Michelle Obama Makes br Surprise Appearance at br 2019 Grammy Awards The popular former first lady br appeared on stage with host br Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Jada br Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Lopez. The segment was about br the role music had played br in shaping their lives. Obama spoke about about br how music "allows us to hear br one another, to invite each other in." Michelle Obama, 2019 Grammy Awards Michelle Obama, 2019 Grammy Awards Obama and Keys reportedly br share a "nice friendship." For her part, Keys said that br "music is what it's all about ... br It’s our shared global language.