Gayle King Gushes Over Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Wins

We caught up with Gayle King, who couldn’t stop gushing over Beyoncé’s country win, calling it long overdue and totally deserved.

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00:00What did you think about the show?

00:03Oh my gosh, from beginning to end it was perfection.

00:07The way it started and the way it ended, it was perfection.

00:10Beyonce finally wins album of the year, what do you think of that?

00:14I'm thinking long overdue and well deserved.

00:17The same thing you're thinking, the same thing everybody's thinking.

00:22Yeah, now I am curious.

00:24Everybody was rooting for her, everybody in the room was rooting for her.

00:28It was time.

00:29Everyone in the competition was rooting for her.

00:32What did you think about Taylor presenting to Beyonce best country album?

00:35That was sweet wasn't it?

00:36Taylor Swift presenting to Beyonce.

00:37Listen, I just, Ben Winston who produced this show, from beginning to end, it hit high note

00:46after high note.

00:47It was a cross between, I lost my voice, watch it, celebration and paying tribute and honoring.

00:56I think he checked all those boxes.

00:58Who was your favorite performer?

01:01That would be hard to name, they were all so good.

01:06Okay.

01:07How about Cynthia?

01:08Cynthia did great.

01:09How about Cynthia Erivo?

01:10Cynthia was excellent.

01:11Now the tribute to Quincy.

01:12I know where he is.

01:13I do want to ask you.

01:14The tribute to Quincy Jones.

01:15Kendrick Lamar won all five Grammys for Not Like Us.

01:16What do you think about that?

01:17Well, I like Kendrick Lamar.

01:18The Ritz Carlton is this hotel, he's right in front of it.

01:33And did you hear what he said?

01:34No, I didn't get a chance to hear, I was outside.

01:37What did he say?

01:38Well, everyone was talking about how music unites, how music changes and that we all

01:43need to be open.

01:45Listen, there were no sour notes tonight at the Grammys, not one.