Quavo to perform in Grammys tribute to Takeoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will pay homage to lives of Migos rapper Takeoff, Loretta Lynn and Christine McVie with star-studded performances during Sunday’s ceremony. The Recording The post Quavo to perform in Grammys tribute to Takeoff appeared first on TheGrio.
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Takeoff is among three artists who passed in 2022 to be remembered on Grammys stage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will pay homage to lives of Migos rapper Takeoff, Loretta Lynn and Christine McVie with star-studded performances during Sunday’s ceremony.
The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the ceremony will honor the three musicians who died last year with special performances during its in memoriam segment.
Kacey Musgraves will perform “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in tribute to Lynn. Quavo and the Maverick City Music will hit the stage to honor his nephew Takeoff with the song “Without You.” Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt will collaborate to perform “Songbird” to remember McVie.
The academy also announced Wednesday that presenters will include first lady Jill Biden, Viola Davis, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Billy Crystal, James Corden, Olivia Rodrigo and Cardi B.
Trevor Noah will return for a third time to host the ceremony, which will air live from Crypto.com Arena on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+ beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.
The ceremony will include performances by Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, Lizzo, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs and Steve Lacy.
Beyoncé heads into the awards with a leading nine nominations, including record and song of the year nods for her song “Break My Soul.” Kendrick Lamar has the second-most nominations with eight, while Adele and Carlile enter the show with seven nods.
Styles, Blige, Future, DJ Khaled, The-Dream and mastering engineer Randy Merrill each received six nominations.
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