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 is nominated in 11 categories at this year’s ceremony and already won four Grammys earlier this evening. We Are is up for Album of the Year and Best R&B Album, while “Freedom” is nominated for Record of the Year and already won Best Music Video. Batiste also took home awards for Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song for “Cry,” as well as Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for Soul, which he wrote alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
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