Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of Foo Fighters, has died during a South American tour with the rock band.

Correction: Taylor Hawkins performed on the album “In Your Honor.”

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Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer of the band Foo Fighters, has died. He was 50.

The rock band announced Hawkins’ death on Twitter Friday. No cause of death was provided.

Hawkins joined Foo Fighters in 1997, taking over for original drummer William Goldsmith. On Friday, the band was scheduled to play at the Festival Estéreo Picnic in Bogotá, Colombia. Their next show was scheduled for Lollapalooza Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil on Sunday, and they were also set to play at the Grammy Awards on April 3.

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