LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 — The 2020 Grammys kicked off today with an emotional tribute to the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, whose sudden death in a helicopter crash left Los Angeles in tears on music’s marquee night. Before the star-studded event’s top nominee Lizzo owned the stage at the Staples...
Lizzo performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, January 26, 2020. — Reuters pic
The twerking flautist then handed the torch to host Alicia Keys, who offered another love letter to Bryant’s memory: “We’re all feeling crazy sadness right now. Earlier today, Los Angeles, America and the whole wide world lost a hero.” The evening nevertheless promises a series of rollicking performances from Lizzo’s top competition for major awards, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, as well as tributes to the veteran rockers Aerosmith and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle.
“This is really... sick,” the 31-year-old superstar said through tears, before alluding to Bryant’s death. Just days before the gala, the Recording Academy’s suspended CEO Deborah Dugan — the first woman to lead the embattled institution behind the Grammys — filed an explosive discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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