The Grammys are spewing out stellar performance after stellar performance this year, from Lady Gaga absolutely belting ‘Shallow’ as we all knew she would, to Miley Cyrus taking the stage with godmother Dolly fucken Parton for ‘Jolene’.
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But one performance that is not generating rave reviews online is JLO’s Motown tribute.
#JLo is very talented.
But she ain’t #Motown. #GRAMMYs #CBShttps://t.co/ZWoh1mvNQw
— insecure Al (@insecure_al) February 11, 2019
Not because she’s a shitty performer (um hello, NEVER call JLO a shitty performer or you’ll end up cursed and will never be able to grind on a dance floor again, fact), but because she’s not a black artist.
https://twitter.com/NickVsKofi/status/1094803558518702082
Dear #GRAMMYs Out of Anita, Beyonce, Lalah, India, Kelly Rowland, Latoya, Keyshia, Mary, Rihanna, Toni, Mariah, Monica, Brandy, Jill, Thee Diana, Faith, Patti, Gladys, Jennifer Hud, Jasmine Sullivan, Fantasia, Tamar, Kelly Price you get Jennifer Lopez to do Motown? Insulting. pic.twitter.com/Fs0xaN96lO
— MaryMary (@2speak_easy) February 6, 2019
The #GRAMMYs hello… Hi… What the heck was that?!? That was all about Jlo and that performance was about her dancing. That was NOT about Motown at all.
Neyo as a Motown artist didn’t even get his shine and fair time!
This was wack tribute 🙄🙄 pic.twitter.com/bdRHydYbAj— Unapologetically Her 🎙 (@natalienadeen) February 11, 2019
How Neyo and Alicia Keys get singing BACK UP for JLO in a MOTOWN tribute??
make it make sense!! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ry1l1TzmFa— Ianthia Ferguson | Media and Content Coach (@iamianthia) February 11, 2019
JLo was really up there doing the salsa to MOTOWN……… MOTOWN #Grammys pic.twitter.com/LjhFxWlIBs
— ⚡️ (@ry__ryx) February 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/UzumakiTaylors/status/1094807385095528448
https://twitter.com/grandesuki/status/1094802917746450432
No shade, JLo is truly a great artist, but let’s be real, this wasn’t her performance to give. Plenty of other black artists could have been given this platform and moment and we need to acknowledge that. #GRAMMYs
— Pero Like (@BFPeroLike) February 11, 2019
There was also shade thrown for alleged pre-recorded vocals.
https://twitter.com/JoeDillrd/status/1094803447373856769
https://twitter.com/Bamslam000/status/1094802711298617344
JLO is doing her thing, but we’re not going to pretend like she’s not lip syncing #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/E9S2XbUswR
— E (@michelle9ohwell) February 11, 2019
But this has to be the hands-down winner of best JLO-related Grammys tweet.
“Girl why they got J. Lo up here doing the Motown tribute” #Grammys pic.twitter.com/tsp5GmlOuD
— Dragon Fly Jones (@_muziq_) February 11, 2019
