Lizzo Honours Kobe Bryant with Grammy Performance

After earning a leading eight nominations, Lizzo opened the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards with a lively performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday.

“Tonight is for Kobe,” the singer said as she took the stage in a black gown. The sports icon died with his daughter, her friend, and her friend’s parents on Sunday in a helicopter crash.

Lizzo performed Cuz I Love You, the title song off of her third studio album. Then, with a slow transition complete with ballerinas and an outfit change, she capped the performance with Truth Hurts.

Accompanied by an orchestra, a dance crew and a fellow flautist, the set was both intimate and alive, and capped off Lizzo’s dominating year in music.

It’s a big night for Lizzo. Making her Grammy debut, Lizzo garnered the most nods of any artist this year; many of which are in the top categories.

Though it was originally released in 2017, “Truth Hurts” became a sleeper hit last year; going viral on the social media platform TikTok before eventually climbing to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Despite being years old, the song was on the deluxe edition of Cuz I Love You; allowing it to qualify for the Grammys this year.