Best and Worst of the 2011 Grammys

From Gaga to Streisand, TIME's Claire Suddath reviews all the performances of the 2011 Grammy Awards

Usher and Justin Bieber (Featuring Jaden Smith); 'Never Say Never,' 'OMG' (Medley)

Singers Usher and Justin Bieber perform onstage at The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California

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Bieber isn't a great dancer, but he's getting there. With Usher's help, he'll have the popping and locking down in no time. The Beebs is growing up, but slowly. He's a little bit taller, a little bit bolder, and he's wearing slightly more leather. But he smiles when he dances and it's still O.K. for teenage girls to like him. And Jaden Smith, 12, raps as well as any 15-year-old. (Sidenote: How are Will and Jada Pinkett Smith producing such precocious children? Did they read that Tiger Mother book or something?) Meanwhile, Usher makes one of the worst songs of 2010 almost listenable. When I watched him glide across the stage, I almost forgot that "OMG" is primarily a ringtone disguised as a club anthem.

Grade: A-

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