--- title: Grammys 2018: Losers Get Get Consolation Puppies description: Losers didn't go home empty-handed after the 2018 Grammy Awards, thanks to host James Corden who gifted losers with "consolation puppies." canonical: https://time.com/5122999/grammys-2018-consolation-puppies/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-29T14:50:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:22.030Z og:title: Celebrities Who Lost at the Grammys Got Consolation Puppies og:description: "Nobody goes home empty handed!" og:url: https://time.com/5122999/grammys-2018-consolation-puppies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7e8e671d5134e50/6988f9cddb29874b0425e8cb/grammys-2018-james-corden-consolation-puppies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Roaming Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Celebrities Who Lost at the Grammys Got Consolation Puppies twitter:description: "Nobody goes home empty handed!" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7e8e671d5134e50/6988f9cddb29874b0425e8cb/grammys-2018-james-corden-consolation-puppies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Celebrities Who Lost Grammys Really Enjoyed Getting 'Consolation Puppies' Instead So It's Fine > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS) NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Comedian Jerry Seinfeld receives a consolation puppy during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS) Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for NARAS  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 29, 2018 2:50 PM UTC At the [60th annual Grammy Awards](http://time.com/5119621/grammys-2018-recap/) on Sunday night, artists like [Bruno Mars](http://time.com/5122724/kendrick-lamar-bruno-mars-grammys/) and [Kendrick Lamar](http://time.com/5122463/jay-z-for-president-grammys/) took home some major wins, but thanks to host [James Corden](http://time.com/5109632/james-corden-melania-trump/), not even the losers went home empty-handed. Following Dave Chappelle’s win for the Best Comedy Album during the live show, Corden took to the stage to congratulate the comic and to offer some consolation to his fellow nominees. “Congratulations Dave Chappelle, now I should say to all the nominees this evening who are not going home with a Grammy…I don’t want anybody to be upset tonight,” Corden said. “So the good news is, nobody goes home empty handed, because all night we’ll be handing out consolation puppies. Okay, so if you didn’t get a Grammy, you get a puppy!” > [](https://twitter.com/CBS/status/957796984424873984) After Corden made his announcement, handlers delivered puppies to the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Sarah Silverman, much to the delight of the nominees and the audience. Unfortunately, it looks like not everyone who lost in their category got a puppy hand-delivered to them, as Kelly Clarkson took to her Twitter to lament not receiving a puppy. > [](https://twitter.com/kelly%5Fclarkson/status/957821103279431680) ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ NOISE ] Nick [ UNKNOWN ] Nick, I see you please, Nick. That's finally out. Neyo up on top right here. I got you baby, I got you. Neyo right here, give it to me baby. [ LAUGH ] [ UNKNOWN ] I got you Anna, Anna [ INAUDIBLE ] Kelly beautiful. 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