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15 Mega Awkward Moments From The Grammys

Harry tripped, Adele was confused, and more...

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If you're like me, you love the awkward moments during awards shows. And despite being a prestigious affair, the Grammys were still home to some quality cringe/uncomfortable moments this year.

A Grammy award on display

There were some awkward moments in the pre-show.

1. For starters, Randy Rainbow had some difficulty pronouncing Assassin's Creed Valhalla:

can’t stop laughing at this guy announcing the Grammy win for Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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2. And Myles Frost was less-than-thrilled that Harry Styles won:

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3. The Recording Academy made this error in their Instagram post:

The Recording Academy confuses ATL Jacob with Steve Lacy in their new Instagram post.

Twitter: @PopBase / Via Mr. C Records / RCA Records / Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

4. Once the show started, people pointed out how there were audio technical issues:

The Grammys tech… its giving middle school play and/or community theater sound engineer, i fear

Twitter: @christress

5. During Bad Bunny's performance people noted that the closed captioning of his singing registered as this on their TVs:

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6. Beyoncé tied the record for artist with the most Grammys, but she was stuck in traffic, so she wasn't able to accept her award for "Cuff It":

WATCH: Beyoncé’s “Cuff It” wins “Best R&B Song” at The #Grammys.

CBS / Via @yoncecapital

She eventually broke the record, minutes later.

7. Kim Petras won and went to take the Grammy from Smokey Robinson, but he handed it to Sam Smith instead:

8. And Doja Cat had this awk reaction to their win:

DOJAS FACE IM CRYING ?$/$/&/

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9. Harry tripped during his performance of "As It Was":

A screenshot of Harry in his sparkly outfit performing

10. Ben Affleck was visibly miserable during the show:

however bad of a day you’re having, I promise you’re not as miserable as Ben Affleck at the Grammys right now

CBS / Via @spenceralthouse

11. Adele had a hilariously awkward reaction to Trevor Noah's introduction of SZA:

Adele reacts to the meaning of SZA’s “Kill Bill” at the #GRAMMYs. https://t.co/7NHQvc62hA

Twitter: @PopCrave

12. Madonna scolded the crowd for not cheering for her after she delivered a good one-liner:

Madonna saying, That's where you make noise

13. The Grammys cut to commercial in the middle of the hip hop tribute:

NOW I KNOW THEY AINT CUT TO NO COMMERCIAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS HIP HOP TRIBUTE!!! #GRAMMYS

Twitter: @iMajorWish

14. People pointed out how the Grammys In Memoriam segment left out several artists:

@RecordingAcad you missed some people in your In Memoriam Trevor Strnad Jeremiah Green Dan McCafferty Aaron Carter Bob Nalbandian #GRAMMYs

Twitter: @wjlaughlin

15. And lastly, moments after first lady Jill Biden presented Song of the Year, Trevor Noah made this joke, referencing Joe Biden's recent controversy:

Trevor Noah says the Grammys know how to keep classified documents classified

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