Lauryn Hill Pays Tribute to Roberta Flack & D’Angelo With a Star-Studded Set at the Grammys

After Post Malone & Friends paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, Lauryn Hill hit the stage in a black gown to sing a medley of hits belonging to two R&B titans who passed away in 2025.

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First, she paid tribute to D’Angelo by starting with their duet “Nothing Even Matters.” She then brought out Lucky Daye to sing “Brown Sugar,” Raphael Saadiq and Anthony Hamilton did “Lady,” Leon Thomas performed “Devils Pie,” Anthony Hamilton stuck around to sing “Another Life,” fellow Soulaquarian Bilal did “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and Jon Batiste hopped on the keys to play “Africa.”

Ms. Hill then led a medley for the legendary Roberta Flack.

Batiste stayed on to perform “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Leon Bridges took the stage with Alexia Jayy to do “Compared to What,” Lalah Hathaway and October London played “Closer I Get to You,” and John Legend and Chaka Khan performed “Where Is the Love.”

Lauryn then finished things off with “Feel Like Makin’ Love” and, of course, she had to do “Killing Me Softly With His Song” alongside fellow Fugee Wyclef Jean. He surprised the crowd when he started walking toward the stage with an electric guitar to perform their version of the classic record from their Grammy-winning album The Score, which helped make Lauryn a household name back in 1996.

There are 47 Grammy nominations and 16 wins between Hill, Flack and D’Angelo. Roberta has four wins with 14 nominations, as does D’Angelo, while Lauryn has eight Grammys and 19 nominations, respectively.