Lizzo’s Powerful Grammy Performance Has the World Feeling Loved
Three-time Grammy award-winning singer, Lizzo, captured the audience with a gospel-infused performance of her hit songs “About D*mn Time” and “Special.”
Ok… last thing. Can I say IM SO PROUD OF MY VOCALS!!! Like… I been working on my voice for the last couple years… some people think I’m a born singer but I’m a rapper first!
— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) February 6, 2023
I wanna thank God & my vocal coach for getting me here 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tvG6fzqpXD
Opening the performance, Lizzo sang a short snippet of her hit song “About D*mn Time.” Following, she asks the audience, “Alright, Grammys. Y’all trying to have some church up in here?” She then transformed the stage into a gospel-infused version of her hit song “Special” with her choir draped in gold. She touched the audience with her voice by singing, “In case nobody told you today, you’re special.”
Following the stunning performance, the host, Trevor Noah, was amazed. “You don’t see that every day. Every single time she hits the stage, It’s phenomenal.” He adores her and continues, “I need to get me one of those gospel choirs. I love her. She’s like, if dopamine was a person.”
Lizzo is the first Black woman to hold the Grammy Award for Record of the Year since Whitney Houston in 1994. “About D*mn Time” is the 2023 Award-Winning Record of the Year. This was a big night for Lizzo, who was nominated for five awards, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal, Song of the Year and Best Solo Performance, and Record of the Year. Beyoncé leads the nights with a total of nine nominations.
Remember Divas, like @lizzo said , “if nobody told you today, you’re so special and I’m glad you’re still with us.” #Grammys2023
— sheryl lee ralph (@thesherylralph) February 6, 2023
As Lizzo accepted her Grammy Award for Record of the Year, she spoke about how her award was dedicated to Prince. After his passing, Lizzo devoted her life to making positive music and has done precisely that. Lizzo also dedicated a portion of her speech to Beyoncé. She started with, “Beyoncé, in the fifth grade, I skipped school to see you perform.” emotionally, she continued, “You changed my life. You sang that gospel medley, and the way you made me feel, I was like I wanna make people feel this way with my music” and goes on to thank Beyoncé. To watch her fantastic speech, check out the video below.
The 65th Grammy Awards holds the voice to congratulate many celebrities on winning a legendary award. Watch the entire award ceremony below and check out the list of nominees and winners.
