THEY MADE SURE TO HONOR THE ICONIC STAR AND ALSO CELEBRATING
ICONIC STAR AND ALSO CELEBRATING THE YEAR’S BEST IN MUSIC.
THE YEAR’S BEST IN MUSIC. ♪ IT’S SO HARD
♪ IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOOD-BYE ♪
TO SAY GOOD-BYE ♪ >> MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT CLOUDED
>> MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT CLOUDED BY TRAGEDY.
BY TRAGEDY. >> TONIGHT IS FOR KOBE.
>> TONIGHT IS FOR KOBE. >> LAST NIGHT IN THE L.A. LAKERS
>> LAST NIGHT IN THE L.A. LAKERS HOME ARENA, THE STAPLES CENTER,
HOME ARENA, THE STAPLES CENTER, THE 62nd GRAMMY AWARDS BEGAN
THE 62nd GRAMMY AWARDS BEGAN WITH TRIBUTES TO FALLEN
WITH TRIBUTES TO FALLEN BASKETBALL LEGEND KOBE BRYANT.
BASKETBALL LEGEND KOBE BRYANT. >> WE’RE LITERALLY STANDING
>> WE’RE LITERALLY STANDING HERE, HEART BROKEN IN THE HOUSE
HERE, HEART BROKEN IN THE HOUSE THAT KOBE BUILT.
THAT KOBE BUILT. .
. >> IN THE FACE OF SADNESS, IT
>> IN THE FACE OF SADNESS, IT WAS THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC
WAS THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC THAT LIFTED EVERYONE’S SPIRITS.
THAT LIFTED EVERYONE’S SPIRITS. HIGH ENERGY PERFORMANCES AND
HIGH ENERGY PERFORMANCES AND SURPRISE GUESTS KEPT THE
SURPRISE GUESTS KEPT THE AUDIENCE ON THEIR FEET.
AUDIENCE ON THEIR FEET. INCLUDING THE EMOTIONAL BAT LODL
INCLUDING THE EMOTIONAL BAT LODL THAT ENDED IN AN EMOTIONAL
THAT ENDED IN AN EMOTIONAL EMBRACE.
EMBRACE. ACTS LIKE LIZO, LIL NAS X TAKING
ACTS LIKE LIZO, LIL NAS X TAKING HOME MULTIPLE AWARDS.
HOME MULTIPLE AWARDS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LIFTING
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LIFTING ME UP.
ME UP. LET’S CONTINUE TO REACH OUT.
LET’S CONTINUE TO REACH OUT. >> BAD GUYS.
>> BAD GUYS. >> BUT THE NICE’S BIGGEST
>> BUT THE NICE’S BIGGEST WINNER, NEWCOMER BILLIE EILISH.
WINNER, NEWCOMER BILLIE EILISH. SHE TOOK HOME SIX GRAMMYS
SHE TOOK HOME SIX GRAMMYS INCLUDING SONG OF THE YEAR, BEST
INCLUDING SONG OF THE YEAR, BEST NEW ARTIST, AND ALBUM OF THE
NEW ARTIST, AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
YEAR. >> THIS IS MY FIRST GRAMMY.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST GRAMMY. I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD EVER
I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
HAPPEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE. >> TWO BELOAFED PERFORMERS,
>> TWO BELOAFED PERFORMERS, PRINCE AND THERE WERE MOVING
PRINCE AND THERE WERE MOVING TRIBUTES.
TRIBUTES. DEMI LOVATO MADE HER HIGHLY
DEMI LOVATO MADE HER HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN WITH AN
ANTICIPATED RETURN WITH AN MOTIONAL PERFORMANCE AFTER BEING
MOTIONAL PERFORMANCE AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED IN 2018 FOR A
HOSPITALIZED IN 2018 FOR A REPORTED DRUG OVERDOSE.
REPORTED DRUG OVERDOSE. THE SUPERSTAR HAVING TO STOP AND
THE SUPERSTAR HAVING TO STOP AND RESTART HER PERFORMANCE.
