{"id":405401,"date":"2024-02-02T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=405401"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Grammy-Awards-host-Trevor-Noah-on-why-to-tune-in-being-nominated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Grammy-Awards-host-Trevor-Noah-on-why-to-tune-in-being-nominated\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah on why to tune in, being nominated"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK<\/strong> (AP)\u2014Trevor Noah is ready to face one of the toughest audiences of his career\u2014the millions watching as he once again hosts the Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is easily the most nerve-wracking thing that I do, but I love it every single time,\u201d Noah tells The Associated Press ahead of Sunday\u2019s telecast. \u201cEach year there\u2019s a new highlight and a new moment that is embedded into my memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2024 Grammy Awards will air live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The telecast\u2014with SZA having a leading nine nominations\u2014will be Noah\u2019s fourth consecutive hosting gig for the awards.<\/p>\n

He said he\u2019s looking forward to the live performances, especially ones by nominated artists Burna Boy, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Travis Scott.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always love seeing artists who have an innate understanding of how different and powerful the live experience is, and I think Burna Boy is one of those artists,\u201d Noah said. \u201cHe really excels in transforming live energy into a special moment in time.<\/p>\n

\u201cBillie Eilish has never given a half-hearted performance. Every time she\u2019s on stage, it feels like watching a vignette from a classic film. It\u2019s really thought-out and beautiful. I think Dua Lipa is one of the best pop performers of our lifetime. She does a fantastic job for this generation. Travis Scott is definitely going to be doing something crazy, so we should get ready for that. I would tune in because I think it\u2019s a good mix of predictably amazing and then unpredictably amazing as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comedian, best known for hosting Comedy Central\u2019s \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d from 2015-22, just won an Emmy Award for best talk series for the last season of the show. He previously won one in 2017 for hosting a spin-off show, \u201cThe Daily Show\u2014Behind the Scenes,\u201d which was voted outstanding short-form variety series.<\/p>\n

Noah is not only a host this year\u2014he\u2019s also a nominee, with his comedy album \u201cI Wish You Would\u201d up against \u201cI\u2019m an Entertainer\u201d by Wanda Sykes, \u201cSelective Outrage\u201d by Chris Rock, \u201cSomeone You Love\u201d by Sarah Silverman and \u201cWhat\u2019s in a Name?\u201d by Dave Chappelle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve looked into all the Grammy bylaws, and there\u2019s nothing that says being the host will give you any leg up in winning the award,\u201d Noah jokes. \u201cI think Dave Chappelle is the favorite because he\u2019s always the favorite, and rightfully so.\u201d<\/p>\n

If that happens, don\u2019t expect Noah to be complaining that he lost the Grammy to Chappelle or that it\u2019s the second time he\u2019s lost a best comedy album Grammy to Chappelle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand how people live in a world where you can lose something that you never had. I\u2019ve never won a Grammy. I don\u2019t have a Grammy. Unless Dave Chappelle comes to my house and takes my Grammy. I can never lose the Grammy to him,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Award show hosts have had a rough few years, with The Slap marring the Oscars in 2022 and comedian Jo Koy getting critically panned at the Golden Globes earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my head, it was always hard being a host. I always assumed anything could happen. I guess the very nature of comedy has always felt like that for me,\u201d says Noah. \u201cI never blame an audience. I might not enjoy an audience, but I never blame an audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harvey Mason Jr., president and CEO of the Recording Academy, has got Noah\u2019s back, calling the comedian \u201ca total pro\u201d as host.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s never a hesitation, never a hiccup. There\u2019s never a stumble. Second of all, he relates so well to the artists and to the music community in my mind, because he\u2019s a fan and he\u2019s an appreciator and a lover of music,\u201d says Mason.<\/p>\n

Noah says he\u2019s enjoying his life post-\u201dThe Daily Show,\u201d which includes hosting the interview podcast \u201cWhat Now? with Trevor Noah\u201d which has attracted the likes of Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, Bill Gates, Kerry Washington and DaBaby.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to build a platform where I get really comfortable and people get really comfortable having honest and open conversations with each other,\u201d says Noah. \u201cWe\u2019re in a little short supply of that compassion for each other as human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Host Trevor Noah speaks at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

-Chris Pizzello
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