So amazed by @Beyonce and her record-breaking 28 #GRAMMYs wins! Congrats, Queen Bey—album after album, your music continues to define and elevate the moment, bringing us joy, soothing our pain, and filling our hearts with so, so much pride. 💕
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 16, 2021
Posts Tagged ‘Grammys
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Mentorship Mondays
So excited for @ReachHigher to team up with the @GRAMMYMuseum to lift up young people interested in pursuing career… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 09, 202028
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Grammy Winner
Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' wins best spoken word album at the #Grammys, full winners list: trib.al/YoMyEkH
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The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 26, 2020Congrats to Michelle Obama on winning a Grammy for ‘Best Spoken Word Album’ 💜 #Grammys https://t.co/uMlUF9T9Sl
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MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) January 26, 202022
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Grammy Nominated FLOTUS
So thrilled to receive a #GRAMMYs nomination! This past year has been such a meaningful, exhilarating ride. I’ve lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) November 20, 201912
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All Hail Our Forever FLOTUS
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Star Struck!
.@MichelleObama makes a surprise appearance at the #GRAMMYs: "Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps u… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 11, 2019A big part of friendship is showing up for your girls—that’s why I was thrilled to be there for the one and only… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 11, 2019****
michelle obama has a room full of superstars star struck
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Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) February 11, 2019Truly blessed to see Michelle Obama backstage at the #GRAMMYs! https://t.co/ygrjU7APd8
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Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 11, 2019****
I love that Michelle Obama just randomly shows up at the Grammys looking like Album of the Year.
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Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) February 11, 2019Can we just have a moment of appreciation for @MichelleObama?! 🙌🏾😍 #Grammys (📷: Getty) https://t.co/tBJJ6vkXec
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ESSENCE (@Essence) February 11, 2019****
Michelle Obama. That's it, that's the tweet. #GRAMMYs https://t.co/spjFXnwrwl
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Fashionista.com (@Fashionista_com) February 11, 2019Michelle Obama gave a speech at the Grammys and everyone went absolutely wild trib.al/Eb3QoT7 https://t.co/w2UJtBVhIc
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Mashable (@mashable) February 11, 201929
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The Sun Came Out
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For two years in a row, Barack Obama has included tracks from By the Way, I Forgive You, “The Joke” and “Every Time I Hear That Song” on his Spotify playlists. The irony isn’t lost on me that “The Joke,” which was inspired by the fallout from the 2016 presidential election, was celebrated by a president very different from the one currently in the White House…
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Well, I certainly have a lot of respect for [Obama], and I think the irony of what you pointed out is certainly an interesting perspective too. I hadn’t thought of it that way, but you’re right. And if you listen closely to “The Joke,” you can hear him in it. You can hear Obama’s influence on me in that song. He influenced me in big ways during his presidency. I saw my parents get health insurance for the first time. I proposed to my wife on the day that he became the first American president ever to come out in support of marriage equality — and it had always bothered me that he hadn’t up until that point. I had the ring for a long time, and I had been waiting for the opportunity to propose to Catherine [Shepherd, who is British], but we kept hitting roadblocks with DOMA. We kept hitting roadblocks with the airports and the borders, and getting to and from the U.S. together without having to lie about our relationship. We were very discouraged at the time. So when [Obama] came out [in support of gay marriage], it was like the sun came out.
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There are detractors out there who think artists should just “shut up and sing” and keep politics out of music…
Being told to “stop being political” is just hilarious to me. I wake up every day political: a gay mom raising a house full of women. There’s really nothing not political about that. So, I can write about my own personal experience and have it be wildly political. That just happens to be the life and the hand I was dealt.
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The Queen Of Soul
Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 16, 2018Watching Aretha Franklin perform at the White House, and on so many other occasions, made time stand still.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 16, 2018****
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If you read one thing today, it should be this 2016 David Remnick profile of Aretha Franklin. It's phenomenal.
newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…
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Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) August 16, 2018This is one of my favorite performances by Aretha Franklin. She was only 22 here. We’ve lost a treasure. 💔
https://t.co/tETO6sG1As
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Natasha W.E.B. Lookin’ Bois Oladokun 🌚🦗 (@NatashaOladokun) August 16, 2018****
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In 1993 NY Post columnist Liz Smith wrote: "[Aretha Franklin] must know she’s too bosomy to wear such clothing, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) August 16, 2018let’s also never forget THIS aretha moment...
“great gowns, beautiful gowns...” 😭😂 https://t.co/bCY5XeW9Mf
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Andrew Bunton (@andrewbunton) August 16, 2018****
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Aretha Franklin singing Lift Ev’ry Voice - proving that she was already an angel, even when she was among us. youtu.be/8QK4p22LHtw
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 16, 2018****
Rest in power, Aretha. You were not only the Queen of Soul, but a warrior, a survivor, an icon, and a protector. Yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) August 16, 2018
The Obama Diary 
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