The Grammy Awards, held on February 2nd, 2025, Will Smith greeted the award stage 3 years after the notorious Oscar clap.
Will Smith appeared on Grammys with an emotional tribute to the long -time friend Quincy Jones, who died in November 2024.
The 56-year-old rapper and celebrity honored the 28th time Grammy winner, who said: “In the past year we lost one of the most groundbreaking and influential characters in our time: Quincy Jones. Known by friends all over the world simply as Q. ”
He added, “In his 91 years touched Q countless life, but I have to say he changed my forever. You probably wouldn’t even know who would smith was if it wasn’t for Quincy Jones. Quincy made so many music greatnesses across multiple genres, sounds even bigger, which brought out the best in legends. “
Quincy Jones paved the way for Smith to Hollywood by throwing him in The fresh prince of Bel Air The long -lasting sitcom at NBC.
The Aladdin Actor and singer has 4 Grammy victories for his name and returned to an award show 3 years after he released Chris Rock on stage at Oscars in 2022 for making a joke about his wife Jada Smith’s hair loss. This was followed by the Academy announcing that Smith would be banned from Oscar ceremonies for 10 years.
