Published 14:37 IST, January 27th 2020

Lizzo pays tribute to Kobe Bryant during her Grammys 2020 gig, says 'Tonight is for Kobe'

Lizzo while making her debut at Grammys 2020 did not forget to pay a simple tribute to the late NBA star Kobe Bryant during her debut performance.

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Lizzo opened for Grammys 2020 with a soulful performance and also said, “Tonight is for Kobe.” Lizzo and many or artists present at music’s biggest night paid tribute to w late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. 

Lizzo pays tribute to Kobe

Lizzo is currently one of most talked-about artists in music industry. Truth Hurts singer recently me her debut at Grammys 2020. Lizzo opened 62 Annual Grammy Awards with a live performance.

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Lizzo started her performance by paying tribute to late NBA star Kobe Bryant who died in a plane crash on Sunday morning. Lizzo, before starting her performance, said, “Tonight is for Kobe.” After her tribute performance, Lizzo started her performance by singing song Cuz I Love You.

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Cuz I Love You is title track from Lizzo’s third studio album. She brought a major transition to her performance when she performed Truth Hurts as a part of her medley performance. This Truth Hurts slow rendition was complete with a bunch of ballerinas and a quick outfit change.

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This stunning performance was proof eugh of how Lizzo dominated year in music. Lizzo was minated for eight awards at Grammys 2020. Her song Truth Hurts, which was part of deluxe version of her third album, grabbed many minations this year.

Truth Hurts landed minations in Record of Year, Song of year, and Pop Solo performance of year. Lizzo was also minated for Best New Artist. Her third studio album Cuz I Love You competed in Album Of Year category as well.

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Im courtesy: Grammys Instagram, Kobe Bryant Instagram

14:37 IST, January 27th 2020