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Stevie Wonder salute: Preview of Beyoncé, Gaga, Ed Sheeran tributes
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LOS ANGELES — "Stevie, I can't put it any other way: You're f*cking great."
Paul McCartney's forthright compliment was just one of many personal spoken or musical tributes dedicated to Stevie Wonder during the taping of the Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute, a show that will air Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
The Recording Academy roped in a who's who in music to perform Wonder's hits. The event was named after his 1976 album that has become a favorite among the music elite such as Elton John, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
The night launched with Beyoncé singing "Fingertips," the 1963 track Wonder unleashed when he was 13, before Ed Sheeran and Gary Clark Jr. joined her on two songs.
A montage of Wonder's contributions to the civil rights movement, including his major influence on turning Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday into national holiday, introduced Wonder near the end of the night before he capped it with an eight-song set.
Here's a complete setlist of what you'll see and hear on CBS:
1. Beyoncé — "Fingertips"
2. Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran — "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
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3. Beyoncé, Gary Clark Jr. and Ed Sheeran — "Higher Ground"
4. Tony Bennett — "For Once In My Life"
5. John Legend — "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)"
6. Annie Lennox — "My Cherie Amour"
7. Lady Gaga — "I Wish"
8. Andrea Bocelli — "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
9. Babyface and Ariana Grande — "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
10. The Band Perry — "You Haven't Done Nothin"
11. Ed Sheeran — "I Was Made To Love Her"
12. India.Arie, Janelle Monáe and Jill Scott — "As"
13. Pharrell Williams and Ryan Tedder — "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"
14. Jennifer Hudson — "All In Love Is Fair"
15. Aisha Morris and Ne-Yo — "Isn't She Lovely"
16-21. Stevie Wonder — "Contusion," "Sir Duke," "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life," "Ribbon In The Sky" "Overjoyed" and "Superstition"
22-23. Stevie Wonder and Ensemble — "Happy Birthday" and "Another Star"
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