John Legend Performs New Song For Emmys In Memoriam To Honor Betty White, Anne Heche & More

EGOT victor John Legend took to the signifier for the 2022 Emmys, sat down astatine his piano, and belted retired the archetypal ever unrecorded show of his the opus ‘Pieces’ from his caller medium Legend. He chose his infinitesimal wisely, performing the opus arsenic the backdrop for the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment.

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Among the stars and talents the Emmys paid tribute to this twelvemonth was archetypal woman of tv Betty White, Sex & The City star Willie Garson, Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols, America’s dad Bob Saget, James Caan, Gilbert Gottfried, Louis Anderson, Anne Heche, and the legendary Sidney Poitier.

John’s opus was applauded by the crowd, which included his beauteous woman Chrissy Teigen. The 36-year-old large mama rocked a long-sleeve, metallic pinkish patterned gown that enactment her baby bump connected afloat show and she looked gorgeous.

Having John execute the opus astir didn’t happen. “Normally we would not bash a caller opus successful a concern similar this,” explained Emmys enforcement shaper Reginald “Reggie” Hudlin during a property lawsuit the Thursday earlier . “We listened with skepticism which rapidly turned to chaotic enthusiasm. This is an incredulous almighty moving song.”

Last year, Leon Bridges and Jon Batiste teamed up with a moving, unplugged mentation of the opus Bridges. It was a twelvemonth filled with loss, arsenic stars similar Larry King, Alex Trebek, Cicely Tyson,Ed Asner, and Michael K. Williams were each remembered. The twelvemonth earlier that,  H.E.R. performed a touching rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”, the amusement celebrated the lives and legacies of such beloved personalities like Regis Philbin and Naya Rivera.