The Talking Heads are among six honorees who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2021. Other artists receiving the honors include Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa and Selena. The recipients of the Special Merit award will be recognized at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards … Continue reading Talking Heads to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award →

Since 1959, all the way back when Domenico Modugno swept the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories with “Nel Blu Dipinto Blu (Volare)” (in Italian no less!), the Recording Academy has awarded more than 8,000 Grammy Awards to a wide variety of artists.  The Beatles were the first rock band to … Continue reading You Won’t Believe This List of Rock Artists Who Have Never Won a Grammy →

Black Sabbath, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic and Sam & Dave will be honored by the Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards, it was announced today. Other artists also being awarded the honor include Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias and Dionne Warwick. The Recording Academy has also announced that producer Lou Adler(Carole King, Mamas And … Continue reading Black Sabbath to Receive Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award →

On October 5, 2018 PBS in collaboration with the Recording Academy will air GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® as part of the “Great Performances” series. This third annual all-star concert pays tribute to the Academy’s 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients which include such legends as Queen, Tina Tuner, Neil Diamond and Emmylou Harris. The celebration … Continue reading ‘GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends’ Concert to Air Next Month →

“Stayin’ Alive: A GRAMMY® Salute To The Music Of The Bee Gees” is set to air Sunday, April 16th on CBS. The performance, which marked the 40th anniversary of the landmark soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever features performances by Stevie Wonder, Ed Sheeran, Keith Urban, Andra Day and others, as well as co-founding … Continue reading Grammy Salute to the Bee Gees to Air in April →

David Bowie’s Blackstar album received five Grammy Awards Sunday night including Best Alternative Album, Best Rock Performance (“Blackstar”), Best Rock Song (“Blackstar”), Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and Best Recording Package. With the exception of a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2006 and an award for Best Video in 1985, these five posthumous awards mark the … Continue reading David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Wins Five Grammy Awards →

Just two days after the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, The Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures, and CBS will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever by presenting “Stayin’ Alive: A GRAMMY® Salute To The Music Of The Bee Gees.” Previous GRAMMY® nominee Andra Day, five-time GRAMMY winner Celine … Continue reading “Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees” To Take Place Feb 14th →

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have been announced as performers at this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony on January 26th. McCartney is nominated for four awards, including Best Rock Song for “Cut Me Some Slack” (with Dave Grohl, Krist Noveselic and Pat Smear), Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for Wings Over America, Best Surround … Continue reading Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr to Perform on Grammy Awards →

June 15, 1999 – Santana release their 18th studio album, Supernatural. It sells an estimated 30 million copies worldwide and garners Santana nine Grammy Awards, breaking the record held by Michael Jackson for most Grammys in one year. June 15, 1967 – Peter Green leaves the John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and goes on to form Fleetwood Mac with bandmate John McVie … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 15 in Classic Rock →

May 24, 1994 – Bret Michaels of Poison loses control of his Ferrari and crashes into a telephone pole in Burbank, CA.  He breaks his thumb, nose and collarbone, loses four teeth, cracks his sternum, and receives a hairline fracture of his upper jawbone. According to police reports, he passed out behind the wheel while driving. May 24, 1974 – David Bowie releases his 8th studio album Diamond Dogs. … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 24 in Classic Rock →

April 7, 1990 – Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee suffers a mild concussion after falling 20 feet from the scaffolding above his elevated drum kit. Tommy was descending as usual on a bungee rope but panicked when he thought his roadie wouldn’t pull the brake in time.  He was turned upside down and smashed heads with a person … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 7 in Classic Rock →

March 18, 1978 – An estimated 350,000 rock fans attend the largest festival of the 70’s, California Jam II in Ontario, California. Performers include Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Santana, Heart, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush and Rubicon, featuring a young Jack Blades. March 18, 1975 – The Who’s Tommy premieres in New York. March 18, 2002 – The Ramones and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are among those inducted into the … Continue reading CDJ Today: March 18 in Classic Rock →