Here's the thing: There is so much drama surrounding this year's Grammys awards ceremony. But then again, what's new? Last year, the Recording Academy hired Deborah Dugan, the first-ever female CEO and president to clean up the mess of her predecessor who stated that the female artists should "step up" if they truly want equal representation on the nomination list. Deborah's main goal was to make diversity the highest priority because female artists deserve just that. Well, the other shoe dropped about two weeks ago when news broke that Deborah was placed on administrative leave and then she followed up by spilling some hot tea stating there is corruption of the Grammy voting process along with a sexual harassment complaint.
Deborah told the Los Angeles Times:
"The ceremony is about the musicians and the fans. I don't want to taint that. This is about the Recording Academy. The Recording Academy must change. To bring the Grammys down because of a few bad eggs [at the academy] wouldn't be fair to the artists."
All of this is now the scandalous backdrop for the biggest night in music. This leaves us to question who will show up on the red carpet tonight. Then there's the devastating news of Kobe and Gianna Bryant's sudden passing. Tonight will truly be bittersweet. Despite the infamy that has embroiled this huge night, we are tuned in to support our favorite musical artists. Of all of the 86 categories, we are sure black excellence will reign supreme even if it's just in our hearts. From Lizzo's eight nominations to Michelle Obama's nom for best spoken word album for Becoming to Nipsey Hussle's three posthumous nominations.
We can't front though – the stars take the biggest fashion risks on the Grammys red carpet. Ahead, find some of our favorite moments from the red carpet.
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While speaking to xoNecole, Eva shares that she’s a lot like the beloved 1994 character in many ways. “Lyric is so me. She's the odd flower. A flower nonetheless, but definitely not a peony,” she tells us.
“She's not the average flower you see presented, and so she reminds me of myself. I'm a sunflower, beautiful, but different. And what I loved about her character then, and even more so now, is that she was very sure of herself.
"Sure of what she wanted in life and okay to sacrifice her moments right now, to get what she knew she deserved later. And that is me. I'm not an instant gratification kind of a person. I am a long game. I'm not a sprinter, I'm a marathon.
America first fell in love with Eva when she graced our screens on cycle 3 of America’s Next Top Model in 2004, which she emerged as the winner. Since then, she's ventured into different avenues, from acting on various TV series like House of Payne to starring on Real Housewives of Atlanta.
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Eva praises her castmates and the play’s producer, Je’Caryous for her positive experience. “You know what? Je’Caryous fuels my audacity car daily, ‘cause I consider myself an extremely audacious woman, and I believe in what I know, even if no one else knows it, because God gave it to me. So I know what I know. That is who Je’Caryous is.”
But the mom of three isn’t the only one in the family who enjoys acting. Eva reveals her daughter Marley has also caught the acting bug.
“It is the most adorable thing you can ever see. She’s got a part in her school play. She's in her chorus, and she loves it,” she says. “I don't know if she loves it, because it's like, mommy does it, so maybe I should do it, but there is something about her.”
Overall, Eva hopes that her contribution to the role and the play as a whole serves as motivation for others to reach for the stars.
“I want them to walk out with hope. I want them to re-vision their dreams. Whatever they were. Whatever they are. To re-see them and then have that thing inside of them say, ‘You know what? I'm going to do that. Whatever dream you put on the back burner, go pick it up.
"Whatever dream you've accomplished, make a new dream, but continue to reach for the stars. Continue to reach for what is beyond what people say we can do, especially as [a] Black collective but especially as Black women. When it comes to us and who we are and what we accept and what we're worth, it's not about having seen it before. It's about knowing that I deserve it.”
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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