I thought Pink and the trapeze act was great, and almost gave it a standing ovation in my living room. Same for Lady Gaga and Elton John, Same for Andrea Bocelli and Mary J Blige. Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks: Swift began with a lot of off-pitch moments but leveled out.

Was that the Morse contingent yelling when the recording nomination was announced. I heard the 'whoops' and thought, "They ARE there!"