alessia cara won for best new artist as you saw.ut for best pop solo, five nominees, four women and one man. the man, ed sheer an won for -- instead sheeran -- ed sheeran won for "the shape of you." >> it's always a hard thing to see things, not go somebody's way, or whatever. and equality is something we certainly have to address on a lot of levels. i don't know. i can't really speak to how voters all think about how they voted and what happened there. but i don't know. there was a lot of great music being made by a lot of great women. >> another controversy involved lorde. she was the only nom nom name -- nominated for for award who was not asked to perform solo. >>> let's check in with jaclyn for a look at traffic. >> we are having a rough start to our morning commute. all due to this deadly accident this. is northbound 101, as you're approaching whipple. traffic through redwood city, a bit slow now. two lanes are open. but three lanes remain closed. chwas hoping to have all of those lanes reopened by 5:00 a.m. i just got off the

> i don't need to, i found a strength i've never known ♪ >> it was best summed by alessiaar -- alessia carahe other eight awards were handed to men. including the night's biggest winner, bruno mars. >> fire and fury. >> reporter: other parts of the awards show took aim at president trump. a comedy sketch showed auditions for the audio book of the white house expose, fire and fury. >> he had a long long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason he liked to eat at mcdonald's. >> the segment was criticized by some conservatives like ambassador nikki haley, some of us love music without the politics and entertainment thrown in it. u2 performed with the statue of liberty as the backdrop. and cuban-born singer, camilla cameo had something to say. >> just like the dreamers, my parents brought me to this country with nothing in their pockets but hope. >> reporter: and kendrick lamar ended his performance with images of violence against african americans. laura podesta, cbs news. new york. blood-moon eclipse" -- yes, it is a thing. >>> in the winter, there's two great things that go together. navel or

the only woman to win a main award of the grammys, alessia cara. at some points in the show, things turned political. kendis gibson explains. >> powerful messages at the grammys. from kendrick lamar's controversial opening to powerful performances by women. lady gaga at the piano. kesha joined by cyndi lauper and a group of women in white telling the story of alleged abuse. ♪ >> people wearing me too roses and time's up pins supporting the movement. his suicide prevention anthem and ranting about a number of social issues. >> black is beautiful. >> sing erica bellow, a cuban american giving this message to d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> this country was built by d.r.e.a.m.ers, for d.r.e.a.m.ers, chasing the american dream. >> then a surprise appearance. during a skit with host james corden, hillary clinton reading from "fire and fury" the controversial book about the trump administration. >> he had a long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's. nobody knew he was coming and the food was -- >> donald trump jr. tweeting, getting

alessia cara, the only woman to take home a major award. causing grammys so male to trend.camila cabello, of the song and city havana. >> i'm a proud cuban mexican immigrant. born in eastern havana. standing in front of you on the grammys stage in new york city. [ cheers and applause ] and all i know is just like dreams, these kids can't be forgotten and are worth fighting for. >> reporter: and host james corden finding laughs, recruiting famous faces. including snoop, cher, and even hillary clinton, for a spoken word performance of the trump bio "fire and fury." >> the food was safely premade. >> that's it. we got it. that's the one. >> you think so? the grammy is in the bag? >> in the bag. >> reporter: top awards of the night go to bruno mars. >> look at me, pop. look at me. i'm at the grammys right now. >> reporter: mars' performance of "finesse" threw it back to the glory days of "in living color." ♪ baby >> reporter: with cardi b crushing it before her hometown crowd. ♪ >> rep orter: with the show back in the big apple for the first time in 15 years, u2 took full advan

only one solo female nominee singer alessia cara, went on to accept a gold statue for best new artist is not a new trend. according to the university of southern california, of the nearly 900 people nominated for grammys between 2013 and 2018, only 9% were women. when asked -- right. that's incredible number. when asked about the hashtag grammy sole male began trending on twitter, he said, quote, it has to begin with women who has the creativity in their hearts and souls. musician pink fired right back on twitter saying, quote, women have been stepping, since the beginning of time, stepping up and also stepping aside. the night was marked by powerful performances by women such as kesha's me too moment when she sang her latest single praying. a very powerful moment there. top titles of the night went to men, like bruno mars who raked in six awards for song, record and album of the year along with best r & b song, r & b performance, and r & b album. >> astounding when you hear that number in the past five years, 9% out of 900 nominees? oh, boy. let's see when this thing starts to change

