2020 Grammys: the best performances, from BTS to Ariana Grande, and the tributes to Kobe Bryant, Prince, and rapper Nipsey Hussle

The 2020 Grammys featured stage performances from singers including Lil Nas X, Tyler, the Creator, Lizzo, and Ariana Grande

Tributes were paid to the rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot last March, and to Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday

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Lil Nas X and BTS put on a show-stopping performance during the 2020 Grammy Awards. Photo: AFP

Published: 4:52pm, 27 Jan 2020Updated: 4:52pm, 27 Jan 2020

The 2020 Grammys offered up a wide range of performances, including hits from pop’s new stars, old-school tributes and a few surprising group acts. Here’s a rundown of the night’s top stage moments.

Rappers surprise on stage

It was a wacky night for rap, with the genre-benders Lil Nas X and Tyler, the Creator delivering eclectic performances that had the audience on its feet. Lil Nas X – who won two awards on the night – delivered a wild rendition of his crossover smash hit Old Town Road with a coterie of guest stars. He began the tune on a rotating set that featured a tribute to the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his jersey displayed in the background.

A banjo-playing, bandana-wearing Diplo joined the meme king onstage along with the K-pop superstars BTS, campy country star Billy Ray Cyrus and the rapper Nas.

Tyler, the Creator gave a high-energy performance complete with pyrotechnics while wearing a pink and magenta colour-block suit and a blond bowl-cut wig. Boyz II Men and R&B legend Charlie Wilson joined the 28-year-old artist onstage.