{"id":116988,"date":"2024-02-02T18:02:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/02\/02\/will-beyonce-salute-the-late-tina-turner-at-the-grammy-awards-on-sunday\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T18:02:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:02:36","slug":"will-beyonce-salute-the-late-tina-turner-at-the-grammy-awards-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/02\/02\/will-beyonce-salute-the-late-tina-turner-at-the-grammy-awards-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Beyonc\u00e9 salute the late Tina Turner at the Grammy Awards on Sunday?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The world lost a number of well-known musicians in the year since the last Grammy Awards, and one of the show’s executive producers hints that Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong> <\/strong>may be involved in paying tribute to one of them.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Rolling Stone<\/a>,<\/em> Raj Kapoor<\/strong> says this year’s in memoriam segment will include 16 minutes of performances and reveals there have been discussions about Beyonc\u00e9 paying tribute to the late Tina Turner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve definitely had conversations, and we know how much Tina and Beyonc\u00e9 loved each other,\u201d Kapoor says. While he didn’t confirm or deny that such a tribute would take place, he added, “The Tina Turner tribute will be amazing. We are really excited. It may be a little unexpected, but it\u2019s going to be absolutely amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2005, Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong><\/strong> performed “Proud Mary<\/a>” in tribute to Tina at the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2008, they performed the song together on the 50th Grammy Awards. After Tina died in 2023, Bey’s mother posted footage on Instagram<\/a> of the two greeting each other during rehearsals for the performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Tina Turner, other famous musicians who died in 2023 include\u00a0Tony Bennett<\/strong>, Harry Belafonte<\/strong>, Burt Bacharach<\/strong>, Sinead O’Connor<\/strong>, Gordon Lightfoot<\/strong>, The Eagles<\/strong>‘ Randy Meisner<\/strong>, Smash Mouth<\/strong> singer Steve Harwell<\/strong> and\u00a0Jimmy Buffett<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kapoor also confirmed that Billie Eilish<\/strong> will perform her Oscar-nominated Barbie<\/em> song “What Was I Made For,” which he says will be “simple, beautiful, and elegant,\u201d and Billy Joel<\/strong> will perform his new single, “Turn the Lights Back On” \u2014 his first in 17 years \u2014 and at least one of his classic hits.<\/span><\/p>\n

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