Actually, Twenty One Pilots had a cute reason for not wearing pants at the Grammys

Grammy winners are just like us.
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Remember when you were just a humble kid, watching the Grammys without pants on? Not so long ago, that was the Grammy-winning Twenty One Pilots, who accepted their award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in their underwear.

"Before Josh and I were able to make money playing music, I called him up and I said, 'Hey Josh, do you wanna come over to my rental house and watch the Grammys?'" said lead vocalist Tyler Josheph, who watched the Grammys with his roommates and bandmate Josh Dun. "And as we were watching we realized that every one of us was in our underwear...Josh turned to me and he said 'If we ever go to the Grammys, if we ever win a Grammy, we should receive it like this."

"By no coincidence, I always told myself that if I ever hosted the Grammys, I would also do it in my underwear," host James Corden quipped in a pants-less introduction for Ed Sheeran following Twenty One Pilots' win.

And if you're watching this without pants, remember: You could be next.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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