By Desmond Johnson Editor
To celebrate the undeniable, undying power of music, the 57th annual Grammy Awards aired on Sunday on CBS at 8.
Possibility the biggest surprise for many viewers was Beyoncé singing “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” She wore all white for her performance and was surrounded by male background singers. Beyoncé chose black men to surround her in her performance to show the strength and vulnerability of black men.
“I wanted to find real men that have lived, have struggled, cried, have a light and a spirit about them,” Beyoncé told her YouTube subscribers. “I really wanted to show the strength and vulnerability of black men.”
Not everyone viewed the performance as Beyoncé wanted people to view it.
The entire social media world blew up after her performance with comments. Many people, especially Christians, critically denounced Beyoncé for performing a traditional Gospel song.
“There are so many better singers, Gospel Singers that never get to perform anything,” said World History teacher Willie Johnson. “How can she talk about “Partition Walls” and everything else but then turn around and sing Gospel? I see why Christians are upset.”
Mr. Johnson wasn’t the only viewer who didn’t like Beyoncé’s performance.
“I believe the Ledisi (the original singer of “Precious Lord” in the film ‘Selma’) should’ve performed “Precious Lord”,” said junior Lynarious Collins. “If her singing was good enough for the film, it should’ve been good enough for the Grammys -- not Beyoncé.”
Although the meaning of the song should be much deeper than the performer, however that is not always the case.
“The performer should never be a distraction from the meaning. She out of all people didn’t need to do that,” said junior Niko Young.
