Grammys 2020: Aerosmith Reunites With Run-DMC For ‘Walk This Way’

Aerosmith reunited with hip-hop group Run-DMC for their hit single “Walk this way” during the rock band’s performance at the Grammys here.

The band started with their 1993 hit with frontman Steven Tyler running up to Lizzo so that she could help out with the chorus.

The hip-hop group then joined the band for “Walk this way”, which they re-recorded in 1986 with Tyler and Joe Perry. Their entrance on stage was a dramatic one — knocking down a wall a la the original video.

Later in the performance, they held up Kobe Bryant’s Lakers jersey to honour the late basketball player who died in a helicopter crash earlier on Sunday, reports rollingstone.com.

Absent from the Grammys performance and the band’s MusiCares tribute was drummer Joey Kramer, who accused his bandmates of excluding him from the Grammy festivities in a lawsuit. John Douglas took his place.

Kramer, who said Aerosmith forced him to re-audition for his long-time gig, said in a statement: “I am being deprived of the opportunity to be recognised along with my peers for our collective lifetime contributions to the music industry. Neither the MusiCares Person of the Year Award nor the Grammys’ Lifetime Achievement honours can ever be repeated.”

Aerosmith responded in a statement saying: “Joey Kramer is our brother; his wellbeing is of paramount importance to us.