canadian singer—songwriter alessia cara was named best new artist.est pop vocal album. let's cross live to new york where we can speak to the bbc‘s nada tawfik. nice to see you. it was quite a night. tell us about it, and tell us about the support by this particular awards ceremony for #metoo. you had everything from bruno mars performing with a retro throwback truck with a lot of dance moves in it. eltonjohn truck with a lot of dance moves in it. elton john and truck with a lot of dance moves in it. eltonjohn and miley cyrus performing to his 1971 song tiny damper. it everything in the middle. it was quite an art performances. —— tiny dancer. bruno mars was a big surprise. he took the big awards for song of the year, record of the year and of the year. it was still a very diverse lineup of nominees. many people hope it is a trend that continues for many years. the #metoo movement, along with some other social issues, were heavily discussed at the red carpet and during the awards ceremonies. 0n the red carpet, women and men wore white roses in suppor

alessia cara got this new artist, and for the first time ever the grammys has televised the best comedyppelle. now, ed sheeran, who was blocked out of the major categories got the win with best solo pop performers, and the night has had a star—studded series of performances from the likes of lady gaga, bruno mars, and more to come. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: tributes to the father of flat—pack furniture, and founder of ikea, who has died at the age of 91. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their bi

alessia cara was the only woman to win a major award, best new artist.udy found in the past five years, only 9% of grammy nominees were women. encording academy president neil portnow gave this explanation to reporters, "i think it has to begin with women who have the creativity in their hearts and souls to step up, because i think they would be welcomed." a chicago woman has come up with a strategy for keeping kids out of trouble. that story is next. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even a "red-hot mascot." [mascot] hey-oooo! whoop, whoop! [crowd 1] hey, you're on fire! [mascot] you bet i am! [crowd 2] dude, you're on fire! [mascot] oh, yeah! [crowd 3] no, you're on fire! look behind you. [mascot] i'm cool. i'm cool. [burke] that's one way to fire up the crowd. but we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ coaching means making tough choices. jim! you're in! but when you have high blood pressure and nee

also bruno mars, he won first song of the year, a songwriter‘s award, and alessia cara won best new artists year, the most we have seen nominees this year, the most we have seen for the top prizes, and quite a while, and it comes after the grammys really had to push back from criticism that they have ignored the influence that rap and hip—hop has had on the industry and on pop culture. thank you very much. here in the uk, the prime minister theresa may is coming under new pressure about her leadership and her policy on brexit. our political correspondent chris mason reports. if it felt a little bit chilly for the prime minister at the world economic forum in switzerland last week, well, the politicalforecast is not looking much sunnier for her now she's back home. some of her mps are fed up with what they see as her merely muddling along in office. and on top of that, some of those who campaigned for brexit fear it being diluted to such an extent it never really properly happens. it is very complicated and that is one of the reasons why i have advocated and supported compromise, but there

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alessia cara was the only solo female winner.f the year category. >> it's hard to have a balanced show -- >> reporter: backstage, recording industry president neil portnow was asked how women could be better represented. >> i think it has to begin with women who have the creativity in their hearts and their souls who want to be musicians to step up because i think they would be welcomed. >> reporter: a number of female artists slammed his remarks including pink who tweeted, "women in music don't need to step up. women have been stepping since the beginning of time." and sheryl crow said portnow's comment came off as "sexist and insensitive." >> i was baffled -- >> reporter: singer kimbra won two grammys for the 2012 hit "somebody that i used to know." ♪ somebody that you used to know ♪ >> reporter: she addressed the issue at a brooklyn concert monday. >> a comment made at the grammys about women needing to step up, okay. i wish they'd been at the show here. killer female producing, engineering, singing. i would like to see the gr

