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Susanna Hoffs, Muni Long and more have been added to the lineup for the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame gala, presented jointly by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum. The event is set for Friday (May 16) at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. – the site of the first Grammy Awards ceremony in 1959.
Performances will pay tribute to the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame inducted recordings, which were announced on Feb. 13.
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Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles will perform Cat Stevens’ “Wild World” from the singer-songwriter’s 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman. Emmylou Harris, her producer Daniel Lanois, and jazz drummer Brian Blade will perform selections from Harris’ 1995 album Wrecking Ball. Leslie Odom Jr. will perform the title track from Luther Vandross’ 1981 album, Never Too Much, and Ledisi will perform Clara Ward’s 1951 song “How I Got Over.”
Latin Grammy nominee Leslie Grace will deliver Miami Sound Machine’s 1985 breakthrough hit, “Conga.” Percussionist Cindy Blackman and guitarist Orianthi, joined by longtime Santana band member Andy Vargas, will perform Santana’s “Smooth” from the band’s 1999 album Supernatural; Blackman is married to Carlos Santana.
Eddie Floyd and Jody Stephens, drummer of iconic power-pop band Big Star will perform Floyd’s 1966 hit “Knock on Wood.” Stephens is also expected to perform a track from Big Star’s 1972 album #1 Record. The other five 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame inducted recordings are: J.D. Crowe & The New South’s J.D. Crowe & The New South; Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt; Fela Kuti & Afrika 70’s Zombie; Linda Martell’s “Color Him Father”;and Geeshie Wiley’s “Last Kind Words Blues.”
In addition, John Mellencamp, Conan Gray and Long will perform as part of a tribute to this year’s label honoree, Republic Records. Atlantic Records was the initial label honoree at last year’s gala, which marked the first time there was a stand-alone event to honor the inducted recordings. Last year’s gala was held at the Novo Theatre at L.A. Live.
Jon Batiste, the inaugural recipient of the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award, will also perform. This new annual honor, created in partnership with The Ray Charles Foundation, recognizes an artist whose creative legacy reflects the visionary innovation of Ray Charles.
Returning as host is CBS News journalist Anthony Mason. The show will again be produced by Ken Ehrlich, alongside Ron Basile, Lindsay Saunders Carl and Lynne Sheridan. Ehrlich produced or executive produced the annual Grammy Awards telecast for 40 years. Cheche Alara, a Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning composer, producer and conductor, will serve as musical director for the event.
This year’s additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame meet the main requirements – they exhibit “qualitative or historical significance” and are at least 25 years old. Eligible artist(s), producer(s), engineer(s), and mixer(s) of these 13 recordings will receive a certificate from the Recording Academy.
The Grammy Hall of Fame was established by the Recording Academy’s national trustees in 1973. Inducted recordings are selected annually by a member committee drawn from all branches of the recording arts with final ratification by the academy’s national board of trustees. Counting these 13 new titles, the Grammy Hall of Fame totals 1,165 inducted recordings. The full list of past inducted recordings can be found here.
The Grammy Hall of Fame Gala serves as a fundraiser to support the Grammy Museum’s national education programs. It includes a cocktail reception, dinner, and concert program. Tickets are on sale now. Individual tickets are $1,250. For more information, visit this site.
An online auction is currently underway, featuring a collection of guitars signed by such artists as Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Chris Martin, Sabrina Carpenter, and Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars. They are also auctioning off platinum tickets to the 68th Grammy Awards and more. Proceeds will benefit the Grammy Museum’s education programs. For more information, visit this site.
The heartbeat of Korean pop music will pulsate through the halls of the Grammy Museum as it embarks on a multi-year celebration of the global phenomenon by spotlighting two trailblazing acts.
To kick off the new initiative, Billboard can exclusively reveal that the Grammy Museum will present KQ ENT. (ATEEZ & xikers): A Grammy Museum Pop-Up for a limited time beginning next month.
Inside the museum’s third-floor red carpet gallery, the pop-up exhibit will feature boy bands ATEEZ and xikers, which are under the home of quickly rising K-pop agency and management label KQ Entertainment.
The exhibit promises an immersive experience for fans featuring outfits and props throughout both groups’ careers. One exhibition highlight includes props and the main outfits worn in ATEEZ’s “Crazy Form” music video, the lead single from their 2023 album THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in December and has earned 278,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. to date, according to Luminate.
