Foo Fighters led the early winners at the Grammy Awards as they earned three before the televised portion of the event just a week after the tragic death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The American rock band hailing from Seattle, Washington were not in attendance at the event but did receive Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Performance as they swept the categories for the genre.
Hawkins was found dead aged 50 in a hotel room in the north of Bogota, Colombia where the band were due to play at a festival on Friday, March 25. Colombian police say his death may be drug-related.
Talented: Foo Fighters (seen in September 2007) led the early winners at the Grammy Awards as they earned three before the televised portion of the event just a week after the tragic death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins
The three wins on Sunday night bring the band to a whopping 13 Grammy Awards won throughout their 28 year career.
Foo Fighters were honored in the Best Rock Album category for Medicine At Midnight as they won over Power Up – AC/DC, Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A – Black Pumas, No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell , and McCartney III – Paul McCartney.
They also earned Best Rock Song for Waiting On A War beating out All My Favorite Songs – Weezer, The Bandit – Kings Of Leon, Distance – Mammoth WVH, and Find My Way – Paul McCartney.
Tragedy: Hawkins was found dead aged 50 in a hotel room in the north of Bogota, Colombia where the band were due to play at a festival on Friday, March 25 (Seen February 26 in Tempe, Arizona). Colombian police say his death may be drug-related
Lastly they earned Best Rock Performance for Making A Fire beating out Shot In The Dark – AC/DC, Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A) – Black Pumas, Nothing Compares 2 U – Chris Cornell, and Ohms – Deftones.
The band were also originally scheduled to perform at the event but Taylor’s bandmates – Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee and Chris Schiflett – opted to skip the performance.
Taylor died on March 25 from a reported ‘cardiovascular collapse;’ he was on tour with the band in Colombia.
Legends: The American rock band (seen in October 2021) hailing from Seattle, Washington were not in attendance at the event but did receive Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Performance as they swept the categories for the genre
Forensic experts are said to have discovered it weighed ‘at least 600 grams’, double the average of 300 to 350 grams, during an examination following his shocking death.
Investigators have concluded the 50-year-old ‘suffered cardiovascular collapse’ after binging on a cocktail of drugs, respected Colombian news magazine Semana reported.
The drummer died in a hotel room in the north of Colombia’s capital of Bogota.
A toxicology report carried out revealed traces of 10 different drugs in his urine, including opioids, THC, tricyclic antidepressants and benzodiazepines, according to the Attorney General’s Office of Colombia, who shared the statement on Saturday via Twitter (translated from Spanish).
Shocking: Colombia’s Attorney General’s office (AGO) has already confirmed an initial autopsy carried out on Saturday revealed traces of 10 different drugs in Hawkins’ urine, including opioids which can range from heroin to fentanyl and morphine
Well-known Colombian journalist Luis Carlos Velez, the Bogota-based director of radio station FM, claimed that a police officer who entered Hawkins’ room at the Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina had told prosecutors he saw a ‘cocaine-like’ white powder.
However, the AGO did not mention cocaine in its post-autopsy statement.
On Friday night, Taylor began complaining of chest pains prior to the band’s headline performance at the Estereo Picnic Festival in Bogota.
His condition subsequently deteriorated and efforts to revive him by a private doctor and city emergency responders failed, according to the city’s health secretary.
‘The health professional who attended the emergency indicated that they performed the respective resuscitation maneuvers. However, there was no response and the patient was declared deceased,’ the statement from the city’s health secretary read.
Prior to his death, the band was touring South America, performing at Lollapalooza Argentina in Buenos Aires on Sunday, March 20 – Taylor’s last performance before his passing.
On Friday, the Foo Fighters were supposed to perform at the Festival Estereo Picnic in Bogota, but that was canceled just before the announcement of his death.
Icon: Joni Mitchell was another artist who was recognized before the event as she hit the podium to accept Best Historical Album for Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
They were also set to play at Lollapalooza in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sunday, March 27 but canceled it following his death two days prior.
‘The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginable difficult time,’ their statement on Friday via Twitter read, confirming his death.
Joni Mitchell was another artist who was recognized before the event as she hit the podium to accept Best Historical Album for Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967).
American musician Jon Batiste was the most nominated artist of the night as he accepted an award early in the Best Music Video category for Freedom.
Just a week after his awkward acceptance speech moment during the Oscars after the Chris Rock/Will Smith altercation Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson accepted the trophy for Best Music Film on behalf of Summer Of Soul.
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Shining star: American musician Jon Batiste was the most nominated artist of the night as he accepted an award early in the Best Music Video category for Freedom
Comedian Trevor Noah is hosting the event, which is being televised and streamed live from the Sin City venue.
Music’s biggest night recognizes the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.
This year, composer and musical artist Jon Batiste surpassed all nominees with an impressive 11 nominations, while Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. have eight each and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo tied with seven.
Former enemies Taylor Swift and Kanye West are up against each other in one of the biggest categories for Album of the Year, with their respective records Evermore and Donda.
Reunited Swedish pop group ABBA have their first-ever Grammy nomination in their 48-year history for ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ in the Record of the Year category.
American musician Jon Batiste is the most nominated artist for his album We Are.
His moment: Just a week after his awkward acceptance speech moment during the Oscars after the Chris Rock/Will Smith altercation Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson accepted the trophy for Best Music Film on behalf of Summer Of Soul
Batiste, 35, is a veteran jazz keyboardist and also the musical director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Both Lil Nas X and Brandi Carlile have an impressive five nominations each, while Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s group Silk Sonic received four.
The Recording Academy has eliminated nominations review committees this year meaning winners will now be determined by a majority vote from Recording Academy voting members.
There are famously a long list of categories – 88 to be exact.
Two new categories have been included this year: Best Global Music Performance (Global Music Field) and Best Música Urbana Album (Latin Music Field).
The Grammys were initially set to take place on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles, but got pushed due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
‘Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks,’ CBS and the Recording Academy said.
Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, confirmed later in January that it would be moving to Las Vegas.
‘We are excited to take the GRAMMYs to Las Vegas for the very first time, and to put on a world-class show,’ he said.
‘From the moment we announced the postponement of the original show date, we have been inundated with heartfelt messages of support and solidarity from the artist community.’
‘We are humbled by their generosity and grateful for their unwavering commitment to the GRAMMY Awards and the Academy’s mission.’
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