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The culprit for her confusing energy, Lorde tweeted before the show, was the flu. Like, it was cute, but would you go out of your way to see it? He performed in the pre-show, introduced Lorde, and accepted the award for Best Collaboration on behalf of Zayn and Taylor Swift since he co-wrote their winning song.

He even got one of the better camera cutaways of the night, as he chilled in the audience and contentedly ate a banana. Like I said: It was a lackluster show. The ceremony then tried to carry that torch, to varying degrees of success.

An emphasis on suicide prevention coursed throughout the evening, between Jared Leto paying tribute to Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell and rapper Logic sharing the stage with suicide survivors and a suicide prevention hotline. Robert E. Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding.

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On Sunday night, millions of people will tune in to see a long, bloody storyline come to a thrilling climax when two rival queens meet in the same location, with one toting CGI reptiles. The Game of Thrones finale will be on as well.

Katy Perry, from which observers can draw observations about gender and fame but also simply about two superstars trying to prolong their imperial phases. Then, during her brain-melting publicity stunt of livestreaming herself for four days, she tearfully forgave Swift for whatever she did. Swift famously seemed to take aim at Perry in a No. Perhaps the two will formally announce peace—and then hiss at everyone who egged their fight on over the years: Look at what you made us do.

The appeal of a headline-grabbing moment for the singers is clear enough. The cult-beloved rapper Logic reportedly will incorporate tributes to recently deceased rockers Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell into his set.