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LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 — The Grammy awards got underway Sunday with superstars Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X primed for glory — as grief over the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant cast a pall on music’s marquee night in Los Angeles. Sorrow cast a shadow over the show held at the Staples...

Lil' Nas X accepts the award for Best Music Video for ‘Old Town Road , Los Angeles January 26, 2020. — Reuters pic

Dozens of people, many of them in tears, gathered near the arena to mourn the 41-year-old Bryant, who died yesterday in a helicopter crash in the hills west of the California metropolis. Flags were flying at half-mast. Just days before the gala, the Recording Academy’s suspended CEO Deborah Dugan — the first woman to lead the embattled institution behind the Grammys — filed an explosive discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

On Saturday night at the annual pre-Grammy gala hosted by industry legend Clive Davis, hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs railed at the Academy. The establishment’s newcomers will square off against veteran powerhouses including Ariana Grande and Beyonce, as well as alt-leaning acts Lana Del Rey, Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend.

 

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