Watch Jon Batiste Perform Freedom at the 2022 Grammys – Pitchfork

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 songs end, they walked into the crowd and Batiste climbed atop Billie Eilishs 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 years 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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