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Lenny Kravitz introduced Post Malone and 21 Savage to the stage to perform “Rockstar.” They were soon joined by more rock stars — the members of Aerosmith, who performed “Dream On.” The stage was soon ablaze with flames as the legendary rock band teamed up with Post Malone, who shredded on the guitar, to close out the night. To pay proper tribute to the late Queen of Soul, Gladys Knight who is also known as The Empress of Soul, making her the perfect person for this memorial wowed the crowd with her incredible vocal display. The iconic songstress is as powerful at 74 as she ever was, and with the help of gospel legends Mary Mary, Ledisi, Cece Winans, and Donnie McClurkin, they honored Aretha’s gospel roots. This beautiful performance which was saved as the closing number for the whole show set a new bar for musical tributes in the future, and cleared the bar that was previous set by the multiple tributes to Prince in the years following his death in April 2016.
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