Will Smith presents Grammy’s tribute to Quincy Jones

On By Littum

Will Smith made his first return to a major television award exhibition on Sunday night appearing on Grammys to open a tribute to the late Quincy Jones. Smith opened the segment by introducing Herbie Hancock on piano and later brought “Wicked” Star Cynthia Erivo, who belted a performance of “Fly Me to the Moon.”

“Last year, we lost one of the most groundbreaking and influential characters in our times: Quincy Jones. Known by friends all over the world simply as Q, ”Smith began in his speech and honored the 28th time Grammy winner. “In his 91 years, Q countless life affected, but I have to say he changed mine forever. You probably wouldn’t even know who would smith was if it wasn’t for Quincy Jones. Quincy made so many music greatnesses across multiple genres, sounds even bigger, which brought out the best in legends. ”

Jones tribute also saw Lainy Wilson take the stage for a performance of “Let the Good Times Roll”, and Stevie Wonder seats next to Hancock for “Bluesette” and “We Are The World.” Janelle Monae closed the sequence by covering Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘until you get enough” in a glittery tuxedo.

Jones, who died in November, was an executive producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the long-standing NBC-Sitcom who put Smith on the card.

The tribute marks the first time that Smith has appeared and presented on a major TV prices since he released Chris Rock on stage at Oscars in 2022. . Days later, the academy announced that Smith would be banned from the Academy’s ceremonies for 10 years.

When it comes to Grammys, Smith is no stranger to presenting or being nominated: the actor and rapper have a total of eight Grammy nominations under his belt and four wins. Although Smith has not nominated this year, Smith has previously Narbere Grammy winner in the short form of music video (“Will 2k”), Best Rap Solo Performance (“Getting ‘Jiggy Wit It,” “Men in Black”), and Best Rap -The performance of a duo or group (“Summertime” as the fresh prince with DJ Jazzy Jeff).