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Ten recordings were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame on Wednesday (March 20), following a two-year period in which the Hall was put on hiatus for a reevaluation. As before, this year’s choices are eclectic and wide-ranging, including several that played a key role in creating or popularizing sub-genres – Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (neo-soul), Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” (EDM) and De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising (alternative hip-hop).
Several changes were made during the hiatus period. The number of inducted recordings is down significantly from 25 to 30 in prior years. And while past classes have included repeat inductions by such Hall of Fame mainstays as The Beatles and Ella Fitzgerald, all of this year’s choices are by first-time inductees into the Hall.
Also, the inducted recordings will be greeted with more fanfare than in the past, when each class was merely announced via press release. This class will be saluted at the Grammy Museum’s inaugural Grammy Hall of Fame Gala and concert on May 21 at the NOVO Theater in Los Angeles. Significantly, the event was scheduled more than three months after the Feb. 4 Grammys to give it its own moment.
This year’s induction class consists of six singles and four albums. All four albums were the artists’ debut studio albums (or solo debut, in Hill’s case). The three other debut albums honored were Buena Vista Social Club’s eponymous album, Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction and 3 Feet High and Rising. (Remarkably, Hill has not yet released a follow-up studio album, and Buena Vista Social Club disbanded without doing so.)
The inductees vary widely in terms of their commercial success. The list includes two Diamond-certified albums – Appetite for Destruction (18 million) and The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (10 million). But it also includes a single, William Bell’s “You Don’t Miss Your Water,” that peaked at a lowly No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Some of this year’s inducted recordings were showered with Grammy Awards at the time, including Hill’s album of the year winner The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and The Doobie Brothers’ record and song of the year winner “What a Fool Believes.” But many others weren’t even nominated when they were eligible, including Appetite for Destruction and “I Feel Love.”
The Grammy Hall of Fame was created in 1973 to honor recordings that were released prior to the inception of the Grammy Awards in 1958. Eligibility was soon changed to allow any recording released at least 25 years ago. Counting this year’s 10 inductees, it includes 1,152 recordings.
Let’s take a closer look at the 10 recordings being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year. The titles are arranged alphabetically by artist.
William Bell, “You Don’t Miss Your Water”
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Olivia Rodrigo celebrated the release of her long-awaited sophomore album Guts on Tuesday night (Oct. 3), when she graced the stage at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles for a brief performance as well as an intimate, in depth conversation with acclaimed songwriter and producer Linda Perry. According to Variety, the 20-year-old superstar performed stripped back, solo […]
The famed Roxy nightclub in West Hollywood turns 50 this month, and it’s celebrating its place in history with a new exhibit at the Grammy Museum.
Much of the exhibit, titled Roxy: 50 and Still Rockin’, draws from the personal archive of Roxy co-founder Lou Adler, 89, who opened the 500-capacity club on the Sunset Strip with Elmer Valentine in 1973. Adler is known as a modern master of both film and song whose introductions are typically preceded by a long list of award-winner accolades, but it was his greatest accomplishment – fathering and raising seven successful sons – that gives the exhibit a unique appeal.
Included in the exhibit — which boasts photos and portraits of Hollywood stars and music legends who frequented the club, including Neil Young, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan — is a short documentary that offers a revealing glimpse inside the Roxy’s first family.
Directed by Ashley Stagg and produced by Grammy Museum chief curator/vp of curatorial affairs Jasen Emmons, the documentary focuses on Adler’s place atop the influential family, which includes Adler’s sons, ages 50 to 21: Nic, Cisco, Sonny, Pablo, Ike, Oscar and Manny.
Lou Adler’s two oldest sons, Nic Adler and Cisco Adler, came of age in The Roxy, the On the Rox private club upstairs and the kitchen of the neighboring Rainbow Bar & Grill, all of which their father co-owned along with most of the rest of the Sunset Strip, including other famous outposts including the Whiskey A-Go-Go, the Comedy Store and the Viper Room.
Nic Adler recalls in the film, “As I have my own kids and they say they want to go somewhere…I’m like, ‘That’s unsafe.’ And then I think back to my own childhood, having free reign between the Rainbow and The Roxy and riding my skateboard in the parking lot. And I think at that point I kind of realized that maybe the way I grew up was different.”
Cisco Adler described the venue as an after-school “rock and roll YMCA” with live music, food and a steady stream of Lakers televised games always available.
“I was a musician playing the club before I was actually in a role other than being an Adler, but I can tell you, I still felt that responsibility,” says Cisco Adler in the film, which notes he first performed on stage in 2000 with his band Whitestarr, and came of age around with Roxy locals like Slash and Tommy Lee and even joined Bret Michaels on stage to sing “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”
“When you step on that stage, it’s a big moment,” he explained. As for his other siblings involvement, “Ike has become involved in On The Rox and will become more involved as time goes,” Cisco Adler tells Billboard. “Oscar has started handling merchandise. It’s a true family business.”
In the film, Lou Adler says he never “thought about” making The Roxy part of his sons’ lives but that “it was automatic.”
