This year's Grammy Awards seemed to be all about women. The Recording Academy held the event Sunday night in Los Angeles, California. At last year's ceremony, the organization’s chief, Neil Portnow, said women need to "step up" to deal with the lack of women nominated for the major awards. Many stepped up and onto center stage this year. Early in Sunday's ceremony came a surprise appearance by former American first lady Michelle Obama. Along with artists Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith and Alicia Keyes, Obama told the crowd what music meant to her. "From the Motown records I wore out on the Southside to the 'Who Run the World' songs that fueled me through this last decade, music has always helped me tell my story." Obama also said, "Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves, our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys." Keyes was the host of Sunday's 61st annual Grammy Awards, which honors some of the year's best music.
Title: Women ‘Step Up’ at Grammy Awards
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3141/fc72eab6-9e5a-4c7c-ae29-848e107b7055_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Women Step Up at Grammy Awards' data-article-id='3653'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6333'>This year's Grammy Awards seemed to be all about women.</span> <span data-start-time='6333' data-end-time='13271'>The Recording Academy held the event Sunday night in Los Angeles, California.</span> <span data-start-time='13271' data-end-time='28333'>At last year's ceremony, the organization’s chief, Neil Portnow, said women need to "step up" to deal with the lack of women nominated for the major awards.</span> <span data-start-time='28333' data-end-time='33896'>Many stepped up and onto center stage this year.</span> <span data-start-time='33896' data-end-time='42938'>Early in Sunday's ceremony came a surprise appearance by former American first lady Michelle Obama.</span> <span data-start-time='42938' data-end-time='54896'>Along with artists Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith and Alicia Keyes, Obama told the crowd what music meant to her.</span> <span data-start-time='54896' data-end-time='69188'>"From the Motown records I wore out on the Southside to the 'Who Run the World' songs that fueled me through this last decade, music has always helped me tell my story."</span> <span data-start-time='69188' data-end-time='82000'>Obama also said, "Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves, our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys."</span> <span data-start-time='82000' data-end-time='91917'>Keyes was the host of Sunday's 61st annual Grammy Awards, which honors some of the year's best music.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3141/CDE376D3-59DB-4522-8146-40ABBA548CE6_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=12370 data-hint-location='82000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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