Grammys to honor Loretta Lynn, Takeoff, Christine McVie

The Recording Academy said that the ceremony will honor the three musicians who died last year with special performances

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Published: Thu 2 Feb 2023, 9:29 AM

Last updated: Thu 2 Feb 2023, 9:33 AM

The Grammys will pay homage to lives of Loretta Lynn, Migos rapper Takeoff and Christine McVie with star-studded performances during Sunday's ceremony.

The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the ceremony will honor the three musicians who died last year with special performances during its in memoriam segment.

Kacey Musgraves will perform Coal Miner’s Daughter in tribute to Lynn. Quavo and the Maverick City Music will hit the stage to honor his nephew Takeoff with the song Without You. Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt will collaborate to perform Songbird to remember McVie.

The academy also announced Wednesday that presenters will include first lady Jill Biden, Viola Davis, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Billy Crystal, James Corden, Olivia Rodrigo and Cardi B.

Trevor Noah will return for a third time to host the ceremony at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

The ceremony will include performances by Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, Lizzo, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs and Steve Lacy.

Beyoncé heads into the awards with a leading nine nominations, including record and song of the year nods for her song Break My Soul. Kendrick Lamar has the second-most nominations with eight, while Adele and Carlile enter the show with seven nods.

Styles, Blige, Future, DJ Khaled, The-Dream and mastering engineer Randy Merrill each received six nominations.

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