Foo Fighters Win Record-Breaking 3 Grammy Awards Following Taylor Hawkins’ Death
usmagazine.comIn his honor. The Foo Fighters won all three awards they were nominated for at the 2022 Grammys, one week after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.The band — which also consists of Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and Pat Smear — took home trophies for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album on Sunday, April 3, during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony ahead of the live show.
Their Best Rock Album win for Medicine at Midnight brings their total career wins in that category to five, extending their streak as the musicians with the most wins.
Presenter Jimmy Jam accepted the Grammys on the band’s behalf, adding that he was sending “prayers to their loved ones.”On Thursday, March 31, Us Weekly confirmed that the Foo Fighters had canceled their scheduled performance during the telecast in the wake of Hawkins’ death.The Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders musician was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia, on March 25.
He was on tour in South America with his bandmates when he allegedly began suffering from chest pain. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, but paramedics were not able to resuscitate Hawkins and he was pronounced dead at the age of 50.An official cause of death has not yet been revealed as an investigation is still ongoing.
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