Las Vegas (Nevada), April 4: The 'In Memoriam' segment of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards paid tribute to several late musical powerhouses like Stephen Sondheim and Taylor Hawkins. However, Indians were disappointed to find late nightingale Lata Mangeshkar's name missing from the section.
Lata Mangeshkar was also skipped in the Oscars 2022 'In Memoriam' segment last week. Several fans of the iconic singer expressed their disappointment on Twitterverse, where a social media user wrote, "Wow @RecordingAcad. What a way to Go. Forgetting #LataMangeshkar the #LegendaryNightingaleOfIndia. Neither the #Oscars nor the #Grammys had an image of #LataMangeshkar in their 'In Memoriam' section! Shame!!"
"Shame on Oscar & Grammy Award's org. !! They haven't even paid tribute to late Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ji..! #shame #Grammy #Awards #LataMangeshkar #Oscar," another fan wrote.
Meanwhile, a third user commented on the Recording Academy's theme of diversity and inclusion.
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"Both the Oscars and Grammy awards claim to promote diversity but surprisingly none of them bothered to showcase Lata Mangeshkar in their section to remember artists who are no longer with us. #GRAMMYs #Oscars #LataMangeshkar," she said.
Another netizen emphasised Mangeshkar's contribution to the music industry, and wrote, "Wow Grammys didn't even bother mentioning #LataMangeshkar. Do you even know her level and contribution to song and music? #GRAMMYs."
While Mangeshkar was not named in the 'In Memoriam' segment, she is listed on the Grammys website in a comprehensive list.
The British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) 'In Memoriam' segment honoured India's late nightingale last month.
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