Eighteen-year-old Billie Eilish made home the Grammys’ biggest gives on a light tagged by eulogies to Kobe Bryant, Nipsey Hussle and more.

Billie Eilish predominated supreme at the Grammys on Sunday night, earning five awardings including best new master, album of the year and song of the year for Bad Guy- a high point for Generation Z on a light otherwise defined by solemnity for those who have transferred too soon.

The shadow of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash with his 13 -year-old daughter Gianna and seven others mere hours before the show, tower big over a ceremony held at the Staples Center in which he played for the Los Angeles Lakers for over 20 years. “We’re all feeling crazy sadness right now, ” said returning legion Alicia Keys to a office in which Bryant’s retired jersey digits glint brightly overhead. “We’re literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built.”

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