The Recording AcademyOn Sunday night’s 60th Annual Grammys, country will lead the way, as the music community remembers the fans we lost in the past year, as a result of violence at concerts both in Las Vegas, Nevada and Manchester, England.
Grammy Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich tells ABC Radio the idea for the emotional moment in the show came from the performers themselves.
“We treasure the relationships with have with artists, and artists talk to us, and tell us,” he says. “And this year in particular, there was an awful lot of talk, particularly in the country community, but also with Ariana Grande and what happened to her in Manchester, and obviously what happened in Las Vegas. So we felt it was important to reflect that.”
Erlich continues, “They wanted to express the love that they have for their fans, and how tragic this was. So we’ve asked Eric Church and Maren Morris and the Brothers Osborne to come together and do a special performance that basically pays tribute to the people that were lost.”
Though we don’t know for certain what they’ll sing, both Eric and Maren responded to the Las Vegas tragedy with music. Maren released the track “Dear Hate,” which she originally wrote after the Charleston church shooting, while Eric penned the new song “Why Not Me” and performed it just days later on the Grand Ole Opry.
The Grammys air live from New York City’s Madison Square Garden Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
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