Jon Batiste took the stage at the 2022 Grammys tonight. He played a brief piano interlude while dressed in a black cape before hopping center stage, ditching the robe to reveal a sparkling suit, and performing his hit song “Freedom” from his 2021 album We Are. Batiste enlisted a full band for the set, as well as backup dancers in colorful outfits. For the song’s end, they walked into the crowd and Batiste climbed atop Billie Eilish’s table while belting out the final chorus. Watch it all happen below.
Batiste won five of the 11 Grammys for which he was nominated at this year’s ceremony, the biggest of which was Album of the Year for We Are. Batiste also took home awards for Best Music Video (for “Freedom”), Best American Roots Performance (for “Cry”), Best American Roots Song (for “Cry”), and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (for Soul, which he won alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross).
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