Stevie Wonder Grammy Salute: Portraits of the artists as fans (original) (raw)

Jennifer Hudson with 'In Square Circle'

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Ed Sheeran with 'Fulfullingness' First Finale'

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Of the artist and special, Sheeran says,"Stevie Wonder is an icon who forever changed the world of music with his extraordinary gifts, pure talent, kind spirit, and incredible sense of humor. I am honored to host this special show filled with incredible talent as we pay homage to the one and only Stevie Wonder."

Annie Lennox with 'Hotter Than July'

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Gary Clark Jr. with 'Innervisions'

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Craig Robinson with 'Innervisions'

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Robinson, on the artist, “Stevie is one of the wittiest and wisest men who ever lived.”

Andrea Bocelli with 'In Square Circle'

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Bocelli, on the artist: ''Not often a myth is embodied in a profile, in a voice, in one person. But Stevie Wonder is a radiant exception: unmistakable for his voice and for the joy that his art spreads…His songs are an important part of the soundtrack of my life, as they are for many millions of people around the world.''

Jason Derulo with 'Hotter Than July'

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Janelle Monae with 'Innervisions' and 'Hotter Than July'

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India.Arie, Janelle Monae, and Jill Scott with 'The Secret Life of Plants,' 'Songs In The Key Of Life,' 'Hotter Than July'

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Scott on the song "As": "This is one of the greatest love songs ever written and tonight we sing it as a love letter to this man and artist we could not admire more."

Maya Rudolph with 'Hotter Than July'

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LL Cool J—the program's host—with 'Songs In The Key Of Life'

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On the artist, "Stevie Wonder is an icon who forever changed the world of music with his extraordinary gifts, pure talent, kind spirit, and incredible sense of humor. I am honored to host this special show filled with incredible talent as we pay homage to the one and only Stevie Wonder."

India.Arie with 'Hotter Than July'

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Jill Scott with 'Innervisions'

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The Band Perry with 'Live'

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