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Also, xikers will feature the attire from the music for “We Don’t Stop,” the single from their latest EP, HOUSE OF TRICKY: Trial and Error which marked another chart triumphant for KQ Ent. when it debuted at No. 73 on the Billboard 200 earlier this month with 13,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Fans can also look forward to other props, outfits and mementos from different KQ projects including the look xikers member JUNGHOON wore for the band’s performance video of “TRICKY HOUSE” off their 2023 debut HOUSE OF TRICKY : Doorbell Ringing.
To date, ATEEZ has earned 1.49 million total equivalent album units in the U.S. to date since their October 2018 debut. Meanwhile, xikers has earned 70,000 total equivalent album units in the U.S. so far as they approach their one-year anniversary on March 30.
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“It’s an honor to have pieces from our latest music release displayed at the Grammy Museum where so many wonderful artists have left a piece of their musical history,” ATEEZ says in a statement. “There are so many elements involved in the process of our music creation and we’re excited to be able to share some of it through our music video outfits and props.”
xikers adds, “We’re so grateful for the opportunity to have our pieces displayed alongside our labelmate and seniors ATEEZ, as well as so many amazing artists that we’ve grown up listening to. Though it’s only been a little over a year since our debut, we’re so happy to take part in this opportunity at the Grammy Museum and hope that everyone has fun looking at all the interesting outfits and props that have helped create the xikers world in the music video of our latest release.”
Kyu Wook Kim, CEO of KQ Entertainment, also made a rare public statement as part of the milestone.
“The global spread of K-pop is truly remarkable and it is a great honor to see ATEEZ and xikers represent K-pop music at the Grammy Museum,” the CEO and longtime K-pop executive shares. “Witnessing our artists’ hard work and dedication being recognized on such a large scale by the Grammy Museum is truly a privilege and fills us with so much pride. We aim to continue to do our best to work with our artists to break boundaries in music on the global stage with K-pop.”
The Grammy Museum also shared more insight into curating its two-year K-pop commitment.
“Korean pop music is one of the greatest phenomena in the history of recorded music and culture,” says Michael Sticka, President/CEO of the Grammy Museum. “The Grammy Museum plans to celebrate the world of K-pop, its much-deserved success, and worldwide chart-breaking artists by curating dedicated exhibits and programming over the next two years. We look forward to launching this series with exclusive outfits and props from xikers and ATEEZ.”
KQ ENT. (ATEEZ & xikers): A Grammy Museum Pop-Up is scheduled to open on April 10 and run until June 10, launching just ahead of ATEEZ’s debut at Coachella 2024 as the first K-pop boy band to perform at the Indio festival.
More information about ticket reservations and the event can be found at the Grammy Museum website.
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Jason Mraz will kick off The Grammy Museum’s “Sunday Brunch With…” series, a fundraiser for the museum’s Grammy in the Schools education programs.
The inaugural event will be held on Sunday April 2 at VERSE LA, a restaurant in Los Angeles’ Toluca Lake neighborhood. Guests will eat a three-course brunch while listening to music performed by a jazz trio assembled by a Grammy in the Schools education program alumni. Following the meal, Mraz will perform for 45 minutes. The brunch begins at noon, Mraz’s performance begins at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets, priced at $350, include open bar and three-course brunch (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and dairy free options available) and complimentary valet parking. Tickets are tax deductible.
This inaugural event is presented by Union Bank and supported by VERSE LA, which is owned by long-time Grammy Museum supporter and 11-time Grammy-winning mixer, Manny Marroquin.
Marroquin won a Grammy for record of the year on Feb. 5 for his work on Lizzo’s “About Damn Time.” He won album of the year last year for his work on Jon Batiste’s We Are. He has won two awards each for work with Lizzo and Alicia Keys and one award each for work with Mary Mary, Kanye West, John Legend, John Mayer, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Batiste.
Mraz is a two-time Grammy winner. He won both awards on the 2010 telecast – best male pop vocal performance for “Make It Mine” and best pop collaboration with vocals for “Lucky,” a collab with Colbie Caillat.
The Grammy Museum’s music education programs annually impact more than 35,000 K-12 students and teachers across the U.S.
VERSE L.A. is located at 4212 Lankershim Blvd, Toluca Lake, CA 91602. Tickets and more info here.
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