The Maroon Keys...on Fire.

In a year of artist mash-ups, someone thought it would be a good idea to pair Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys. That someone is a genius. Adam Levine started off the pairing last night at the Grammys doing his sexy thing to one of my favorite songs of his newest album. All eyes were on him as he sang the puppy-dog words of Daylight. While the radio has done, yet again, an excellent job of ruining One More Night for me, you cannot do much wrong by Adam Levine. Just ask girlfiend Behati Prinsloo. He makes black slacks and a black shirt look so good.

Behati may be a star on the Victoria's Secret runway, but Alicia Keys was the dvia sharing the stage with Levine last night. Alicia rocked the percussions like Sheila E. I've never been a fan of Ms. Keys. No justifiable reason; it's like how people have least favorite colored m&m's. The green one tasted just like the tan one, but no one liked the tan one. So it got the boot. I just never had a taste for Fallin, and it never made it to any of my playlists. The National Anthem this past Super Bowl was just background noise, as the pizza and wings were prepared. Her rendition was somewhat airy, at times, but ended with a smooth soul sound that I did appreciate. Last night, though...Alicia was artist-hot last night.

The duet was magical; the two were singing each other's notes like they were their own. It was truly a blend of two incredible artists performing two amazing songs together. They harmonized and entertained 'til the very end of the "Ohhhhh, oh-oh-oh-oh" refrain.

-bObD