Foo Fighters Win Three Grammys In An Early Event In 2022

Foo Fighters took home three Grammy Awards in 2022, just a week after their drummer, Taylor Hawkins, died unexpectedly.

Medicine at Midnight won best rock album, rock performance for its opening single Making A Fire, and rock song for Waiting On A War.

In the band's absence, presenter Jimmy Jam collected the awards "with prayers to their loved ones."

Hawkins passed away in Colombia just days before the band was set to perform at a festival.

An ambulance was dispatched to the hotel when a man complained of chest issues, according to local officials. According to the city's health authorities, he did not respond to resuscitation efforts and was declared dead.

Investigators discovered opioids, marijuana, and other narcotics in the 50-year-system old's after he died, but it's unclear whether they had a role in his death.

The Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform at the Grammy Awards this weekend. Instead, a video tribute to Hawkins was shown, set to the Foo Fighters' song My Hero.

"Our hearts and prayers are with Taylor's family, friends, the Foo Fighters family, and all of their fans across the world," host Trevor Noah stated.

During her performance of Happier Than Ever, pop artist Billie Eilish wore a black T-shirt with an image of Hawkins splashed across the front.

The Grammys also presented Stephen Sondheim, a Broadway composer who died in November at the age of 91, with a Lifetime Achievement Award.