No One Told Trevor He Was Hosting the Grammys | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

This week along with Grammy Executive Producer Ben Winston, and my good friend Sizwe Dhlomo, we take you deep behind the scenes of music’s biggest night. We discuss the decision to hold the event against the backdrop of the L.A. fires, how a series of unrelated missed calls made Ben think I was dropping out, Beyonce’s at long last first album of the year win, and the unique challenges of putting on a live television event with so many music superstars. -------------- 00:00 Intro 00:16 Kanye West's unexpected Grammy appearance 03:55 Babyface's red carpet incident and media coverage 09:13 Wondering what if Kayne had come in 12:30 Planning the Grammys amid LA wildfire crisis 14:55 Kobe’s passing and its effect on the Grammys 24:51 Challenges of hosting during difficult circumstances 33:48 Ben’s freak out not being able to contact Trevor 57:45 Capturing Beyoncé's historic Grammy moment 01:06:45 The crowds reaction to Kendrick Lamar's win 01:09:42 Navigating live production challenges 01:28:50 The importance of context and handling negativity 01:50:30 Deciding on Dawes for the Grammy opening 01:55:40 Camera work and audience reaction management -------------- If you haven't already.... Subscribe to What Now? here on YouTube! https://bit.ly/SubscribeToWhatNowPodcast Or follow along on your other favourite podcast platforms... Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify / Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts More episodes... Wringing in the New Year    • Wringing in the New Year | What Now? with ...   Is Marques Brownlee the Most Powerful Man in Tech?    • Is Marques Brownlee the Most Powerful Man ...   Why Are All Bosses Idiots? with Simon Sinek    • Why Are All Bosses Idiots? with Simon Sine...   How To Be The Most Healed Guy with Neal Brennan    • How To Be The Most Healed Guy with Neal Br...   If You Ruled the World: Listener Grab Bag    • If You Ruled the World: Listener Grab Bag ...   Love on a Timeline with Esther Perel    • Love on a Timeline with Esther Perel | Wha...   Tight Values, Loose Ideas with Malcolm Gladwell    • Tight Values, Loose Ideas with Malcolm Gla...   What’s In An Accent with Lupita Nyong’o    • What’s In An Accent with Lupita Nyong’o | ...   For Kids or Anyone Who’s Ever Been a Kid    • For Kids or Anyone Who’s Ever Been a Kid |...   Have We Missed The Message? with Ta-Nehisi Coates    • Have We Missed The Message? with Ta-Nehisi...   Kevin Hart Gets the Bubble Guts!    • Kevin Hart Gets the Bubble Guts! - What No...   Doctor Roger Federer Will See You Now    • Doctor Roger Federer Will See You Now | Wh...   Welcome To The Julia Louis-Dreyfus Brain Museum    • Welcome To The Julia Louis-Dreyfus Brain M...   Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Kicks Off The Podcast!    • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Kicks Off The Po...   Jessica Alba Is Standing in Her Power!    • Jessica Alba Is Standing in Her Power! - W...   Making Bureaucracies Sexier with Yuval Noah Harari    • Making Bureaucracies Sexier with Yuval Noa...   Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the Art of Mentoring    • Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the Art of M...   Tripping Past Your Ego with Michael Pollan    • Tripping Past Your Ego with Michael Pollan...   Why AI Won’t Destroy Us with Microsoft’s Brad Smith    • Why AI Won’t Destroy Us with Microsoft’s B...   Sam Altman Speaks Out About What Happened at OpenAI    • Sam Altman Speaks Out About What Happened ...   There’s No I In Trevor Noah    • There’s No I In Trevor Noah | What Now? wi...   The Ozempic Obsession with Jia Tolentino    • The Ozempic Obsession with Jia Tolentino |...   #Grammys #TrevorNoah #WhatNowPodcast