Nicks also honored McVie in a personal letter she posted to Instagram. 'See you on the other side, my love,' Nicks wrote, sharing lyrics from the Haim song 'Hallelujah' and a photo of herself and McVie, calling the late singer 'my best friend in the whole world since the very first day of 1975.' Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. We were so lucky to have a life with her. 'She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life. 'She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure,' the band said in a statement following her death. McVie joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970, playing alongside her ex-husband, John McVie, as well as Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood. She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, November 30th 2022, following a short illness.

At the time, her family issued a statement announcing her death: 'On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death. She was very much like a sister to me, fellow band member obviously in Fleetwood Mac and a dear, dear, dear friend.' 'It's a big moment,' he acknowledged. 'I mean selfishly, privately it's another step in closure for having lost Chris so recently. Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood will be joined on the GRAMMY stage by Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt in a special performance of 'Songbird' in honor of McVie.ĮT's Kevin Frazier spoke with Fleetwood on the GRAMMYs carpet about honoring his late bandmate. McVie's posthumous GRAMMY comes just hours ahead of a planned In Memoriam tribute during the televised awards ceremony.

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