Harry Styles' 'Songbird' cover is a heartwarming tribute to Christine McVie

Harry Styles had legendary singer Christine McVie in mind during her "Love on Tour" concert in Santiago, Chile. On December 1, Styles paid tribute to the late Fleetwood Mac member with a beautiful cover of "Songbird," the band's 1977 hit written and performed by McVie. In front of a respectful audience, the "As It Was" singer sang every lyric, imbuing every line with heartfelt emotion. "For you there'll be no more crying / For you the sun will shine / And I feel when I'm with you / It's alright, I know it's alright," Styles sang as the crowd waved glow sticks and applauded.

While McVie's career spanned decades before Styles entered the music scene, the two music giants were able to meet in 2018 at the MusiCares Person of the Year Awards in New York City , where Styles performed with Fleetwood Mac.

"Thank you Christine."

A longtime fan of the iconic rock band, Styles notably befriended Stevie Nicks after meeting her backstage at a Fleetwood Mac concert in London in 2015. According to Rolling Stone, Styles even gave Nicks a birthday cake. "He put his name on it. She loved it," he said. "Glad she liked the carrot cake."

Styles first brought Nicks onstage with him in 2017 at The Troubador, where the duo performed Nicks' "Two Ghosts," "Landslide" and "Leather and Lace" together, according to Billboard. Since their duet, Styles has performed "Landslide" with Nicks at her "Fine Line" album launch concert, One Night Only at The Forum, in 2018, and performed with her at the induction ceremony. in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019.

In a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Nicks even called Styles "the son she never had," highlighting the whole band's love for the "Love of My Life" singer. "When Harry came into our lives I said, 'Oh my God, he's the son I never had,'" she said. "So I adopted him. I love Harry and I'm so happy that Harry made a rock and roll record. He could have made a pop record and that would have been the easy way out for him."< /p>

At the end of his cover of "Songbird," Styles whispered "Thank you, Christine" into his microphone before blowing a kiss skyward.

Watch clips of his stunning upcoming tribute.