"The 2026 Grammys' In Memoriam tribute was trifold this year, starting with Reba McEntire (her first-ever performance on the awards show), Brandy Clark & Lukas Nelson performing "Trailblazer," then the Ozzy Osbourne tribute which featured Post Malone backed by Slash & Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt, and then finally Lauryn Hill led a big band tribute to D'Angelo and Roberta Flack."
"The Roberta Flack tribute had Jon Batiste for "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Leon Bridges & Alexia Jayy for "Compared to What," Lalah Hathaway & October London for "Closer I Get to You," and John Legend & Chaka Khan for "Where Is the Love, " before Lauryn brought out Wyclef Jean for "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - including both Roberta's version and the Fugee's version."
The 2026 Grammys presented a three-part In Memoriam tribute. Reba McEntire delivered her first-ever awards-show performance and Brandy Clark with Lukas Nelson performed "Trailblazer." An Ozzy Osbourne tribute featured Post Malone backed by Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt. Lauryn Hill led a big band tribute honoring D'Angelo and Roberta Flack. The D'Angelo segment included Lucky Daye on "Brown Sugar," "Lady" with Raphael Saadiq and Anthony Hamilton, Leon Thomas on "Devils Pie," Bilal on "Another Life" and "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," and Jon Batiste on "Africa." The Roberta Flack segment featured Jon Batiste, Leon Bridges, Alexia Jayy, Lalah Hathaway, October London, John Legend, Chaka Khan, and Wyclef Jean performing both Roberta's and the Fugees' versions of "Killing Me Softly With His Song."
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