A TIME list of some of the best, worst, and most baffling Grammy performances

Best and Worst Performances
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Ludacris with Earth Wind & Fire and Mary J. Blige
Runaway Love
Grade: B+

A totally different looking Mary J. Blige—blonde highlights, red pants suit—returns to sing the chorus while a tuxedoed Ludacris, looking nothing like the guy who sang 'I got hoes in different area codes', raps his social realist tale. Women holding candles sway behind them. Why am I not offended by the obvious corniness of this? Don't know, but it's actually pretty good.





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