Grammys 2022: SZA reveals reason for crutches and wheelchair after Lil Nas X and Lady Gaga rush to her aid
Posted by  badge Boss on Apr 04, 2022 - 06:05PM
SZA revealed the reason she was on crutches at The Grammys (Picture: Getty / AP)

SZA has revealed why she needed crutches and a wheelchair while performing at , and it’s very relatable.

, 31-year-old I Hate U hitmaker SZA and her collaborator took home the award for the best pop duo/group performance for their hit Kiss Me More.

However, she sparked concern as she needed help to get around the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Speaking backstage at the ceremony, she revealed that she’d suffered a mishap at home which resulted in her injuries.

Addressing reporters, she revealed: ‘It’s very funny because I fell out of bed right before it was time to like leave and get ready for this, like the day before. Everything awesome in my life has also come with something very random.’

SZA was seen struggling to balance her Grammy while walking off the stage, and also told her publicist: ‘I just don’t wanna take pictures in the wheelchair!’

SZA clutched her crutches while she accepted her award with collaborator Doja Cat (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Lil Nas X also rushed to SZA’s aid (Picture: Twitter @LilNasX)

Thankfully, she singer wasn’t left to her own devices as and were quick to jump to her aid, with the latter posting a video to his Twitter account.

In the tweet, he wrote: ‘I am now SZA’s personal caretaker’, alongside a video of him pushing her in her wheelchair.

Despite her injury, SZA was delighted to receive her award – but explained her heartache that her beloved grandmother wasn’t alive to see the win.

Lady Gaga helped the star with her dress (Picture: CBS / Recording Academy / GRAMMYs)

She said: ‘She passed [in 2019] before she can see me win…I wish my granny was here and I’m just I’m just grateful that she can see me from above and my parents can see me now.’

The Good Days hitmaker also revealed that she’s finished working on her long-awaited follow up to her .

She said: ‘I just finished it up in Hawaii. And it’s coming soon!

SZA stunned at the 64th Grammys (Picture: Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

‘I think it’s my most unisex album. I think it’s for everyone.’

During their acceptance speech, the pair used their airtime to pay tribute to one another.

Doja – who had to dash out of the bathroom to accept her honour – praised: ‘SZA, you are everything to me. You are incredible. You are the epitome of talent, you’re a lyricist, you are everything.’

In response, her friend and collaborator added: ‘Thank you, Doja, thank you to my mama, thank you to God and just thank all of y’all…I’m glad you made it back in time.’

Grammys 2022 full winners list

Album of the year

Jon Batiste – We Are

Record of the year

Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open

Best pop/duo group performance

Doja Cat featuring SZA – Kiss Me More

Best pop vocal album

Olivia Rodrigo – Sour 

Best R&B album

Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales

Best rap performance

Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties

Best new artist

Olivia Rodrigo

Song of the year

Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open

Best country album

Chris Stapleton – Starting Over 

Best pop solo performance

Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License

Best dance/electronic recording

Rüfüs Du Sol – Alive

Best dance/electronic album

Black Coffee – Subconsciously

Best country duo/group performance

Brothers Osborne – Younger Me 

Best rock performance

Foo Fighters – Making a Fire

Best metal performance

Dream Theater – The Alien

Best rock song

Foo Fighters - Waiting on a War

Best rock album

Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight 

Best alternative music album

St Vincent - Daddy’s Home 

Best R&B performance

Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open – WINNER (TIE)

Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings – WINNER (TIE)

Best traditional R&B performance

HER – Fight for You

Best R&B song

Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open

Best rap album

Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost

Best rap song

Kanye West featuring Jay-Z – Jail

Best melodic rap performance

Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby – Hurricane

Best country song

Chris Stapleton – Cold

Best country solo performance

Chris Stapleton – You Should Probably Leave 

Best Latin pop album

Alex Cuba – Mendó

Best música urbana album

Bad Bunny – El Último Tour del Mundo

Best Latin rock or alternative album

Juanes – Origen

Best tropical Latin album

Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Salswing! 

Best American roots performance

Jon Batiste – Cry

Best American roots song

Jon Batiste – Cry

Best Americana album

Los Lobos – Native Sons 

Best contemporary blues album

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – 662

Best traditional blues album

Cedric Burnside – I Be Trying

Best bluegrass album

Béla Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart

Best folk album

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi – They’re Calling Me Home 

Best reggae album

Soja – Beauty in the Silence

Best jazz vocal album

Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab

Best jazz instrumental album

Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Skyline 

Best Latin jazz album

Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés – Mirror Mirror

Best new age album

Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej - Divine Tides 

Best global music album

Angélique Kidjo - Mother Nature

Best global music performance

Arooj Aftab – Mohabbat

Best regional Mexican music album

Vicente Fernández – A Mis 80’s 

Best gospel album

CeCe Winans – Believe for It

Best roots gospel album

Carrie Underwood – My Savior

Best gospel performance/song

CeCe Winans – Never Lost

Best contemporary Christian album

Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music – Old Church Basement

Best contemporary Christian music performance/song

CeCe Winans – Believe for It 

Producer of the year, non-classical

Jack Antonoff 

Best comedy album

Louis CK – Sincerely  

Best spoken word album

Don Cheadle – Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis

Best music film

Various Artists – Summer of Soul

Best song written for visual media

Bo Burnham – All Eyes on Me

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media

Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best score soundtrack for visual media

Carlos Rafael Rivera – The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER (TIE)

Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Soul – WINNER (TIE)