Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile and John Legend took to the stage to carry out renditions of traditional Motown tunes on the annual Particular person Of The Yr gala final Friday (February 3), as held by The Recording Academy‘s trade nonprofit MusicCares.

Legend sung The Jackson 5‘s 1970 monitor ‘I’ll Be There’, whereas Crow sung their 1969 hit ‘I Need You Again’. For her components, Carlile carried out Smokey Robinson & The Miracles‘ 1965 hit ‘The Tracks Of My Tears’. Robinson himself was honoured as one of many occasion’s titular Folks Of The Yr, alongside Motown Data founder Berry Gordy.

In a press release shared within the weeks main as much as the occasion, Robinson stated that he was “so excited” for the gala performances. “These artists are my associates, and I not solely love them, however I’m honored that they are going to be performing my music, together with hits from the Motown catalogue,” he stated.

Elsewhere in the course of the evening, Chloe x Halle lined ‘Child Love’ by The Supremes, whereas Dionne Warwick lined ‘My Man’ by Mary Wells and Mumford & Sons lined ‘Cash (That’s What I Need)’ by Barrett Robust. The Doobie Brothers‘ Michael McDonald lined ‘Lonely Teardrops’ by Jackie Wilson, whereas Trombone Shorty lined ‘Shotgun’ by Junior Walker & The All Stars.

A number of artists joined forces for his or her tributes, too. Valerie Simpson and Jimmie Allen linked as much as sing ‘Ain’t No Mountain Excessive Sufficient’ (finest identified by way of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s 1967 rendition, or Diana Ross‘ 1970 take), whereas actress Rita Wilson and Sebastián Yatra took on the duet of ‘It Takes Two’ by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston. A quadrant of Finest New Artist nominees at this yr’s Grammys – Samara Pleasure, Molly Tuttle, Domi and JD Beck – additionally teamed up for a medley of Motown hits.

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The Isley Brothers delivered a 4 Tops medley, together with renditions of ‘Child I Want Your Loving’, ‘It’s The Identical Outdated Music’, ‘Attain Out (I’ll Be There)’ and ‘I Can’t Assist Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)’. Additionally they carried out their very own 1966 music, ‘This Outdated Coronary heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)’.

Different acts who carried out their very own materials included The Temptations (who delivered renditions of ‘My Woman’ and ‘Ain’t Too Proud To Beg’) and Stevie Surprise (‘I’ll Strive One thing New’ and ‘The Tears Of A Clown’). “It’s greater than a pleasure to be right here,” Surprise stated earlier than his mini-set, “as a result of have been it not for the 2 folks which might be right here that we’re recognising, I wouldn’t be right here.”

Take a look at some footage from the evening beneath:

MusiCares beforehand honoured Joni Mitchell as its 2022 Particular person Of The Yr, whereas Aerosmith have been celebrated with the title in 2020, and Dolly Parton in 2019. Final yr’s ceremony was notably notable, because it noticed Mitchell ship her first public efficiency in 9 years when she joined Carlile, Beck, Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Stills, Jon Batiste and extra to sing her 1970 classics ‘Huge Yellow Taxi’ and ‘The Circle Sport’.

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Robinson, in the meantime, lately introduced his first album of recent materials in over a decade, ‘Gasms’. The nine-track album will arrive independently on April 28, and has been previewed with lead single ‘If We Don’t Have Every Different’.



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