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Emotional Lady Gaga pays tribute to Tony Bennett in rousing Grammys performance as music icon unable to attend due to ill health
supports HTML5 videoLady Gaga was overcome with emotion after her poignant performance in tribute to her collaborator Tony Bennett at the Grammys.The pop star was given a standing ovation from the visibly-moved audience at the star-studded Las Vegas event on Sunday evening, with Billie Eilish among those in the crowd seen whooping and cheering.Lady Gaga, 36, took to the stage to perform the title track from her album Love For Sale with jazz and American standard singer Bennett, 95, as well as Do I Love You.As is to be expected, the Bad Romance hitmaker delivered an energetic performance while wearing a gorgeous mint green gown featuring bow detailing, with her ice blonde locks twisted into a perfectly vintage and glamorous updo.Bennett introduced Gaga via a pre-recorded video, but was unable to attend the Grammys in person due to his health.She dedicated the performance, which saw her backed by a big band, to the music icon, saying after the song: ‘We love you Tony, we miss you.’The Oscar-nominated actress and pop star struggled to hide her emotions after the rousing performance, and she looked away from the audience to gather herself after finishing her final note.Her beautiful performance included a video montage of the two stars together working together over the years.As well as the performance from Gaga, the musical pairing had another reason to celebrate as Love On Sale won the Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album on the night, fending off competition from the likes of Dolly Parton and Norah Jones.It also won the prize for best engineered album, non-classical, but failed to win the album of the year prize, which was won by Jon Batiste for We Are.Crooner Bennett retired from performing last year after
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Grammy Awards 2022: New date for ceremony announced after being postponed due to Covid fears
put on hold due to concerns over Covid-19.The music awards ceremony, which is usually attended by a vast array of stars from the entertainment industry, was due to take place this month.However, in a statement, the Academy said that the event had been postponed ‘after careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners’, pointing out the ‘uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant’.In a new update, it has been announced that the 64th Grammys will now be broadcast live on Sunday April 3, with the event being held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the first time it has been held anywhere but LA or New York since 1973.The ceremony will be presented by comedian Trevor Noah, best-known for hosting The Daily Show.In the statement about the rescheduled date, it said that ‘additional details about the dates and locations of other Grammy Week events, including the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, MusiCares Person of the Year and the Pre-Grammy Gala will be announced soon’.Several big names in the music industry will be going up against each other for the biggest awards of the night at the Grammys, with Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo earning nominations.Jon Batiste bagged 11 nominations alone, including for album of the year and record of the year.Going head to head for record of the year are Abba, Justin Bieber, Jon Batiste, Doja Cat, Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and Billie Eilish.Meanwhile, those up for song of the year are: Ed Sheeran with Bad Habits, Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License, Doja Cat’s Kiss Me More, H.E.R.’s Fight For You, Lil Nas X’s Montero (Call Me By Your Name), Justin Bieber’s
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