Joey Kramer Joins Aerosmith at Grammys Tribute Event

Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton

Aerosmith (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer) accepted the 2020 MusiCares Person of the Year award on Friday night at the Los Angeles Convention Center — but, reports USAToday,  Kramer awkwardly left the stage before he could join them in a performance, the result of a recent court order.

Kramer, a founding member of Aerosmith who has played in the rock band for 50 years, wasn't allowed to reclaim his spot when the group was honored at Grammy events this week, according to a Massachusetts judge.

On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Mark Gildea denied Kramer's right to play alongside Aerosmith at the MusiCares gala and the Grammys on Sunday after Kramer sued the band over breach of contract for shutting him out following an injury.

"They are brothers. They refer to each other as brothers and they even fight like brothers," entertainment lawyer (and lawyer to Tyler) Dina LaPolt said before introducing the group as the night's honoree. All five members took to the stage, but only two spoke on behalf of the band: Tyler and Kramer.

Tyler clutched Kramer's shoulder at the podium while he doled out thank you's, and also said this: "Remember, people only really get interesting when they start to rattle the bars on their cages. And the best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."

Kramer then shouted out MusiCares, fans, his wife Linda and the music industry at large, before awkwardly and quietly leaving the stage.