#Grammys 2026: #LaurynHill set to lead #RobertaFlack/#DAngelo tribute- Also #PostMalone & #RebaMcEntire tapped for ‘In Memoriam’ tributes! [details]

The Recording Academy has announced that this Sunday’s Grammy Awards will feature Ms. Lauryn Hill performing during the “In Memoriam” segment in honor of the late D’Angelo and Roberta Flack.

Hill famously covered Roberta Flack’s 1973 hit “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” as part of the Fugees on their 1996 album “The Score.” Hill also featured D’Angelo on her Grammy-nominated song “Nothing Even Matters.”

Elsewhere, Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, and Chad Smith will pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, and Reba McEntire will be joined by Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson to honor “some of the musical icons” who passed away in the last year.

Hill’s role in the 2026 Grammy tributes comes decades after one of the most historically significant moments in her own Grammy history. At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999, Hill received 10 nominations, the most for any woman in a single year at the time, and won five awards for her solo album ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,’ including Album of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best R&B Album. The album marked the first hip-hop release to win Album of the Year.

Across her career, Hill has been nominated for 19 Grammy Awards and has won eight, making her one of the most honored female artists in the awards’ history and the most Grammy-awarded female rapper.

Her 1999 sweep also set records for most nominations and wins for a female artist in one night, and “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” has since been recognized for its cultural and historical significance, including induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Osbourne’s tribute features numerous artists who worked with the Black Sabbath frontman over the past few years. Watt served as executive producer for Osbourne’s final album “Patient Number 9,” while Malone duetted with him on 2019’s “Take What You Want.”

The 2026 Grammys are set to air live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles this Sunday, February 1st at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT.

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