With news of the Kobe Bryant's death breaking just five hours before the show, the Grammys carried on at Staples Center under a heavy gloom
and song with Boyz II Men, during which those in the audience could hear a pin drop inside the arena and could feel the heaviness in the room. Bryant received a number of other shoutouts throughout the show and was included in the Nipsey Hussle tribute performance. And the he atmosphere remained somber through the three-and-a-half-hour event, despite other highlights of the night.
Elsewhere at the Grammys, big winners Billie Eilish and brother Finneas O'Connell were the two of the most popular stars in the room, fielding photos and fan encounters on the carpet that continued inside. The Aerosmith and Run-DMC crossover also proved to be a hit with the crowd, with majority of the audience standing and recording the moment on their phones .
During commercial breaks, dancers, including Tyler the Creator's 20 blonde-wigged clones, lined the aisles to set up for their big numbers and classic moments from past Grammys played on the Jumbotrons, including performances from Kendrick Lamar, Prince, Adele, Pink, Rihanna and Keys. As the show wrapped with Eilish's sweep of the major awards, guests exited to massive images of Bryant seen directly through the glass of Staples Center, accompanied by "Mamba Forever" and his birth and death date. Leaving the arena, now nine hours after news broke of Bryant and his daughter Gianna's passing, hundreds of Laker fans still barreled toward the stadium with flowers and yellow and purple balloons in hand to take part in the city-wide tribute.
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