Also featured in the film is promoter and Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett, who has been designated as an honorary Adler by the family for the years he spent at the venue as a fan, and later as a promoter bringing concerts to the venue. He’s now viewed as the keeper of the flame, managing the venue on behalf of the Adlers through his L.A. concert company, Goldenvoice.
In the film, Tollett recalls seeing Lou pull up to The Roxy in an Aston Martin Lagonda with one of his kids in the backseat — on a school night — and thinking to himself, “What a cool dad.”
The Roxy is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of anniversary shows, including two Neil Young concerts set for Wednesday (Sept. 20) and Thursday (Sept. 21) in honor of Young’s concerts that opened the venue in 1973. Additionally, Stephen Marley will perform on Monday (Sept. 25) in honor of Bob Marley and the Wailers‘ historic 1976 performance at The Roxy, which aired live on KMET radio and was released as a live album in 2023. More information can be found at theroxyturns50.com.
The City of West Hollywood is also hosting an exhibit on the history of the Roxy at the West Hollywood Library in conjunction with the Grammy Museum. Click here for more information.
If you’ve always wanted to have brunch with Charlie Puth, and if you want to support the Grammy Museum’s Grammy in the Schools education programs, you can do both at the same time on Sunday, July 16 when Puth performs at VERSE LA.
Puth is set to perform in the Grammy Museum’s second-ever Sunday Brunch With… program. Jason Mraz headlined the first, which was held on April 2 in the same restaurant. Tickets for Puth’s show are $350 each — same as they were for Mraz.
Guests will eat a three-course brunch while listening to music performed by Grammy in the Schools education program alumni. Following the meal, Puth will perform for 45 minutes. The brunch begins at noon, Puth’s performance begins at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets include an open bar and a three-course brunch (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and dairy free options available), along with complimentary valet parking. Tickets are partially tax deductible; receipts will be issued following the event.
Sunday Brunch With… is presented by City National Bank with support from Porsche Cars North America, Inc. This series is also supported by VERSE LA, which is owned by long-time Grammy Museum supporter and 13-time Grammy-winning mixer, Manny Marroquin.
Marroquin won three Grammys on Feb. 5 — record of the year for Lizzo’s “About Damn Time,” best rap album for Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers and best Latin rock or alternative album for Rosalía’s MOTOMAMI.
Puth has been nominated for four Grammys, though he has yet to win. He has landed four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including Wiz Khalifa’s No. 1 smash “See You Again,” on which he was featured.
The Grammy Museum’s music education programs annually impact more than 35,000 K-12 students and teachers across the U.S.
For tickets and more information on Charlie Puth’s performance, click here.
Grammy Camp, the Grammy Museum’s program for U.S. high school students interested in learning more about careers in the music industry, is expanding from five to seven days this year. The camp will be held from Sunday, July 16, to Saturday, July 22, at USC’s Ronald Tutor Campus Center.
The Grammy Museum announced Thursday (May 25) that 86 high school students have been selected as participants in the 19th annual Grammy Camp program. Gracie Abrams, Lizzy McAlpine, G Flip, Moore Kismet and Paul Klein from LANY will be this year’s guest artists. They will discuss their career paths and help students prepare for the music industry.
“Grammy Camp embodies the Grammy Museum’s mission and education initiatives,” Michael Sticka, president/CEO of the Grammy Museum, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled that with the support of the Hot Topic Foundation, Camp has extended to seven days this year, allowing high school students interested in a career in music more time and immersion to study with leading industry professionals and artists, resulting in a genuine learning experience about life in the music industry.”
Grammy Camp focuses on all aspects of commercial music and provides instruction by industry professionals in an immersive environment. The program features eight music career tracks – audio engineering, electronic music production, music business, music journalism, songwriting, vocal performance, video production, and instrumental performance. All tracks culminate in virtual media projects, recordings and/or performances.
Tuition for Grammy Camp is $1,800, though need-based financial aid is available. The Grammy Camp site notes “over the past few years over 70% of those who have applied for financial aid have received some form of assistance.” Lunch is included, but transportation and housing are not. All Grammy Campers must reside with a parent/guardian or an adult approved by the Grammy Museum.
Applications for Grammy Camp 2024 will be available online in September at the Grammy Camp site.
Pharrell Williams will be honored at the 2023 Grammys on the Hill Awards, which are set for April 26 at the Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. The annual event brings together congressional leaders and music makers to recognize those who have led the fight for creators’ rights. This year’s edition will also honor U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.).
Special guests and attendees will be announced in the coming weeks. The event is sponsored by City National Bank and benefits the Grammy Museum.
“Grammys on the Hill is a celebration like no other, spotlighting music’s unifying power as we bring together our nation’s leaders with some of the most renowned artists in the world,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “It’s a privilege to honor Pharrell alongside Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Cassidy, all of whom have fought tirelessly for pro-music policy that protects the creatives that make up our community.”
“I’m very grateful to be honored at this year’s Grammys on the Hill among some incredible other honorees who have done tremendous advocacy work for others,” