Hours after news broke that the legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Bryant were killed in a helicopter accident, celebrities paid tribute to the athlete at the Grammy Awards. Mourning the loss of the former NBA star and his 13-year-old little girl, the biggest stars took a moment remember The Black Mamba and GiGi on the most important night in music. Alicia Keys, Priyanka Chopra and Lil Nas X were just a few stars the honored the late ball player.
Opening up the 2020 Grammy Award ceremony, Alicia Keys invited Boyz II Men to sing the famous burial song It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye with her. There was not one dry eye in the audience.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas hit the red carpet as the Indian star wore a 24 on her nails to pay homage to the NBA star. The Jealous singer pinned a purple ribbon on his gold suit to also remember the athlete.
Paying homage to late hip-hop rapper Nipsey Hussel and Kobe, both John Legend and DJ Khald took a moment to bring together the legendary men on a projection.