Host Trevor Noah launched a bundle of clips and images remembering the musician, who died final month whereas the band was on tour in South America.
The 2022 Grammys paid particular tribute on Sunday to Taylor Hawkins, the longtime Foo Fighters drummer who handed away final month on the age of fifty.
Foo Fighters — who received three Grammys on Sunday, bumping up their profession tally to fifteen — had been scheduled to carry out on the ceremony till asserting final week that they have been canceling all scheduled efficiency dates in mild of the demise of Hawkins, who formally joined the band in 1997.
“So, that is the second within the present once I was speculated to be introducing the Foo Fighters,” host Trevor Noah stated from the stage. “We'd have been celebrating with them, as they received three Grammy Awards earlier in the present day. However they're, in fact, not right here because of the tragic passing of their legendary drummer, Taylor Hawkins.”
The comic continued, “Our ideas exit to Taylor’s household, his pals, the Foo Fighter household and all of their followers across the globe. We’d prefer to take a second now to recollect Taylor.”
This led to footage, sound-bites and images of Hawkins with the band, throughout which the Foo Fighters track “My Hero” could possibly be heard. Included within the phase was beforehand recorded audio of frontman Dave Grohl saying, “He’s one of the best drummer on the planet. We love him a lot.”
Following the Hawkins tribute, the present aired the In Memoriam phase, honoring the opposite members of the music neighborhood who died previously 12 months.
Throughout her efficiency of “Happier Than Ever” earlier within the evening, Billie Eilish additionally paid tribute to Hawkins with a black T-shirt that includes a picture of the drummer on the entrance and his identify on the again.
On March 25, the band, which had been scheduled to carry out in Colombia that day, introduced “the tragic and premature lack of our beloved Taylor Hawkins.” A explanation for demise was not given. 4 days later, the group confirmed that every one tour dates had been canceled amid the “staggering loss.”