14 DAY TRIAL // Lady Gaga was one of the biggest winners of the Brit Awards 2010, which took place at Earls Court hall the other night. The hitmaker took home no less than three awards and performed a medley of “Telephone” and “Dance in the Dark,” dedicating both the awards and her performance to late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who passed away the other week, as Bloomberg can confirm.
The singer, dressed in a very odd layer cake-like type of dress and with a headpiece that would have put even Amy Winehouse’s famous beehive to shame, also performed, sitting down at the piano to deliver an electro-laden medley that, oddly enough, was comparatively slower paced than her previous live gigs, presumably because she had thought of this one as a tribute to McQueen. Overall, it was a great night for Gaga, who got to go home with the awards for Best International Breakthrough Act, Top International Female Solo Artist and Best International Album for “The Fame.”
“Lady Gaga and Jay-Z led winners at the 2010 Brit Awards for pop music announced [last night] in London. Lady Gaga was named best international breakthrough act and the top international female solo artist. She also won the best international album award for ‘The Fame.’ She dedicated her performance at Earls Court hall to the fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who died last week. Jay-Z won the best international male prize, beating Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Buble and Seasick Steve,” Bloomberg writes.
The performance, which was still incredibly spectacular even without the troupe of dancers that usually accompanies Gaga whenever she performs live, capped off a night that was perhaps less glamorous than organizers would have liked it, the Guardian says. Having Gaga on stage dressed in what looked like a silk onesie missing a leg and which covered her modesty with strategically placed flowers, dancing to a giant statue of herself, was a reminder for the British music industry, one that shamelessly left out Susan Boyle for this particular event, that things can always get better if enough effort goes into it, the publication believes.
“The movements of Cheryl Cole’s lips didn’t appear to quite match the singing coming out of the speakers – in fairness, she’s had a rough week – but, just as in 1977, when a reformed Simon And Garfunkel apparently stole the show, the most exciting things on offer were from America: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys duetted on New York State Of Mind and Lady Gaga, apparently wearing part of the set, spoke about Alexander McQueen then performed not one of her hits but a grinding bit of electro-pop no one recognized. While she was onstage, the Brits were momentarily as edgy and exciting as they like to think they are,” the Guardian says.
Below is Gaga’s performance at the Brit Awards 2010, a medley of “Telephone” and “Dance in the Dark.” Judge for yourselves whether it was the highlight of the night and, of course, enjoy.