2022 Grammy Awards: Jon Batiste Is Excited to See BTS Perform, Has Been Talking to V
Jon Batiste is the most nominated artist at the 64th annual Grammy Awards. He may also be BTS member V’s biggest fan. Batiste’s social media followers know the accomplished Jazz musician comments on posts related to the BTS singer quite a bit. Now, he shared the two have been talking, and he can’t wait to meet him in person at the Grammys.
Jazz, fashion, and everything cool
BTS member V, born Kim Taehyung, grew up playing saxophone, but a new instrument may have connected him with his music soulmate.
In recent years, V’s gotten really into jazz music. The BTS vocalist often plays clips of his favorite songs for fans on his personal Instagram account. He also keeps a steady roster of jazz musicians like Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, and Miles Davis on his official Spotify playlist.
Last year, he started taking trumpet lessons. During Season 2 of the BTS reality series, In the Soop, fans were treated to V taking a virtual lesson. Months later, he posted a video on Instagram playing the jazz classic “Autumn Leaves.”
Batiste shared the video on his Instagram account’s story. The accomplished Jazz musician also shared that he would love to get a picture with V at the upcoming Grammys ceremony on Twitter.
He even commented under one fan’s post about V’s airport fashion, tweeting, “Let’s go!!!!”
From fan to friend, V and Jon Batiste are talking
On Mar. 16, Batiste revealed on a #GrammysAsk Twitter spaces interview that he’s living the dream of most ARMY (BTS fandom.) During the recorded session, he said he has “a lot of love” for BTS and can’t wait for their Grammys performance.
To the delight of listeners, he also shared, “I’ve been talking with V from BTS.”
“He’s an incredible musician and has a lot of cool stuff that they’ve been working on,” he said. Does the “FREEDOM” singer know what fans can expect from the next BTS album? Or is V finally releasing a solo album?
Batiste also expressed, “it’s cool to have that kind of cultural exchange happen.”
BTS and Jon Batiste are both Grammy nominees and performers
BTS and Jon Batiste will perform separately at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Apr. 3. Batiste leads all nominations with eleven, and BTS garnered a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group for their smash hit “Butter.”
On Feb. 23, the Grammy Awards Twitter account responded to a fan who said their dream interaction at the Grammys would be V and Jon Batiste. The Grammys said, “We’ll send you a photo if this happens.“ Batiste replied, “Love him! I’m in. Are you in Kim Taehyung?
BTS may be the most anticipated performance of the night. Although the group performed at the Grammys last year, it was a virtual performance from Seoul, Korea, due to the pandemic. This year, they’ll walk the red carpet and perform in front of their peers.
During their last appearance at the Grammys, the camera operators couldn’t get enough of their enthusiastic reactions to the performances. Jungkook even cried during a Dolly Parton song! Maybe this year, they’ll capture V dancing to Jon Batiste?
