The Grammy Awards ceremony also included an exciting homage to the war in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech through a video , which was previously recorded in a bunker in Kiev. The message, part of Global Citizen's "Stand Up For Ukraine" campaign, called on people to raise awareness of the war on social media and television, and was followed by a performance by John Legend and three Ukrainian artists.
"War. What is the opposite of music? "The silence of destroyed cities and people killed," said Zelensky. "Our children draw flying rockets, not stars falling from the sky. Over 400 children have been injured and 153 children have died and we will never see them drawing. Our parents are happy to wake up in the morning to the bomb shelters, but they are alive. Our loved ones do not know if we will be together again. "War does not leave us to choose who will survive and who will remain in eternal silence."
He added, “Our musicians wear harnesses instead of costumes. They sing to the wounded in hospitals. Even for those who can not hear them. But the music will penetrate anyway. We defend our freedom. To live. To love. On our soil, we are fighting Russia, which brings terrible silence with its bombs. Take away the silence with your music. Tell our story. Tell the truth about the war on social media and television. But not silence. "
After the speech, John Legend performed his newly released song "Free", singing and playing the piano accompanied by Ukrainian musician Siuzanna Iglidan, Ukrainian singer Mika Newton and Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.
