Snoop Dogg has shared a message of support for his daughter, Cori Broadus, following the death of her infant daughter, as tributes and messages of condolence continue to pour in.

On Saturday (Jan. 31), Snoop posted a family photo to Instagram that included Cori, captioning the image with a sparkling heart emoji and folded hands emoji. While he did not include a written message, fans and followers filled the comments with condolences and prayers for the Broadus family.

Earlier that day, the rapper’s daughter Cori Broadus shared that her 10-month-old daughter, Codi Dreaux, died on Jan. 26, just 20 days after coming home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Codi was born three months premature.

“Monday, I lost the love of my life,” Broadus wrote on her Instagram Story, alongside a photo of herself holding her baby. “My Codi.”

Broadus shares Codi with her fiancé, Wayne Deuce, who also paid tribute to his daughter on social media. “I been the saddest since u left me Codi Dreaux,” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “But I know u at peace. Daddy will always love you.”

Earlier this month, Broadus had shared footage of Codi returning home from the hospital after an extended stay in intensive care. “She’s home,” she wrote in a Jan. 6 Instagram post. “Thank you for every prayer, every message, every ounce of love. God heard them all.”

Broadus announced Codi’s birth last February, revealing she had gone into labor at 25 weeks. “The princess arrived at 6 months,” she wrote at the time. “I’ve cried and cried, I’ve compared and compared, blaming myself because I wasn’t able to give her all that she needed. But no matter what God always shows me that He got me!”

She continued, “Baby girl came at 25 weeks today and she’s the best!! Thank You God for getting me this far.”

In the months that followed, Broadus frequently updated followers on her daughter’s journey, including a post shared during NICU Awareness Month in September. “Becoming a NICU mom was not part of the plan, but it became part of my story,” she wrote. “I carry my little warrior’s strength with me every day.”

Broadus is the youngest child of Snoop Dogg and Shante Broadus. At the time of publication, Snoop Dogg had not publicly commented on his granddaughter’s passing.

Bernie Taupin has written dozens of hit songs across nearly six decades, so his tips about songwriting deserve close attention, by fledging songwriters and veterans alike. Taupin delivered them as he accepted a Trustees Award from the Recording Academy at their annual Special Merit Awards at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles on Monday (Jan. 31).

“I’ve been waiting 57 years to get one of these,” Taupin said in accepting the honorary Grammy. Indeed, rather incredibly, Taupin has yet to win a Grammy in competition. But Taupin’s warm and generous speech showed that, in the life of a songwriter, the work is its own reward.

“I know that I’m blessed to do what I do in a world where so many people hate going to work, they don’t want to go to work, they can’t stand their jobs. Songwriters are the luckiest people in the world.

“From the first day that I ever wanted to write songs, it wasn’t songs so much, I wanted to tell stories. I’ve always wanted to tell stories, but I always wanted to think outside of the box, and so what I was thinking about on the way here, I made a list of things that I’ve always tried to avoid. So hopefully you agree with me. I’ve always thought in writing songs:

Taupin’s achievements have earned him the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, a dozen Ivor Novello Awards, an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a Commander of the British Empire honor.

Taupin is this year’s only Special Merit Award recipient who is also nominated for a competitive award at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 1). He and his longtime collaborator Elton John, along with Brandi Carlile and Andrew Watt, are nominated for best song written for visual media for co-writing “Never Too Late” from the music documentary Elton John: Never Too Late.

Taupin used the rest of the time at the podium to salute six songwriters he holds in especially high regard.

“There are so many songwriters that I admire, so many of them that have passed away. And I’m going all the way back to people like Cole Porter and Duke Ellington, the great Merle Haggard, and then recently, my good friend Brian Wilson, one of the greats; one of the few people I might add who can be labelled a genius, along with one of the only people, I think, that can be called a poet, and that’s Leonard Cohen. We’re not poets, we’re songwriters, but Leonard Cohen was a poet.

“This brings me to the opportunity to salute someone who actually isn’t here tonight, but is getting one of these awards [a lifetime achievement award]. And for me, I was going to think that he’s probably one of, but I think he is the greatest American songwriter alive – exquisite melodies, extraordinary lyrics and ideas that transcend the stars. So, while I’m happy to get this award tonight, I am absolutely thrilled to be the shadow of Paul Simon. Thank you.”