{"id":287172,"date":"2020-01-26T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T04:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1115640"},"modified":"2020-01-26T21:38:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T04:38:00","slug":"grammys-2020-in-memoriam-segment-honors-nipsey-hussle-juice-wrld-doris-day-more-never-mind-the-typo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/grammys-2020-in-memoriam-segment-honors-nipsey-hussle-juice-wrld-doris-day-more-never-mind-the-typo\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammys 2020 In Memoriam Segment Honors Nipsey Hussle, Juice Wrld, Doris Day & More, Never Mind the Typo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sadly, this list never gets shorter. And you never know when it’s about to get longer.<\/p>\n

All of the names change, but a tribute to prominent players in the music world who died sometime over the last 12 months remains a mainstay of the Grammy Awards<\/a>, an annual moment to take stock of who we’ve lost, remember those you may have forgotten (or didn’t know were gone), and get a taste of just how many people it takes\u2014from the writers and musicians to engineers and label owners\u2014to take a song from an idea in someone’s head to a stage or a recording that you get to listen to anytime you want.<\/p>\n

And the world lost a lot of artists due to wildly variant causes since the last Grammys ceremony, from veteran stars such as New Orleans bluesman Dr. John<\/strong>, The Cars<\/strong> frontman Ric Ocasek <\/strong>(not “Rick” Ocasek, whoops), rocker Eddie<\/strong> Money<\/strong>, Rush<\/strong> drummer Neil Peart<\/strong> and actress Doris Day <\/strong>(her Oscar-winning rendition of “Que Sera Sera” from The Man Who Knew Too Much<\/em> went to No. 2 on the Billboard<\/em> chart), to younger lives snuffed out way too soon, such as Nipsey Hussle<\/strong> and Juice Wrld<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Roxette<\/strong> frontwoman Marie Fredriksson<\/strong>, Cream<\/strong> drummer Ginger Baker<\/strong>, conductor and composer Andr\u00e9 Previn<\/strong>, guitarist Dick Dale<\/strong>, Peter Tork <\/strong>and Leon<\/strong> Redbone<\/strong>, and Tony winners Diahann Carroll<\/strong> and Broadway director Hal Prince <\/strong>were also among the luminaries included.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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It was unclear at first how the Grammys would handle the unarguably shocking death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/strong> this morning, just hours before showtime. The iconic athlete, who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, was killed in a helicopter crash<\/a> along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna<\/strong> and seven other people, including a junior college baseball coach, his wife and their daughter, who played on a club basketball team with Gianna. <\/p>\n

A moment of silence was observed during the non-televised portion of the ceremony, when they hand out the majority of the awards, but honoring his memory remained the night’s most prevalent them.<\/p>\n

Bryant had music ties, having once pursued a side gig as a rapper and starting a short-lived music label years ago, but really he was being honored because he was a legend to fans near and far, and seemingly every celebrity either was his friend, had a memorable experience meeting him or admired him from afar.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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“An athlete like him, he’s a creative genius, he’s one of us,” Diplo<\/a><\/strong>toldRyan Seacrest<\/a><\/strong> on E! Live From the Red Carpet<\/em> as he made his way into Staples Center, where Bryant’s No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys have been hanging since both of his numbers were retired by the Lakers<\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\n

The artists in attendance adapted on the spot to the new reality, with Lizzo<\/a><\/strong> dedicating her show-opening performance to Kobe; host Alicia Keys<\/a><\/strong> tenderly but stoically acknowledging the tragedy in the room and urging everyone watching to embrace the healing power of music, especially on this night; and numerous other performers and presenters referencing the heartbreak they were all experiencing as a reminder to be present, because it can all go away in a second.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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There was also a special performance of “Higher” for Nipsey Hussle, who was shot to death on March 31, 2019, at the age of 33, outside the clothing store he owned in South L.A. <\/p>\n

Hussle was honored posthumously with the Grammy for Best Rap Performance for “Racks in the Middle,” featuring Roddy Ricch<\/strong> & Hit-Boy <\/strong>and then DJ Khaled<\/a><\/strong>won Best Rap\/Sung Performance for “Higher,” which featured Nipsey and John Legend<\/a><\/strong>. The team of writers who collaborated on the Nipsey track “A Lot” were also nominated for Best Rap Song.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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The in memoriam segment, this year presented without live musical accompaniment, ended on Dr. John, after which the Preservation Hall Jazz Band<\/strong> closed it out in jaunty, life-celebratin’ New Orleans fashion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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For a recap of the 2020 Grammy Awards, watch E! News<\/i> Monday morning at 7 a.m. followed by Pop of the Morning<\/i> at 11 a.m.!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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