President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a video appearance at the show ahead of John Legend's performance to bring more awareness about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. He closed his speech by saying, "Tell the truth about war. On your social networks. On TV. Support us in any way you can. Any. But not silence. And then peace will come. To all our cities, the war is destroying. Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Volnovakha, Mariupol, and others. They are legends already. But I have a dream of them living. And free. Free like you on the Grammy stage."