Fresh off his Grammy performance, the 'All of Me' hitmaker took to Twitter to announce that the studio version of his duet with the British singer was available for download.
- Feb 14, 2017
AceShowbiz - During their Grammy performance for In Memoriam segment, John Legend and British singer Cynthia Erivo delivered a dreamy cover of The Beach Boys' 1966 classic "God Only Knows". And now, the cover is available as a downloadable single.
Fresh off his Grammy performance, Legend took to Twitter to announce that the studio version of the cover was available for download. "Thank you #Grammys! A new recording of 'God Only Knows' w/ @CynthiaEriVo & producer @BreakMirrors is on @AppleMusic," so he tweeted.
In honor of Leon Russell who died in November 2016, Legend and Erivo performed a stripped-down rendition of the song at the music's biggest night. Accompanied by strings from yMusic, the duo effortlessly sang the familiar melody while dozens of photos of late music stars like Prince, George Michael, Phife Dawg and more flashed on the screen.
Legend is no stranger to the Grammys. He has been nominated for 27 times and has taken home 10 awards, including Best New Artist title in 2006. Meanwhile, Erivo made her debut appearance at the event on Sunday night as she and the cast of "The Color Purple" took home Best Musical Theater Album.
In addition to Russell, other artists honored in separate tributes included Prince and legendary band Bee Gees. Bruno Mars and The Time paid homage to Prince as they performed several of the late singer-produced tracks, including "Jungle Love" and "Let's Go Crazy". Meanwhile, Demi Lovato, Tori Kelly, Andra Day and Little Big Town celebrated the 40th anniversary of the band's "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack by singing "Staying Alive", "Tragedy", "Night Fever" and more.
