Grammy Awards 2022: Tribute paid to Taylor Hawkins; Lata Mangeshkar, Bappi Lahiri out of ‘In Memoriam’

Singer Billie Eilish won hearts during her performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards with a special tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Meanwhile, fans of Lata Mangeshkar and Bappi Lahiri were left disappointed after the legendary singers were not included in the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. A week after the singer’s absence from the 2022 Grammys ceremony in Las Vegas early Monday, the Academy Awards also dropped her from their tribute section.

Mangeshkar, the voice of generations of Indians, passed away on 6 January due to multiple organ failure. She was 92 years old. Meanwhile, Bappi Lahiri breathed his last in Mumbai at the age of 69. He died at Criticare Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai due to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Grammys’ In Memoriam segment paid tribute to Foo Fighters fame drummer Taylor Hawkins, Hollywood greats Sidney Poitier and Betty White, singer-actors Meat Loaf, Vicente Fernandez, jazz musician Chick Correa, among many others.

According to ETOnline, while the show reportedly began with a list of hundreds of names, the length of the segment required them to include the final list in order to be included. A more comprehensive list is displayed on GRAMMYs website, which does not even mention Mangeshkar or Lahiri.

Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Academy Awards, also dropped cinema icon Dilip Kumar from its ‘In Memoriam’ list.

Meanwhile, as Billie Eilish strings a T-shirt in tribute to Taylor Hawkins, Eilish begins singing his ‘Happier Than Ever’ title track with brother Phineas, with fake rain falling on him (all on an upside-down set). performing).

In addition, the Grammys’ In Memoriam featured a special remembrance for Taylor Hawkins. Noah began the segment by saying, “This was the moment on the show when I was about to introduce the Foo Fighters. We’ll be celebrating with them as they won three Grammy Awards earlier today.”

“But they are, of course, not here because of the tragic passing of their legendary drummer, Taylor Hawkins. Our thoughts are with Taylor’s family, his friends, the Foo Fighters family and all of his friends around the world. We would like to thank Taylor.” Take a moment now to remember.”