Beyonce looked to the heavens as she honored her late friend Kobe Bryant by performing his favorite song XO, at the NBA star's public memorial on Monday.

Taking to the stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, she opened the day's proceedings in dignified yet passionate style, watched by a 20,000-strong crowd in the sold out stadium, and many more thousands at home.

But fans noticed a slight change to the lyrics as she delicately changed the words to XO, swapping 'crashing into you', for 'laughing into you'.







