The Grammys are paying tribute to David Bowie, who defied musical, fashion and gender norms in the most appropriate way possible: with a performance from Lady Gaga. On Tuesday (Feb. 2), the award show announced that the "Til It Happens to You" singer has been added to the roster of performers at this year's Grammys with a very special performance.
According to The New York Times, Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich said that Gaga was already booked to perform at this year's Grammys, and in the wake of Bowie's death, the show was planning a musical tribute. Though a lengthy list of artists asked to participate in a Bowie tribute, only one singer made sense: Gaga.
She will be performing the tribute solo. The performance is not slated to open the Grammys, but it will be a lengthy one, spanning "at least three or four" of Bowie's signature songs and lasting six or seven minutes.
Six-time GRAMMY winner @ladygaga will perform a special tribute to #DavidBowie at the 58th #GRAMMYs on @CBS Feb. 15! pic.twitter.com/ldn0axur2b
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 2, 2016
If Bowie's influence on Gaga wasn't immediately obvious to those who hear or see her performances, she opened up about her love of the iconic rock legend slightly before his death in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "When I fell in love with David Bowie, when I was living on the Lower East Side, I always felt that his glamour was something he was using to express a message to people that was very healing for their souls," she said.
Bowie was nominated for 10 Grammys throughout his career but only won once for Best Video, Short form for his 1984 short film Jazzin' for Blue Jean. Bowie also won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He passed away last month, at the age of 69.
Gaga joins a lengthy list of performers at this year's Grammys, which include Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Pitbull, Carrie Underwood, Ellie Goulding and more.
The Grammys will take place Feb. 15 with host LL Cool J.
