Questlove has revealed that he’s co-curated a tribute to 50 years of hip-hop at this 12 months’s Grammys.
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The musician broke the information in a brand new announcement video launched yesterday (January 31), including that he’s been engaged on the tribute with a few of the “largest names” in hip-hop.
The efficiency will honour the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop’s beginnings and can see a variety of acts carry out from the style, throughout “its previous, its current, its future,” in keeping with Questlove.
Within the video, Questlove mentioned: “I’m actually actually thrilled to announce that there’s gonna be a particular phase on the Grammy telecast, this Sunday evening, honouring hip-hop’s fiftieth.
“Are you able to consider 50? It’s going to be a completely superb second with a few of the largest names from the style coming collectively to have a good time hip-hop historical past — its previous, its current, its future.”
Questlove went on to say that hip-hop’s “affect on our tradition and our world” is “immeasurable” and described it as a “driving drive within the music, within the tradition.”
He continued: “I’ve had the good privilege of co-curating this factor with The Roots and lots of many others which might be gonna be part of us that evening. So, you gotta see it.”
You may watch the video right here:
.@questlove is right here with a particular #GRAMMYs announcement…
Be part of us LIVE this Sunday at 8pm ET/5pm PT for a celebration like no different, honoring 50 years of Hip Hop with an EPIC efficiency. pic.twitter.com/3KerHIFnjU
— CBS (@CBS) January 31, 2023
A variety of artists have already been revealed to be performing on the 2023 Grammy Awards, together with Lizzo, Dangerous Bunny and Sam Smith.
Kim Petras can even be showing alongside Smith, performing their hit 2022 collaboration ‘Unholy’. Different performers confirmed for the night embody Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Brandi Carlile and Luke Combs.
The sixty fifth Grammy Awards will probably be held on the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles on February 5, with comic Trevor Noah on internet hosting duties for the third time in a row. Nominations had been introduced in November, with the likes of Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Adele main the best way.
All artists acting at subsequent month’s ceremony are additionally up for awards. Dangerous Bunny, Carlile, Lizzo and Mary J. Blige are all nominated for Album of the Yr – amongst many different classes. Carlile is up for seven awards in whole, whereas Blige is up for six and Lizzo is up for 5.
Earlier this month, it was introduced that Nirvana, The Supremes, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick and Coronary heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson had been amongst those that would obtain a lifetime achievement award at this 12 months’s ceremony.
