John Legend (opens in new tab) appeared at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards (opens in new tab) on Wednesday to perform his song "Never Break." Legend sat solemnly at the piano and introduced the song simply, "This is for Chrissy."

The dedication came just two weeks after Legend's wife, Chrissy Teigen, revealed that she had suffered a pregnancy loss (opens in new tab). Teigen was pregnant with the couple's third child, a boy they named Jack.

The lyrics of "Never Break" are powerful in any context, but especially in the context of Legend and Teigen's recent loss (opens in new tab). Here are some of the lyrics: "Whenever life is hard / We never lose our way / Because we both know who we are / Who knows what tomorrow will bring / We never know what's in the stars / Just know that I'll always follow the light of your heart / We I'm not worried about us / And I never have been / We know how the story ends."

Fans on Twitter were also emotional about the performance: [7