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2023 Grammys: In Memoriam segment leaves fans in tears as Quavo pays tribute to Takeoff

Late musical stars such as Takeoff, Christine McVie and Loretta Lynn were honored at Sunday's 2023 Grammy Awards from the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The expansive segment began with Kacey Musgraves paying tribute to Lynn - who died at the age of in October at 90 - in singing Coal Miner's Daughter.Quavo remembered his Migos bandmate Takeoff performing Without You in a collaboration Maverick City Music. He performed in front of a microphone stand that was draped with a necklace belonging to the late performer.The emotional tribute drew a number of responses on social media less than four months after Takeoff was fatally shot at the age of 28 in Houston.   Details: Late musical stars such as Takeoff, Christine McVie and Loretta Lynn were honored at Sunday's 2023 Grammy Awards from the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, as Quavo was among the stars to perform Quavo was by the side of Takeoff, who was his nephew, in the incident outside of the 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston, which was triggered by an argument over a dice game. Multiple people on social media said they were brought to tears in watching the segment dedicated to the late musical artist, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball.  Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood paid tribute to late bandmate Christine McVie, following her death at 79 late last year, in a performance of Songbird with Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow. Among the other artists who died in the past year who were remembered at Sunday's proceedings, in graphics on a screen on the stage, included David Crosby, Naomi Judd, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Beck, Ramsey Lewis, LIsa Marie Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Earth Wind & Fire's Fred E.
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2023 Grammys: In Memoriam segment leaves fans in tears as Quavo pays tribute to Takeoff
Late musical stars such as Takeoff, Christine McVie and Loretta Lynn were honored at Sunday's 2023 Grammy Awards from the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The expansive segment began with Kacey Musgraves paying tribute to Lynn - who died at the age of in October at 90 - in singing Coal Miner's Daughter.Quavo remembered his Migos bandmate Takeoff performing Without You in a collaboration Maverick City Music. He performed in front of a microphone stand that was draped with a necklace belonging to the late performer.The emotional tribute drew a number of responses on social media less than four months after Takeoff was fatally shot at the age of 28 in Houston.   Details: Late musical stars such as Takeoff, Christine McVie and Loretta Lynn were honored at Sunday's 2023 Grammy Awards from the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, as Quavo was among the stars to perform Quavo was by the side of Takeoff, who was his nephew, in the incident outside of the 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston, which was triggered by an argument over a dice game. Multiple people on social media said they were brought to tears in watching the segment dedicated to the late musical artist, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball.  Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood paid tribute to late bandmate Christine McVie, following her death at 79 late last year, in a performance of Songbird with Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow. Among the other artists who died in the past year who were remembered at Sunday's proceedings, in graphics on a screen on the stage, included David Crosby, Naomi Judd, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Beck, Ramsey Lewis, LIsa Marie Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Earth Wind & Fire's Fred E.
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Anita Pointer dead: Pointer Sisters icon dies aged 74 as family give heartbreaking tribute
died following a cancer battle, according to her publicist Roger Neal.The star, who was responsible for a number of hits in the 1970s and '80s with her sibling group, died in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.The famous songstress was surrounded by family at the time of her death, which came just two years after her sister and group co-founder Bonnie Pointer, who died in 2020.  “While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter, Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and at peace,” her family shared in a statement. “Heaven is a more loving, beautiful place with Anita there.“She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long. “Her love of our family will live on in each of us,” the statement concluded, before requesting that fans respect her family's privacy.The Pointer Sisters formed when Bonnie and June Pointer started performing in clubs in 1969. Their sister Anita soon joined them and the group became a trio, before sister Ruth Pointer expanded the band into a quartet in 1972.The band rose to prominence in the 1970s, but had its greatest commercial success in the 1980s.At around this time, founding sister Bonnie pursued a solo career, while June, Ruth, and Anita continued performing as a trio.The group are best remembered for such hits as 1984’s I’m So Excited and Grammy-winning song Jump (For My Love). They also won a Grammy for their song Automatic, and their other top 10 hits included 1979’s Fire, 1980’s He’s So Shy and 1985’s Neutron Dance. The group took home their first Grammy Award in 1975 for Best Country Vocal Performance for their track Fairytale.Altogether, The Pointer Sisters have had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985.They also
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