Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant with “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye” Performance at 2020 Grammy Awards

R&B icons Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant with a performance of “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” at the 2020 Grammys, according to Variety.

Keys, the host of the event, opened the show with a soft reflection: “Earlier today, Los Angeles, America, and the whole wide world lost a hero. And we’re literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built.” She was then joined onstage by Boys II Men, as they broke into their surprise performance in honor of the NBA superstar.

Kobe Bryant was killed earlier today, along with his daughter, Gianna, and eight others, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Tributes and messages to the Bryant family came pouring in immediately from athletes, artists, musicians and politicians, and hundreds of fans gathered outside the Staples Center, the site of the 2020 Grammys, to honor the life of Kobe Bryant, who was beloved in the Los Angeles area, and admired by all for his work ethic.

Check out Alicia Keys’ moving opening tribute to Kobe Bryant at the 2020 Grammy Awards below:

Drew Feinerman: I have just completed my senior at the University of Michigan majoring in international studies with an emphasis in political economics and development, with a minor in Chinese language and culture, and I have recently been accepted into the Berklee School of Music's masters of music business program. Although my academic interests include economics, political science, and history, I consider music to be my one true passion. Music is, and has always been, a driving force for the way I think and act every day of my life. I have been playing the tenor saxophone since the age of ten, and playing an instrument at a high level has allowed me to only further my understanding and appreciation for music. While I grew up listening to predominantly classic rock, I soon found myself gravitating toward jazz, hip-hop, funk, and other genres, as my learned to both play and analyze music as a listener. As a writer, I am able to apply my skills both as a musician and a listener, and look forward to the opportunity to being able to express my thoughts on various stories in the music industry.
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