Michelle Obama Makes a Surprise Appearance at the Grammys
A big part of friendship is showing up for your girls—that’s why I was thrilled to be there for the one and only @aliciakeys at the #GRAMMYs. She is one of the most genuine and thoughtful people I know—there’s no one better to help us all celebrate the unifying power of music! pic.twitter.com/8cMhTmsClA
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 11, 2019
“Music has always helped me tell my story.”
Michelle Obama made a special surprise appearance at the 61st Grammy Awards tonight (Feb. 10) in Los Angeles.
The former First Lady appeared alongside host Alicia Keys, who brought out a lineup of powerful women to stand beside her, including Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lope, and Lady Gaga.
During her time on stage, Obama talked a bit about the power of music within the context of her own life and ours.
“Music helps us share ourselves … It allows us to hear one another,” she said.
She continued,
“From the Motown records I wore out on the South Side, to the ‘who run the world’ songs that fueled me through this last decade, music has always helped me tell my story. And I know that’s true for everybody here… Whether we like country, or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves — our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys,” the former first lady continued. “It allows us to hear one another, to invite each other in.” “Music shows us that all of it matters, every story within every voice, every note within every song.”
Michelle Obama, to an entirely captive crowd at The Grammys: "Music helps us share ourselves." Via CBS pic.twitter.com/jQTfikBtX5
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 11, 2019
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Watch a clip of Obama’s appearance above, and check out some hilarious and ever-timely Twitter reactions below.
Give Michelle Obama a Grammy
— luka fallback sabbat (@whoisluka) February 11, 2019
Michelle Obama: -breathes- #Grammys audience: pic.twitter.com/8MQikgEBLi
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 11, 2019
This girl’s reaction to FLOTUS #MichelleObama is all of us! 😩😩😩#Grammys pic.twitter.com/559E03ttKY
— Makho Ndlovu (@makhondlovu) February 11, 2019
