“Alicia Keys got gently political in her opening minutes as host of this year’s Grammy Awards, imploring rapper Cardi B to take over as commander-in-chief of not just the Grammys, but the free world.

““Tonight we watch in spite of all the music we’re seeing…commander in chief impeached, y’all get out, let’s bring Cardi B in,” Keys sang during her opening parody of Lewis Capaldi’s hit “Someone You Loved.”

“Keys followed by saying, “Cardi can you please show these people what to do?”

“Prior to her opening song, Keys made a not-so-subtle comment about the current state of the award show and public criticism about its lack of diversity which has pervaded the discussion about this year’s ceremony.”

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