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On This Day, Feb. 2, 2025…The Beatles won the Grammy for best rock performance for "Now and Then." Neither Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr, the two surviving members of the band, were on hand to accept the award.It was The Beatles’ first Grammy win since 1997, when the group won for The Beatles Anthology and the single "Free As A Bird." "Now and Then" was also nominated for record of the year, but […]

Artwork for the 2026 Grammy Awards (CBS) The 68th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, Feb. 1.The 2027 Grammy Awards will air on ABC.Here are the winners in the major categories announced during the broadcast:Album of the yearDebí Tirar Más Fotos, Bad BunnySong of the year“Wildflower,” Billie EilishRecord of the year“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZABest new artistOlivia […]

Guns N' Roses' Slash and Duff McKagan, and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, who performed a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at The 68th Annual Grammy Awards. (Photo: Alberto Rodriguez/CBS) The late Ozzy Osbourne was celebrated with a musical tribute at the 2026 Grammy Awards Sunday night.During the in memoriam portion of the evening, Guns N’ Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and producer Andrew […]

Joni Mitchell at The 68th Annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Francis Specker/CBS) Box sets from Joni Mitchell and Bruce Springsteen took home trophies at the 2026 Grammy Awards.Mitchell was the winner for best historical album for her box set Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980), her 11th career Grammy win. As for Springsteen, although he did not win an award, the art directors behind his box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums won best […]

Flea and Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform onstage during the 2023 Global Citizen Concert at Central Park, Great Lawn on September 23, 2023 in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Red Hot Chili Peppers have released a statement regarding the newly announced Netflix documentary, The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.The film, set to premiere on March 20, is said to focus on the early days of the […]

Taylor Momsen and Foo Fighters perform onstage during 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Mariah Carey on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) The announcement that Foo Fighters would be performing in tribute to Mariah Carey at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala may have seemed like an odd pairing. Unless, of course, you know about Carey's secret grunge album.Back […]

Covers of The Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' and The Stooges' 'Fun House' (Rhino) The Velvet Underground’s Loaded and The Stooges’ Fun House are the latest albums to get a high fidelity audio release.Both are part of Rhino High Fidelity’s series of limited-edition, high-end vinyl reissues, cut from the original master tapes. Only 5,000 individually numbered copies have been pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and are available now via Rhino.com.Loaded, released in 1970, was […]

Bruce Springsteen performs onstage during the Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures) Just two days after releasing “Streets of Minneapolis,” Bruce Springsteen performed the protest song live for the first time.The Boss was a special guest at Rage Against the Machine guitarist […]

Admat for 'Foreigner: The Hits Orchestral – Celebrating 50 Years Live in Vegas' (courtesy of Live Nation) Foreigner is set to open a new Las Vegas residency in March, and they’ve just announced that the band’s original frontman, Lou Gramm, is joining them for two of the shows.Foreigner: The Hits Orchestral – Celebrating 50 Years Live in Vegas at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort will consist of five shows running […]