How Billie Eilish Honored the Late Taylor Hawkins on the 2022 Grammys

Billie Eilish honored late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins throughout her 2022 Grammys efficiency.

The sixty fourth Annual Grammy Awards came about on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas Sunday (April 3), the place the “all the things i wished” hit-maker carried out an emotional rendition of her Grammy-nominated track “Happier Than Ever.”

Whereas performing alongside her brother FINNEAS, the 20-year-old singer wore a black T-shirt that includes a picture of the late Hawkins smiling.

After Eilish and FINNEAS concluded their efficiency on a synthetic rain-drenched set, Eilish held out her tee taut to showcase Hawkins’ face, because the viewers applauded.

Hawkins died on the age of fifty on March 25.

“It was extremely heartbreaking,” Eilish advised Entry Hollywood about Hawkins’ passing, which she discovered about earlier than a live performance efficiency in March. “It was proper earlier than we went on stage. And we bought the information and it actually, actually tore us all aside. It’s horribly, horribly tragic.”

“Taylor was such a legendary participant. We had been admirers of his work years earlier than we bought to fulfill him,” FINNEAS shared.

The Foo Fighters had been scheduled to carry out throughout the Grammys telecast however canceled following the dying of Hawkins.

Regardless of their absence, the band took house the awards for Finest Rock Efficiency (“Making a Hearth”), Finest Rock Track (“Ready On a Warfare”) and Finest Rock Album (Drugs at Midnight) throughout the Grammys pre-show earlier within the day.

Eilish was nominated for seven awards on the 2022 Grammys ceremony: Track of the 12 months, Report of the 12 months, Album of the 12 months, Finest Pop Vocal Album, Finest Pop Solo Efficiency, Finest Music Video and Finest Music Movie.

This marked the second main awards present for Eilish up to now week. On March 27, she took house an Oscar for “No Time To Die,” her James Bond movie theme track.