Kioko, who delivered semi-acoustic versions of three songs from her album to a rapturous reception from the crowd, deserves serious props for her setup: “So I’m gonna bring out a friend, she’s really talented, she just got off tour, she just signed with Universal, and she’s really nervous.” Four of the five statements were true: The already fevered room erupted when Swift came out. This year, the show was shorter and had less of an ensemble feel - but the audience was treated to four new songs from Lana Del Rey, blazing performances from Regina Spektor and Mitski along with Rostam and Fun’s Andrew Dost, and, oh, and a surprise appearance from Taylor Swift at the end of Hayley Kioko’s set. At the last one, held during Grammy Week in January, Kacey Musgraves broke out two songs from her then-unreleased “Golden Hour” album and Lorde and Antonoff teamed up for four numbers, including a Carly Rae Jepsen cover. The format features semi-acoustic sets of three or four songs by each artist, with brief sets from comedians acting as a kind of palette cleanser between acts.
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