Alicia Keys, host of the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, was confronted with a tough job. Legendary NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Marie-Onore, died simply hours earlier than the present, and shocked all the world. She mentioned they needed to honor Bryant and the victims ultimately.
Dropping by The Ellen Present Wednesday, the songstress opened up in regards to the thought course of on how they may correctly bear in mind them in such a brief period of time.
“We have been all freaking out as a result of, clearly, listening to the information about Kobe and his daughter was so tragic, and none of us can nonetheless imagine it proper now to at the present time,” Keys mentioned. “It undoubtedly was a loopy feeling as a result of actually minutes earlier than, we have been going to do one thing else and we needed to actually determine, ‘how might we correctly honor him in his home on this evening?’ It simply so occurred Boyz II Males was there, already, that evening and we wished to do one thing particular; create one thing that felt prefer it was the appropriate factor and we pulled it collectively. And it was simply stunning. It was like that magic that occurs when it’s needed.”
Keys, who additionally introduced Texas highschool senior DeAndre Arnold — the teenager who was saved out of college for not reducing his locs — a examine for $20,000, went on to inform Ellen and the viewers how having the ability to honor Bryant’s legacy simply hours after his passing felt.
“I used to be very honored to have the ability to share that second with all of us. With all the world. That we collectively might undergo one thing that damage so unhealthy, collectively.”
Along with the above, the “Present Me Love” singer additionally gave a uncooked efficiency of her new observe “Underdog.”
Take a look at the complete interview and the efficiency on Ellen beneath.