“As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now,” said Rob Harvilla in The Village Voice, “the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the ‘Rap Pack’ black-and-white ‘Swagga Like Us’ blowout (watch the video here, via YouTube). Ostensibly, it starred Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and T.I., but it was "dominated by a stupendously pregnant M.I.A.” Her “thrusting about despite the possibility that her water could break at any moment” was “riveting musical drama.”
Actually, “Best of Show” belongs to Radiohead, said Scott Mervis in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, with a “surprising assist” from the University of Southern California marching band (watch the video here, via YouTube). Thom Yorke looked “more like a rock star than he ever has,” and he and his band “showed Coldplay and everyone else how it was done with a stunningly rhythmic and beautiful ‘15 Step.’”
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