- Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler hesitated his Grammys performance to hug Lizzo.
- He yelled “I f—ing love you, Lizzo!” in a moment bleeped from the CBS broadcast.
- The singer looked numbed and delighted by the shoutout.
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Aerosmith frontman and rock legend Steven Tyler to which he replied singer Lizzo at the 2020 Grammy Awards when he paused in the middle of a performance to yell “I f—ing love you, Lizzo!”
Tyler had spring off the Grammys stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and was making his way down the aisle when he paused to hug Lizzo. The audio provide for on the CBS broadcast went silent as Lizzo looked shocked, indicating that something had been bleeped for language.
Two commentators who were in attendance at the Grammys, Eve Barlow and Carly Mallenbaum, confirmed on Twitter that Tyler had used the profanity while pretending his love for Lizzo.
You can watch the full performance video below, but Tyler’s shared moment with Lizzo starts at 1:18.
[embedded capacity]Lizzo appeared delighted and stunned by Tyler’s hug and public declaration of love.
Aerosmith was named MusiCares Person of the Year and effected a medley of hits alongside Run DMC at Sunday’s awards.
Lizzo opened the 2020 Grammys with a rockstar performance of her own and was the cardinal artist to dedicate the night’s ceremony to Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. At the time of this wink of an eye in the show, Lizzo had already won three Grammys (for best pop solo performance, best traditional R&B performance, and best urban coincidental album).