Love was certainly in the air between Jennifer Lopez (JLO) and her husband, Ben Affleck, who celebrated their GRAMMY debut as a couple on Sunday (Feb. 5).
Upon her arrival to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Lopez turned heads in her sculpted navy ensemble, which featured rhinestone sleeves and crystallized strands that flowed from the top of the Gucci gown to the bottom of the sheer, ruffled fabric. She paired the outfit with a blinged-out Bvlgari necklace, silver earrings, chunky rings, matching platform heels, and a soft glam makeup look.
Love at the #GRAMMYs. 💕 pic.twitter.com/jl9hy6Txh0
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
Affleck stood by her side throughout the night wearing a classic, yet sleek suit.
Lopez wasn’t nominated in any categories for this year’s GRAMMY Awards, but she did have the pleasure of presenting Harry Styles with the first GRAMMY award of the night for Best Pop Vocal Album for his project, Harry’s House.
“I love music’s biggest night,” Lopez said before presenting the coveted award. “And I’m so excited to present our first Grammy award this evening. It was, can seem like a single’s world, this category celebrates excellence.”
Hi #Grammys 🤍💙 @RecordingAcad #ThisIsMeNow @jlobeauty pic.twitter.com/B4dHNTXfLZ
— jlo (@JLo) February 6, 2023
The “Jenny From the Block” singer and her husband were seated at the awards ceremony with Dwayne “The Rock Johnson” and his wife Lauren Hashian.
The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured performances from Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, Harry Styles, Chris Stapleton, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and more.
“Music’s Biggest Night” also included an all-star 50th Anniversary celebration of hip hop, which included performances by Big Boi, Busta Rhymes with Spliff Star, De La Soul, DJ Drama, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Missy Elliott, Future, GloRilla, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Mele Mel & Scorpio/Ethiopian King, Ice-T, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, The Lox, Method Man, Nelly, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Rahiem, Rakim, RUN-DMC, Salt-N-Pepa and Spinderella, Scarface, Swizz Beatz, and Too $hort. LL COOL J will be on hand to introduce the segment and give a dedication to hip hop.
Several tributes also took place during the In Memoriam segment at the all-genre ceremony. Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt paid homage to late Fleetwood Mac member, Christine McVie, with a performance of McVie’s “Songbird.”
Maverick City Music and Quavo also remembered the late Migos rapper, Takeoff, with a special tribute performance of “Without You,” a song that Quavo wrote after his passing.
First Lady Jill Biden, Cardi B, James Corden, Billy Crystal, Viola Davis, Dwayne Johnson, Olivia Rodrigo, and Shania Twain and more were on hand to present during the ceremony.
Beyoncé led the pack with nine nominations, including the prestigious Album Of The Year (Renaissance). Following behind Beyoncé are Kendrick Lamar with eight nods, Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven nominations as well as Mary J. Blige, DJ Khaled, Harry Styles, Future, The Dream and Randy Merrill have six. For a full list of 2023 GRAMMY nominees click HERE.
Prior to the GRAMMY Awards, several winners were revealed during the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in the City Of Angels. For a full list of winner, visit live.GRAMMY.com.
Co-hosted by GRAMMY-nominated comedian Trevor Noah, the 2023 GRAMMYs broadcasted live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 5 at 8/7c on CBS. The coveted awards ceremony also streamed live and on demand via Paramount+.
