Jon Batiste Lets ‘Freedom’ Ring With Joyful 2022 Grammys Performance

As the most-nominated artist at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night time (April 3), Jon Batiste commanded a good share of focus at the MGM Grand Backyard garden Arena in Las Vegas — and delivered with a dazzling, dance-welcoming effectiveness of his report of the year-nominated solitary, “Freedom.”

Batiste started his functionality seated at a grand piano, demonstrating his prowess driving the ivories prior to increasing and greeting a complete band and choir in an eye-popping, pastel-colored phase setup. “Freedom” was presented as a joyful romp, with Batiste contorting his limbs with glee about the colorful styles onstage, then pausing to gaze in question at yet another grand piano on a elevated system.

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He succinctly merged the two halves of the general performance, contacting for the audience to stand up and groove as dancers flanked him on each aspect. The general performance ended with Batiste in the audience, standing up triumphantly in entrance of Billie Eilish’s desk and earning one particular of the most significant applauses of the evening.

With 11 nominations moving into the ceremony, Batiste — who is also the band chief on CBS’ The Late Present With Stephen Colbert — will have household at least four trophies: very best music video clip for “Freedom,” greatest American roots overall performance and finest American roots tune for “Cry,” and best score soundtrack for visual media for his Oscar-profitable work on Soul together with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of 9 Inch Nails. “Freedom” could continue to acquire file of the year, whilst Batiste’s We Are is up for album of the year.

The Grammys were hosted by Trevor Noah.