Kesha's All-Female 'Praying' Performance Was the #TimesUp Moment the GRAMMYs Needed
The end of 2017 shook Hollywood with accusations about some of its most powerful male executives, directors, actors and anchors, with many changes taking place including the #TimesUp movement that was extremely visible at the 2018 Golden Globes with speeches from powerful women and nearly everyone wearing black in solidarity. Despite some highly public claims, the music industry has not seen the same changes come about with the 2018 GRAMMY Awards also being a slightly softer tackling of the issues with many—but hardly all—stars wearing white roses to show their solidarity and very few stars speaking out about current issues of sexual harassment and intimidation. All of this made Kesha's moving performance of "Praying" all the more moving and important on music's biggest night.
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