Aaron Carter Left Out of the 2023 Grammys In Memoriam Tribute 3 Months After His Death
usmagazine.comA missing memorial? Aaron Carter was noticeably absent from the In Memoriam segment at the 2023 Grammy Awards — and fans weren’t pleased.The late pop star did not appear among the many musicians who were celebrated during the Sunday, February 5, awards show broadcast.
The emotional tribute included performances by Kacey Musgraves, who sang Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” and Quavo, who performed “Without You” in honor of his late Migos bandmate and nephew, Takeoff.Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt came together for a haunting rendition of “Songbird” for late Fleetwood Mac icon Christine McVie, who died in November 2022, as names and photos of other artists flashed on screen behind them.While celebs including Lisa Marie Presley and Stephen “tWitch” Boss were given somber shout-outs, viewers at home were quick to notice that Carter wasn’t part of the tribute. (He was reportedly included in the physical copy of the Grammys program despite his absence from the televised segment.)In November 2022, the “I Want Candy” artist was found dead in the bathtub of his California home at age 34.
Results from a toxicology report have yet to be determined, but Carter’s loved ones believe it’s likely he died of a drug overdose.Melanie Martin, the Florida native’s on-off fiancée, and his mother, Jane Carter, told TMZ in January that the L.A.
County Coroner’s Office told them there was no water found in Aaron’s lungs, which rules out drowning as a cause of death.The former child star and Martin, 30, welcomed a son in November 2021.
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