Kobe Bryant tributes
Other big winners on the night included Lil Nas X, who won video of the year for Old Town Road, and Lizzo, who scooped three prizes including best pop solo performance for her breakout hit, Truth Hurts. The singer also opened the ceremony and, along with host Alicia Keys, paid tribute to basketball star Kobe Bryant, who died earlier in the day. "Tonight is for Kobe," Lizzo announced as the show began, before singing the lines, "I'm crying 'cos I love you". After her performance, Keys, who was hosting the show, walked solemnly to the stage and asked the audience to remember Bryant's family. "I would like everybody to take a moment and hold them inside of you and share our strength and our support," she said. Several other performers, including Lil Nas X, DJ Khaled and Run-DMC, paid tribute to the star during the ceremony by holding his jersey aloft. Stand-out moments came from hip-hop auteur Tyler, The Creator, who performed in the middle of a burning house; and pop singer Demi Lovato, who sang live for the first time since a suspected overdose two years ago. Ariana Grande, who refused to attend last year's Grammys after a public clash with the show's producer, Ken Ehrlich, made amends with a lavish, risqué and heavily bleeped-out medley of her songs Imagine, Seven Rings, and Thank You, Next, backed by an orchestra. British artists were thin on the ground, but the Chemical Brothers won two awards, including best dance album for No Geography. Dua Lipa, who won best new artist last year, was also on hand to pass the baton to Billie Eilish. She used her speech to champion gender diversity in the music industry, which is still overwhelmingly dominated by men. "There are so many stellar female producers, artists, songwriters [and] engineers," she said. "If you're in the business and you're hiring, raise your sights to the amazing, talented women out there because we deserve a seat at every table."DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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