The 50th Annual Grammy Awards
TIME's Josh Tyrangiel rates the evening's performances from the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
Alicia Keys (R) hugs John Mayer after performing at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, February 10, 2008.
Mike Blake / Reuters
No One
Think the Grammy people like Keys? She gets two separate performance slots, but even without Sinatra she over sings — annihilating the simple melody of her current big hit. In a typical Grammy show of restraint, Keys is joined by a classical conductor in a backwards cap and John Mayer, the male Alicia Keys, who cranks out a discipline-less guitar solo.
— by Josh Tyrangiel
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