A TIME list of some of the best, worst, and most baffling Grammy performances
The Police
Dixie Chicks
Beyonce
Justin Timberlake
Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend and John Mayer
Shakira w/ Wyclef Jean
Gnarls Barkley
Mary J. Blige
Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flats
Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie and Chris Brown
Christina Aguilera
Ann Lee and Christian Sands
The Death Reel
Ludacris with Earth Wind & Fire and Mary J. Blige
James Blunt
My Grammy Moment Duet
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best and Worst Performances
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Grade: A-

Beyonce stalked the stage in a diaphanous dress with flowers in her hair. She could have sung I'm Henry VIII, I Am and gotten a B. As it happens, she killed her scenery-chewing ballad from Dreamgirls, taking it for a precision ride up and down the scales.





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