'Earlier today, Los Angeles, America and the whole wide world lost a hero,' Grammys host Alicia Keys said Sunday night. 'We're literally standing here in the house that Kobe Bryant built.'
"Right now, Kobe and his daughter, Gianna, and all of those that have been tragically lost today are in our spirit, they're in hearts, they're in our prayers, they're in this building" she continued."We never imagined in a million years, we'd have to start the show like this," Keys said."So we wanted to do something that could describe — a tiny bit — how we all feel right now.
She was then joined on stage by Boyz II Men for a performance of the R&B group's song,"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday."Bryant, 41, and Gianna, 13, were killed Sunday morning in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Authorities said they believe nine people died in the crash.At the start of the show, Lizzo declared: “Tonight is for Kobe," before she performed a medley of"Cuz I Love You" and"Truth Hurts.
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