Camila Cabello Opens The 2019 Grammys With A Group Of Latin-Music Superstars

While in one of the best nights in music, Camilizers had a MAJOR reason to celebrate: their queen Camila Cabello had the historic honor of beginning the 2019 Grammy Awards. She wasn't alone, either: her electrifying squad consisted of Ricky Martin, J Balvin, Young Thug, Arturo Sandoval and her own family member members as she riffed, danced and powered through "Havana." Not bad for her first year being nominated, right?!


"The efficiency is based off my grandma's childhood," she told E!'S Ryan Seacrest before the show. "She grew up in ... A residence full of rooms, and everybody shared a typical patio, and there would just be jam sessions and stuff, and the full thing is based off of my family member, and I have my family member in the efficiency. So I feel very protected!"


After legendary musician Sandoval kicked off "Havana" with his trumpet, Camila popped up in one of four colorful rooms based off her grandmother's childhood. As she sang and danced from room to room, her father Alejandro and sister Sofi appeared in the apartment below, "complaining" about the volume of her singing – although we definitely weren't complaining about her on-point vocals.


Bringing her grandmother's childhood jam sessions to life, Camila quite literally didn't stop dancing soon after leaving the stage's apartment setup. Before long, Young Thug joined Camila to slay his own verse on the Grammy-nominated song, and dozens of dancers (in outfits as eye catching because the apartment rooms themselves) joined to bring the record's Latin-infused instrumental to life. And to end her portion of "Havana," Camila correctly executed every ad-libbed riff and run we could've asked for.


Adding more star power to the stage, Camila welcomed Ricky Martin as he performed his 2006 hit "Pégate" in Spanish, proving he's still got what it takes to slay an efficiency 28 years soon after dropping his first album. Camila and Ricky danced with each other, also, in a moment that brought with each other an original trailblazer in Latin music with the initial Latina woman to open the Grammys.


Hiding in back of Camila and Ricky – and holding a newspaper with a headline that read "Build Bridges Not Walls" – was J Balvin, who brought his 2017 hit "Mi Gente" to the Grammy stage and confirmed, yes, it's still a bop. And with Arturo closing with more of his trumpet skills, the initial efficiency of Latin powerhouses came to end, yet set an electrifying mood for the rest of the night.


While Camila unfortunately didn't go residence with either of the gramophones she was nominated for, her collaborative efficiency meant it was night was naturally still a resounding success. "This night is about celebrating," she told E! Before the show. "I really just wanna like it!"