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.
美国唱片学院于周日在加州洛杉矶市举办了这一活动。在去年的颁奖典礼上，该组织的负责人尼尔·波特诺（Neil Portnow）表示，女性需要挺身而出，应对这些重要奖项缺少女性提名人的问题。

Many stepped up and onto center stage this year.
今年很多人挺身而出站到了舞台的中央。

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.
在周日典礼的开始阶段，美国第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马（Michelle Obama）出人意料地亮相。她跟艺术家詹妮弗·洛佩兹（Jennifer Lopez）、Lady Gaga、扎德·平齐特·史密斯（Jada Pinkett Smith）以及艾莉西亚·凯斯（Alicia Keyes）一同出席。米歇尔对现场观众谈到了音乐对于她的意义。