Chinese pianist Lang Lang joined the ceremony to present "I Sing the Body Electric" from the 1980 movie musical about students at a performing arts high school, together with other artists such as Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Ben Platt, Gary Clark Jr., Misty Copeland and Common.

The Grammys took place at the Staples Center, where NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash earlier in the day, played for the Los Angeles Lakers. Hours before the show, the news of Bryant's and his daughter's death led to gasps in the press room.

During the pre-telecast for the Grammy Awards, a moment of silence was observed for Bryant.

Lizzo opened the ceremony and, along with host Alicia Keys, paid tribute to Bryant. "Tonight is for Kobe," Lizzo announced as the show began.

"I would like everybody to take a moment and hold them inside of you and share our strength and our support," Keys said.

Several other performers, including Lil Nas X, DJ Khaled and Run-DMC, paid tribute to the NBA star during the ceremony by holding his jersey aloft.

The 62nd Grammy Awards nominees were selected from more than 20,000 submissions across 84 categories.

As the only peer-selected music award, the Grammy Awards are voted on by the Recording Academy's membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers and engineers.

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