Overview
- Performing at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 1, Hill opened with “Nothing Even Matters,” singing alongside D’Angelo’s vocals before guiding a multi-part tribute aired during the ceremony.
- Lucky Daye (“Brown Sugar”), Raphael Saadiq and Anthony Hamilton (“Lady”), Leon Thomas (“Devil’s Pie”), Bilal (“Untitled [How Does It Feel]”), and Jon Batiste (“Africa”) anchored the D’Angelo segment.
- Jon Batiste (“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”), Leon Bridges with Alexia Jayy (“Compared to What”), Lalah Hathaway with October London (“The Closer I Get to You”), and John Legend with Chaka Khan (“Where Is the Love”) led the Roberta Flack portion.
- Wyclef Jean joined Hill for Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” then shifted into the Fugees’ rendition, drawing a standing ovation from the audience.
- D’Angelo died in October 2025 at 51 after a battle with cancer, and Flack died in February 2025 at 88, context that framed Hill’s tribute given her collaborations linked to both artists.