Miley Cyrus pays tribute to Victims of Las Vegas Tragedy
In light of recent Las Vegas shooting tragedy and staggering death toll, singer Miley Cyrus along with actor Adam Sandler paid tribute to the victims on Jimmy Fallon's "The Tonight Show".
The 25-year-old singer and Sandler performed a moving rendition of Dido's No love without freedom song remembering the victims. She also performed from "The climb" after a gap of 6 years.
They covered the lines 'No Love without Freedom ...No Freedom without love' as Miley kicked off her Miley week on the Fallon show on Monday.
"So we started this week off with a song. I haven't performed in years...#TheClimb. These words mean more now to me than ever..."Keep The Faith" .....sending love to ALL!," Miley tweeted ahead of the show.
I haven't performed in years ... #TheClimb . These words mean more now to me than ever ... " Keep The Faith" .....sending love to ALL! https://t.co/acMNC9Q1TG
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) October 3, 2017
Miley also sang from her popular and random musical style in the "Musical Genre Challenge" and thanked Sandler for joining her. "No Love without Freedom ...No Freedom without LOVE. Thank you so much to Adam Sandler for joining me tonight in remembering all those lost," she wrote on Twitter.
No Love without Freedom ...No Freedom without LOVE Thank you so much to Adam Sandler for joining me tonight in remembering all those lost pic.twitter.com/W5B7DpBAaR — Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) October 3, 2017
Apart from singing songs, Miley also sent across the message of unity, peace and hopefulness on her social media platform.
and singing lyrics that I believe are so important at this time .... #LandOfTheFree #StopTheViolence #GivePeaceAChance @fallontonight https://t.co/xG7kmkGmoB
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) October 3, 2017
"In honor of the lives lost, injured and affected by the tragic shooting in Vegas, @fallontonight & I dedicated this show to not only mourning this horrific event but using this platform to encourage unity, peace & hopefulness!" she wrote. On Sunday night, a gunman opened fire killing 59 people and injuring hundreds of those present at the country music festival in Las Vegas.
Soon after the attack, celebrities and personalities took to social media to express grief and pay tributes to the victims of the horrific act. Rihanna, Hillary Clinton, Ariana Grande and several others mourned over the loss of lives on Twitter.
Check out the celebs Twitter reaction below:
Saying a prayer for all the victims & their loved ones, also for the residents & visitors of Las Vegas! This was a horrific act of terror!! — Rihanna (@rihanna) October 2, 2017
I Las Vegas...feeling so broken this morning
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) October 2, 2017
Hillary clinton said, "Las Vegas, we are grieving with you-the victims, those who lost loved ones, the responders, & all affected by this cold-blooded massacre."
Ariana Grande wrote: "My heart is breaking for Las Vegas. We need love, unity, peace, gun control & for people to look at this & call this what it is = terrorism."
My heart is breaking for Las Vegas. We need love, unity, peace, gun control & for people to look at this & call this what it is = terrorism. — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) October 2, 2017
Prayers are important but @SpeakerRyan @realDonaldTrump blood is on the hands of those who have power to legislate. #GunControl act quickly. https://t.co/bXZQ7enuEp — xoxo, Gaga (@ladygaga) October 2, 2017