the only woman to win at the grammys was alessia cara. at some points the it turns political.son explains that. >> politics and powerful messages at the grammys. from kendrick lamar's controversial opening to the powerful performances by women. lady gaga at the piano. and kesha performing her song joined by cyndi lauper and a stage of women in white telling kes kesha's painful story of alleged abuse. >> in the crowd, wearing me too roses and time's up pins supporting the growing movement. the reverend logic performing his anthem and ranting about a number of social issues. a cuban american singer giving this message to d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> this country was built by d.r.e.a.m.ers, for d.r.e.a.m.ers chasing the american dream. >>> then a surprise appearance. during a skit with host james corden, hillary clinton reading from "fire and fury." controversial book about the trump administration. >> he had a long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's. nobody knew he was coming. >> donald trump jr. tweeting, getting to read a fake news ebbs serpt at the

the only female artist to win was alessia cara. people labeled the show grammys so male now. bruno mars won all six awards he was nominated for, including album of the year. meanwhile, at some points during the show, things turned political as well. a cuban american singer gave this message to d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> this country was built by prime minist d.r.e.a.m.ers for dreamers. >>> calm down, be cool. act like huff been here before. >>> back to the president of the grammys. you can be the head of a music organization and be tone deaf. how does that work? >> was i just sitting here to witness that? quote of the morning. absolutely. amen. >>> president trump has a beef with jay z. >> the president tweeted somebody please inform that jay z that because of my policies, black unemployment has been reported to be at the lowest rate ever reported. numbers from the u.s. department of labor statistics show black unemployment in december was at the lowest level ever recorded. the president's tweet follows jay z's comments about mr. trump referring to african napgss at s-hole countries.

found a strength i've never known ♪ >> it was a sentiment echoed backstage by best new artist alessia caraly woman handed an award at sunday night's televised ceremony. >> things are uneven and unequal. >> reporter: the other addeight awards were given to men. including the night's biggest winner bruno mars. >> [ bleep ] "fire and fury." >> reporter: other parts of the award show took aim at president trump. >> trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. >> reporter: a comedy sketch had others auditioning for an audio book of the white house expose "fire and fury." >> he had a longtime fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at maux. >> reporter: the segment was criticized including by u.n. ambassador nikki haley who tweeted some of us love music without the politics. donald trump jr. called it a great consolation prize for losing the presidency. u2 performed with the statue of liberty and new york skyline as a backdrop. the city was called a welcoming place by immigrants. >> just like the dreamers, my parents bought me to this country with nothing in their pockets but hope. >

support my family and else everything >> reporter: also earning three grammys, chris stapleton and alessia caratist and white roses on the red carpet a show of support for me too and times up movements spirit which carried into the show. >> we come in peace, but we mean business >> reporter: and extended into an emotional performance by kesha. ♪ changes >> reporter: joined on a stage by a chorus of women for her "praying." >> another one >> reporter: and artists reading from "fire and fury" included a cameo from hillary clinton the bruno mars domination of grammys return to new york mark barger, nbc news. >> did you stay up late, you guy? >> maybe a second. >> there was some weird performance. >> it's bedtime for "squawk box. >> i'm on european time which actually is working out very well right now >> are you getting adjusted now for the olympics >> we actually have to start -- well, now, i have to start going to sleep earlier doing in olympics three weeks from now we're going to be on the air at 8:00 p.m. at night we're going to be on 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. >> that's local time. >> which is ou

more performances to come -- alessia cara.ut the movement around the fact that black artist were believed to have been snubbed in the previous yea rs of have been snubbed in the previous years of this event. that was also centrestage, alongside another movement which has gained traction in hollywood, the sexual harassment, solidarity with victims of that, and the #metoo movement, as well. yes, absolutely, and i just the #metoo movement, as well. yes, absolutely, and ijust came from the red carpet where am men and women we re red carpet where am men and women were wearing white roses in support of the #metoo movement, in solidarity with the victims of sexual abuse. now, that was an idea that came out from a newlyformed group that wanted the music industry to also lend their voice to this problem. and so i spoke to several celebrities who wore that white rose, including cyndi lauper, who says she is really pushing for safe works pa ces says she is really pushing for safe workspaces for women, says she is really pushing for safe