Beyoncé Gives a Surprise Performance at the Stevie Wonder Grammy Tribute

By Cheri Cheng - 11 Feb '15 11:52AM
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Beyoncé gave a surprise performance at the Stevie Wonder Grammy Tribute Tuesday night at the Nokia Theater. The Grammy winner kicked off the show with "Fingertips Pt. 2." She was also joined on stage by Ed Sheeran and Gary Clark Jr. The trio covered "Master Blaster (Jammin') and "Higher Ground."

When Queen Bey was not singing, she was enjoying the show with her husband, Jay Z.

An insider told E! News, "You can really tell they were genuinely having a good time."

Sheeran, the Grammy-nominated English singer, had a great time singing with the other artists. He posted a picture after the tribute with this caption: "Had a brilliant time performing with these two tonight at the Stevie tribute."

The redheaded singer also took the time to clarify rumors that he was feuding with Lady Gaga. Sheeran posted a cheek-to-cheek selfie with Lady Gaga. The duo gave their thumbs up for the camera.

The night continued with several more performances. Andrea Bocelli performed "I Just Called to Say I Love you." He stated, "I thought it was a very simple song when I decided to sing [it]...Jesus - it's so difficult."

John Legend also took the stage with his version of "I Believe (When I Fall in Love)." Before his performance, he said, "Nobody writes and sings love songs like Stevie Wonder. Nobody. Following Legend's performance, Ariana Grande sang "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours," with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Lady Gaga gave an outstanding rendition of "I Wish," while Tony Bennett added a jazzy flair to "For Once in My life."

"You truly are the reason that I'm here today. Thank you so much," Lady Gaga said.

The night had its long list of collaborations. India Arie, Jill Scott, Janelle Monáe came together for "A," while Pharrell and Ryan Tedder, the lead of OneRepublic, sang with one another. R&B singer Ne-Yo sang "Isn't She Lovely" with Stevie's daughter, Aisha.

Other performers and presenters included Jennifer Hudson, Tyler Perry, Annie Lennox, Maya Rudolph, Jamie Foxx, the Band Perry and Gladys Knight.

Stevie ended the night with this message: "Find a way of committing yourself to love."

LL Cool J hosted the evening, which was taped for CBS. Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star GRAMMY Salute will air on Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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