The Recording Academy's interim CEO and board chair, Harvey Mason Jr., asked for a moment of silence in honor of Kobe Bryant at the 2020 Grammy Awards' Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday (Jan. 26).
News of the legendary NBA player's shocking death came just before the afternoon ceremony, where the first awards of the day were presented. Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., Sunday morning at age 41.
"Since we are in his house I would ask you to join me in a moment of silence," Mason, who is leading the organization while CEO/president Deborah Dugan is on administrative leave, said from the stage at the Microsoft Theater.
