Natalie Cole was remembered at the GRAMMYs during the In Memoriam segment, but her family -- and her fans -- are up in arms over the fact that the late singer was passed over for a special tribute.
"Sadly a FORGETTABLE tribute to Natalie Cole," Cole's sisters, Timolin and Casey, told ET following the GRAMMY telecast. "Words cannot express the outrage and utter disappointment at the disrespectful tribute, or lack thereof, to a legendary artist such as our sister."
"Here is a woman who has been in the business for four decades, had 21 GRAMMY nominations and won nine GRAMMYs. She deserves more than (to be a part of) a minute-and-a-half tribute," Cole's son Robert Adam Yancy told ET on Monday night. "It was shameless the way they minimized her legacy. We will find solace in her legacy as well as her endless fans around the world."
David Bowie, Lionel Richie, B.B. King and The Eagles' Glenn Frey were all celebrated with their own musical tributes during the awards ceremony.
The legendary singer, daughter of Nat King Cole, won nine GRAMMYs in her lifetime and was behind R&B classics such as "Unforgettable" and "This Will Be." Cole died at the age of 65 in Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 2015 due to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Celebrities were unhappy over Cole's tribute snub, taking to social media to voice their disappointment.
"Sadly a FORGETTABLE tribute to Natalie Cole," Cole's sisters, Timolin and Casey, told ET following the GRAMMY telecast. "Words cannot express the outrage and utter disappointment at the disrespectful tribute, or lack thereof, to a legendary artist such as our sister."
"Here is a woman who has been in the business for four decades, had 21 GRAMMY nominations and won nine GRAMMYs. She deserves more than (to be a part of) a minute-and-a-half tribute," Cole's son Robert Adam Yancy told ET on Monday night. "It was shameless the way they minimized her legacy. We will find solace in her legacy as well as her endless fans around the world."
David Bowie, Lionel Richie, B.B. King and The Eagles' Glenn Frey were all celebrated with their own musical tributes during the awards ceremony.
The legendary singer, daughter of Nat King Cole, won nine GRAMMYs in her lifetime and was behind R&B classics such as "Unforgettable" and "This Will Be." Cole died at the age of 65 in Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 2015 due to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Celebrities were unhappy over Cole's tribute snub, taking to social media to voice their disappointment.
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