John Legend Sings Touching Tribute Song For Teigen After Pregnancy Loss at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards

October 15, 2020

John Legend shocked audiences with a new tribute song to commemorate the loss of his and Chrissy Teigen’s son, Jack at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. 

Last month, Teigen and Legend shared the unfortunate news that their unborn and premature baby son, which they had named Jack, had died due to excessive bleeding from the placenta. 

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We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough. . . We never decide on our babies’ names until the last possible moment after they’re born, just before we leave the hospital.  But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack.  So he will always be Jack to us.  Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever. . . To our Jack – I’m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn’t give you the home you needed to survive.  We will always love you. . . Thank you to everyone who has been sending us positive energy, thoughts and prayers.  We feel all of your love and truly appreciate you. . . We are so grateful for the life we have, for our wonderful babies Luna and Miles, for all the amazing things we’ve been able to experience.  But everyday can’t be full of sunshine.  On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out. But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it.

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Legend performed “Never Break” from his latest album “Bigger Love” for the Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles. 

His first performance since the couple announced the loss of their third child, Jack, Legend began by saying, “This is for Chrissy.” The lyrics assured that he is not worried about the relationship because it’s built on a solid foundation. Their relationship will not break because they’ve been through life’s challenges. 

Kelly Clarkson, the host of the Billboard Music Awards said, “[John and Chrissy] have this warm way of inviting us into their world, the highs and lows,” and even claimed that the show Legend performed might be her favorite of the night. 

Sources:

https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/14/john-legend-performs-tribute-billboard-music-awards-chrissy-teigen-lost-son/
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/john-legend-dedicates-emotional-performance-chrissy-teigen-after-pregnancy-loss-n1243490