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14 Awkward Moments From The 2022 Grammys

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If you're like me, you love the awkward moments during awards shows. And despite being a prestigious affair, the Grammys were still home to some quality cringe/uncomfortable moments this year.

1. People pointed out how a lot of the A-listers — Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, etc. — weren't present:

2. During the non-televised segment of the Grammys, Louis C.K. — who has multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him — won for Best Comedy Album:

3. Tayla Parx wore a Bowser-inspired(?) Grammy look:

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4. Questlove started things off by addressing the awkward elephant in the room — the Will Smith slap heard 'round the world:

Questlove said "I trust you people will stay 500 feet away from me"

5. Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian were super PDA-heavy:

6. Trevor Noah said "Latin-Granny"-winning superstar when introducing J Balvin:

7. People said J Balvin was off-key during his performance:

8. A crew member introduced Billie Eilish and was adorably nervous, shaking with nerves, but slayed her intro!

9. People pointed out how it felt like there were virtually no awards were given out during an AWARD SHOW:

"i wish they would give out another award" is a crazy thought to have while watching an award show...

Twitter: @itszaeok

10. People were definitely taken aback by a surprise speech from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, who then presented John Legend:

I’m sorry WHAT DID THEY ASK THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE TO FILM FOR THE GRAMMYS

Twitter: @natey_bb

the president of ukraine presenting john legend feels incredibly dystopian #GRAMMYs

Twitter: @mariaa_nz

Did the Grammys really get a speech from the Ukraine president…

Twitter: @BoricuaHive

11. It appeared that Billy Porter called Jazmine Sullivan's album as "Hoe's Tales" which sounded like "Hostess" or some mispronunciation of the proper name, Heaux Tales...

12. ...which explains why Jazmine looked super confused when she won:

13. Whoever was in charge of the bleeping for the Grammys messed up a few times during Justin Bieber's performance of "Peaches," which contained the words "shit" and "bitch":

Justin’s gonna pay that FCC fine for that lil slip up 👀 #GRAMMYs

Twitter: @MoisesFenty

Think those bleep outs for Justin Bieber are coming a word or two too late(?) #GRAMMYs #GrammyAwards

Twitter: @thepopcornreel

14. And lastly, Doja Cat almost missed winning her first Grammy because she was in the bathroom!

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