Former First Lady Michelle Obama took a brief break from her blockbuster book tour on Sunday night for a surprise appearance at the start of the 2019 Grammys.
Obama, 55, appeared onstage alongside Grammys host Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Lopez to discuss the important role music had played in their lives.
Introducing the segment, Keys said, โMusic is what we all love, music is what itโs all about. Everybody is out here shining and Iโm so proud to bring us together to honor this moment because music is what we cry to, itโs what we march to, itโs what we rock to, itโs what we make love to. Itโs our shared global language.โ
A source familiar with the planning tells PEOPLE Obama attended for Keys, a friend.
Keys had been to the Obama White House a couple of times, says the source. Keys had been to the Obama White House a couple of times, says the source.
โItโs a nice friendship that they have,โ the source says. โMrs. Obama just wanted to be supportive of Alicia.โ Read more