Grammys 2019: Michelle Obama makes a surprise appearance

The 2019 Grammys hosted some of the biggest names in music, but the most famous guest of the evening was not a musician, it was Michelle Obama.

Obama appeared in the opening monologue of host Alicia Keys, alongside Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Jada Pinkett Smith to tout the power of music. The women took a moment to talk about how the music had helped them become what they really were, including Obama.

"From Motown records I carried on the South side to" Who Run the World "songs that have nurtured me over the last decade, music has always helped me tell my story. And I know it's true for everyone here, "Obama said. "Whether we like country, rap or rock, music helps us share our dignity and our sorrows, our hopes and our joys. This allows us to hear each other, to invite us. The music shows us that everything counts, every story, every voice, every note, every song. "

The moment shook the room, but in some ways it seemed inexplicable. What was Michelle obama to do to Grammys?

There is in fact an explanation: she was reconstructing the opening of her book tour.

At each stop of Michelle Obama's arena book tour (which has just resumed after a short break), she starts each night with a group of women who take to the stage to talk about who they are to become (just like the title of Obama's memoir, To become). Usually, the group includes some celebrities, as well as officials such as veterans and young people as scouts.

For his appearance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in December, Obama took Alicia Keys with her.

"I become more and more myself, without any excuses, without any desire for external approval," Keys said at the opening of the show. "J & # 39; depth. I bloomed. We are the best we have ever been and we will not lower the light for anyone! I become more and more in love with my brothers and sisters around the world. I love you! New York City! We become!

The opening of Alicia Keys' hosted Grammys seems to have been borrowed from the opening of Michelle Obama To become tower. For both events, the opening is a moment to celebrate the women who have become what they really are and have found their voice, without any excuses.