The 60th annual Grammy awards made a statement when it aired on Jan. 28th, 2018. Attendees all wore a white rose on their outfits on the red carpet. What is the significance of the white rose you may ask, well it is all a part of the recent movement called "Time's Up."

The "Time's Up" movement has been created due to the many sexual assaults, harassment stories, and claims that have recently shown up in the news. The first introduction of the movement started at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards, where every member of the audience and presenters wore black in support of the sexual assault, as well as equality for all.

The movement also coined the hashtag #MeToo, and through the Grammys, many celebrities spoke on the topic. Singer Janelle Monáe introduced probably the most powerful performance of the night, which was by Kesha.

Kesha has been dealing with her sexual assault trial against her producer Dr. Luke since 2014 and won, gave a very moving performance of her song "Praying."

The singer was in tears at the end of the song. She was joined by several other artists including Camilla Capello, Cindy Lauper, Andra Day and the Resistance Revival Chorus.

Her performance was simply empowering, seeing all those women take the stage and wearing white. It was a powerful message, and with them all wearing white it symbolized peace, hope, solidarity, and resistance.

Lady Gaga also performed earlier in the show, singing her song "Joanne," and "A Million Reasons." Both songs could have brought anyone to tears as Gaga poured her heart into the performance while playing the piano. Towards the end of the performance, she shouted "Time's Up!" in honor of the movement.

Although there were empowering performances by women during the Grammys, most of the nominees were still dominated by males. The "Time's Up" campaign is not simply just about assault in general, but how the inequality in the industry and the world in general needs change.

I believe powerful movements like "Time's Up" that are televised are an important first step to achieving equality and having sexual assault survivors be heard. Although it is a problem in the entertainment industry, sexual assault and harassment is a worldwide problem that needs to be addressed.

If it has to start out and be made known in Hollywood for there to be change, then that is great. We need to start somewhere, and hopefully the message is being received that something needs to change, because women are fearless, and strong, and no one can take that away from us.