred in the movie Selma, along with Common, it only seems right that she would be the one to perform this song on this “great” stage.

But apparently, the industry doesn’t work like that.

At the end of the day, Beyoncé is a much bigger name. And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the fact that, with her light skin and straight hair, Bey Bey fits more neatly into the mainstream mold of beauty. But that’s not her fault. Genetics do what they do. I don’t even think Beyoncé is at fault for accepting the invitation to perform the song. Hell, if they asked me to perform “Take My Hand Precious Lord,” I might get up there and do a Negro spiritual hum. Who wouldn’t want to be associated with this classic and beautifully-made film?

But why couldn’t the two sing together, with Ledisi singing “Take My Hand Precious Lord” and Beyoncé singing something else?

Anything else is just shady boots.

WELP.

One thing is for sure. Beyonce is definitely the bigger name. And that’s just the bottom line. I don’t know if looks have anything to do with it, but I guess with this industry you can’t really be sure, huh?

Anyway, like I said…BRING IT, BEY!!!!!

What do you all think? Are you looking forward to it? Do you think this was shady?

UPDATED: February 5, 2015, 12:45pm

I just saw this so I had to add:

(Yes, Ledisi is nominated so she’ll be there…)

^^^Listen to Ledisi sing “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”…

WELP.

Ouch.

 

 

TLee

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