RESTART HER PERFORMANCE. ♪ NOBODY IS LISTENING TO ME ♪
♪ NOBODY IS LISTENING TO ME ♪ >> THE GRAMMY CELEBRATION COMING
>> THE GRAMMY CELEBRATION COMING IN THE MIDST OF CONTROVERSY.
IN THE MIDST OF CONTROVERSY. JUST TEN DAYS BEFORE THE SHOW,
JUST TEN DAYS BEFORE THE SHOW, THE RECORDING ACADEMY’S
THE RECORDING ACADEMY’S PRESIDENT SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED
PRESIDENT SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED HARASSMENT TELLING NBC NEWS THE
HARASSMENT TELLING NBC NEWS THE SHOW IS RIGGED.
SHOW IS RIGGED. >> I WAS SO SHOCKED WHEN I GOT
>> I WAS SO SHOCKED WHEN I GOT THERE OF THE LEVEL OF SEXISM AND
THERE OF THE LEVEL OF SEXISM AND CORRUPTION THAT I FOUND AT THE
CORRUPTION THAT I FOUND AT THE RECORDING ACAD
RECORDING ACAD RECORDING ACADEMY.
RECORDING ACADEMY. >> ALICIA KEYS HINTING AT THE
>> ALICIA KEYS HINTING AT THE TENSION.
TENSION. >> WE WANT TO BE SHIFTING TO
>> WE WANT TO BE SHIFTING TO REALNESS AND INCLUSIVE TI.
REALNESS AND INCLUSIVE TI. >> THE GRAMMYS WERE ALL ABOUT
>> THE GRAMMYS WERE ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC.
THE MUSIC. ♪ WALK THIS WAY ♪
♪ WALK THIS WAY ♪ >> ICONIC ARTISTS SINGING
>> ICONIC ARTISTS SINGING ALONGSIDE SOME OF MUSIC’S
ALONGSIDE SOME OF MUSIC’S FRESHEST FACES.
FRESHEST FACES. THE PERFORMERS SPREADING JOY ON
THE PERFORMERS SPREADING JOY ON A DIFFICULT NIGHT.
A DIFFICULT NIGHT. >> LET’S LOVE EACH OTHER.
>> LET’S LOVE EACH OTHER. LET’S LOVE OUR FAMILIES.
LET’S LOVE OUR FAMILIES. LET’S HOLD EACH OTHER TIGHT.
LET’S HOLD EACH OTHER TIGHT. >> PROVING ONCE AGAIN THAT MUSIC
>> PROVING ONCE AGAIN THAT MUSIC IS A UNIFYING FORCE DURING GOOD
IS A UNIFYING FORCE DURING GOOD TIMES AND BAD.
TIMES AND BAD. THIS YEAR’S GRAMMYS SHOWED HOW
THIS YEAR’S GRAMMYS SHOWED HOW ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS COME
ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS COME TOGETHER FOR WHAT MATTERS.
TOGETHER FOR WHAT MATTERS. THEY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF
THEY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF MUSIC.
MUSIC. SOMETIMES MUSIC CAN TOUCH PEOPLE
SOMETIMES MUSIC CAN TOUCH PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT WORDS CAN’T.
IN A WAY THAT WORDS CAN’T. AND I FEEL LIKE YOU FELT THAT
AND I FEEL LIKE YOU FELT THAT LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. >> I WAS REALLY ASTONISHED BY
>> I WAS REALLY ASTONISHED BY WHAT ALICIA KEYS DID AT THE
WHAT ALICIA KEYS DID AT THE OPENING OF THE SHOW.
OPENING OF THE SHOW. IT WAS SUCH AN AWKWARD, TRAGIC
IT WAS SUCH AN AWKWARD, TRAGIC SITUATION.
SITUATION. AND HERE SHE HAS TO MAKE IT OKAY
AND HERE SHE HAS TO MAKE IT OKAY FOR GRAMMYS TO GO ON.
FOR GRAMMYS TO GO ON. >> MAKE IT OKAY TO SMILE.
>> MAKE IT OKAY TO SMILE. >> AND SOMEHOW SHE DID.
>> AND SOMEHOW SHE DID. SHE REALLY DID.
SHE REALLY DID. >> THE RIGHT TONE.
