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Foo Fighters enter midweek Official Albums Chart Top 5 following death of drummer Taylor Hawkins
28.03.2022 - 19:23 / officialcharts.com
After the sad news over the weekend that Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for Foo Fighters, has died aged 50, the iconic rock band re-enter the midweek Official Albums Chart Top 5 with their Greatest Hits collection.
Following an influx of sales and streams, their Greatest Hits compilation is currently riding at Number 4 midweek and is the UK’s second most-streamed album of the week so far. Foo Fighters’ 2006 live LP Skin and Bones is also on course to re-enter the Top 40 this week at Number 36. Foo Fighters have enjoyed huge chart success in the UK across their career with five Number 1 albums and four Top 10 singles to date.
Taylor Hawkins joined as a member of Foo Fighters in 1997, and recorded eight studio albums with them before his death. Before this, he was best known as a touring drummer, who worked with Alanis Morrissette around the release of her landmark Jagged Little Pill.
Following the confirmation of his death, Hawkins was mourned at large by the rock music community. Tributes flooded in from acts as varied as Miley Cyrus, Travis Barker and Elton John.
In a statement, Foo Fighters – Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee - said: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.
“Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”
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04.04.2022 / 05:57
Grammys 2022: What time is the ceremony and how can you watch?
Grammys Award show is quickly approaching and is scheduled to air live on 3 April. In order to join in on the biggest night in music, and to watch all of its star-studded performances, tune in at 8pm EDT (1am BST) on CBS. UK broadcast details are TBC.
msn.com
04.04.2022 / 05:57
Grammys 2022: Who is performing this year?
Grammys have revealed the third slate of performers for its Las Vegas ceremony on 3 April. This year’s 64th annual show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has tapped Silk Sonic duo – Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak – to open the ceremony, followed by newly added artists including Carrie Underwood, John Legend, and J Balvin with Maria Becerra. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola, and Billy Strings will perform in special segments “that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast”.
msn.com
03.04.2022 / 17:03
Grammys 2022: Who is performing this year?
Grammys have revealed the third slate of performers for its Las Vegas ceremony on 3 April. This year’s 64th annual show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has tapped Silk Sonic duo – Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak – to open the ceremony, followed by newly added artists including Carrie Underwood, John Legend, and J Balvin with Maria Becerra. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola, and Billy Strings will perform in special segments “that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast”.
msn.com
03.04.2022 / 17:03
Grammys 2022: What time is the ceremony and how to watch it
Grammys Award show is quickly approaching and is scheduled to air live on 3 April. In order to join in on the biggest night in music, and to watch all of its star-studded performances, tune in at 8pm EDT (1am BST) on CBS. UK broadcast details are TBC.
officialcharts.com
01.04.2022 / 19:11
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nme.com
30.03.2022 / 14:17
James Corden pays tribute to “bright light” Taylor Hawkins on ‘The Late Late Show’
Taylor Hawkins on The Late Late Show.Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins died on Friday night (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.Since then, tributes have poured in online and at gigs across the world.
completemusicupdate.com
30.03.2022 / 13:01
Foo Fighters confirm they are cancelling tour following death of Taylor Hawkins
The Foo Fighters have confirmed that they are cancelling their upcoming tour dates following the death last weekend of drummer Taylor Hawkins.The musician, aged 50, was in Colombia when he died on Friday night, with his band due to headline the Estereo Picnic festival in the country’s capital Bogota.Hawkins had reportedly complained of chest pains and when paramedics arrived at his hotel room he was found unresponsive. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was declared dead at the scene.The band confirmed on social media last night that they were cancelling upcoming shows – including sold out dates in the UK – following Hawkins’ death.They wrote: “It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins”.“We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned”, they added.
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30.03.2022 / 07:05
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30.03.2022 / 05:39
Foo Fighters cancel all upcoming tour dates following the death of Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters have cancelled all forthcoming tour dates following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins on Friday (25 March). The band were on tour in South America preparing to perform at a Colombian festival when Hawkins complained of chest pains.
abcnews.go.com
29.03.2022 / 23:55
Foo Fighters cancel all dates following drummer's death
LOS ANGELES -- Foo Fighters have canceled all upcoming concert dates following the death of the band's drummer, Taylor Hawkins.The rockers had been scheduled to play at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday as well as spring dates at the Beale Street Music Festival; the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; Columbia, Maryland; Raleigh, North Carolina; Daytona Beach; Charlotte, North Carolina; the Boston Calling Music Festival; and summer dates in Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and the UK.“It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother,” the band said in a statement Tuesday.Hawkins died Friday during a South American tour with the rock band. He was 50.“We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned,” the band's statement read.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
29.03.2022 / 23:05
Foo Fighters cancel ALL tour dates including Manchester following death of band member Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters have cancelled all their upcoming tour dates following the recent death of band member Taylor Hawkins. In a public statement issued on Tuesday (March 29) the group apologised for the disappointment.
nme.com
29.03.2022 / 10:05
Foo Fighters’ ‘Greatest Hits’ re-enters UK top five following Taylor Hawkins’ death
Foo Fighters‘ ‘Greatest Hits’ collection has re-entered the top five in the official UK albums chart following the tragic death of Taylor Hawkins.The drummer died last Friday (March 25) at the age of 50. Confirming the news, Foo Fighters said in a statement that they were “devastated by the tragic and untimely loss” of their bandmate.“His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever,” they continued.
officialcharts.com
28.03.2022 / 20:05
Michael Buble, Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly go head to head in the race for this week’s Number 1 album
Michael Bublé, Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly are entering into a close battle for the UK’s Number 1 album this week.
officialcharts.com
28.03.2022 / 18:19
Michael Buble, Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly go head to head in the race for this week’s Number 1 albume
Michael Bublé, Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly are entering into a close battle for the UK’s Number 1 album this week.