Alicia Keys and Brittany Howard Perform “Underdog” at Grammys 2020: Watch

Alicia Keys “freaked out” as she tried to prepare a fitting tribute to Kobe Bryant at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

In 2012, longtime Grammy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich had to alter the show with less than 24 hours notice following Whitney Houston’s death. This year, he and his staff had even less time to make significant changes following the passing of Kobe Bryant on Sunday (Jan. 26), the morning of the Grammy Awards, which broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center.  Ehrlich, who is stepping down

Alicia Keys channelled Kobe Bryant’s “energy and fighting spirit” as she hosted the 2020 Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

and both paid tribute to at the Grammy Awards last night.

Alicia Keys looked spectacular while hosting the 2020 GRAMMY Awards.

H.E.R. performed her new song “Sometimes” at the 2020 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles tonight. She played a grand piano and was accompanied by strings and a brass section. She also played a solo on electric guitar. Watch it all go down below.

Along with repeating her Grammy Awards hosting duties, Alicia Keys took the Staples Center stage to perform for the second straight year, this time with an inspiring showcase of her new single “Underdog.”

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards are taking place at Staples Center in Los Angeles tonight, though the minds of many of those in the arena — and across Los Angeles — are on the news that emerged earlier today of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's tragic death. After Lizzo kicked the night off by shouting "We love you Kobe!" host Alicia Keys was joined on stage by Boyz II Men — who hail from Bryant's hometown of Philadelphia — to pay an emotional tribute to Bryant.

Hosting an awards show is hard. But doing so in the wake of a tragedy is near impossible.

Tonight is supposed to be the year's biggest celebration of music, but it's a sad day for the sports world. As music's biggest artists gathered to celebrate their achievements at the 62nd Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Staples Center, it was hard to shake the news of Kobe Bryant's tragic death.

Alicia Keys marked her return as host of the62nd Grammy Awardswith a somber and moving tribute to Kobe Bryant.Taking the stage after Lizzo's punchy and powerful performance of "Truth Hurts," the Grammy winner and host acknowledged the loss of the former Laker and his daughter in a helicopter crash earlier in the day."To be honest with you, we are all feeling crazy sadness right now," Keys said. "Earlier today, Los Angeles, America and the whole wild world lost a hero.

on social media and the red carpet, and Alicia Keys just gave a moving tribute to Kobe and Gianna at the top of the show.

Usher, FKA Twigs and Sheila E. performed a special tribute to Prince during the 2020 GRAMMY Awards on Sunday. The duo brought the crowd inside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles to their feet with renditions of Prince's catalog of hits including, «When Doves Cry,» «Kiss» and «Little Red Corvette.»

Camila Cabello performed at the 2020 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles tonight, where she gave a rendition of “First Man” from her latest record, Romance. As she sang the song, which was written in honor of her father, she stepped down from the stage to embrace her dad at the end of the performance. Watch that below.

Second-time Grammy host Alicia Keys opened up the 2020 Grammy Awards Sunday (Jan. 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with a monologue that paid homage to Kobe Bryant, who was killed earlier Sunday along with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a shocking helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA.Taking the stage in a silvery gown, Keys was somber as she opened the proceedings.

Hours after news broke of Kobe Bryant’s death, the Recording Academy paid tribute to the NBA legend on the Grammys stage.

Starting on a somber note. The music community is paying tribute to Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, after the father-daughter duo died in a helicopter crash hours before the 2020 Grammys on Sunday, January 26.

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards kicked off tonight at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center. Once again, Alicia Keys hosted the ceremony. At last year’s awards, she began the evening joined on stage by Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, and J. Lo.