The Beatles legend played tunes from the American songbook—and his own formidable one.
Want to start strong? But this roadtested band on first because they rock.
In the most polarizing performance of the evening, the rapper's Exorcist-tastic event was pretty long and not very entertaining.
The Grammy-winning duo only had a minute of airtime, but made great use of it with a great quip and rousing performance.
In an incredibly emotional performance, Hudson belted out "I Will Always Love You" as a tribute to the late Whitney Houston.
Not only did the group give a great performance during the Glen Campbell tribute, but bassist Reid Perry wore perhaps the tightest pants of the night.
Simply amazing. Some years belong to one performer, and Adele demonstrated why this one is hers with a stellar performance of "Rollin' in the Deep" (as well as six Grammy wins).
The singer faked us out with a pretend-malfunction before restarting with a fiery performance.
The two soulful singers celebrated the work of Etta James in a sweet duet.
Mixing the old with the new, the common denominator was the sweet harmonies of the Beach Boys hits.
Wouldn't it be nice if these guys sang with the Beach Boys—well, they did!
She performed on her own, as well as with Coldplay, and looked as fantastic as she sounded doing it.
The country cutie performed a super-sweet rendition of her Hunger Games track "Mean."
The country star and the American Idol winner delivered a searing "Don't You Want to Stay?"
The singer performed twice.
The country pop legend was a backup player for Frank Sinatra and the Beach Boys before becoming a star in his own right, and he got a terrific tribute to his work from the Band Perry and Blake Shelton.
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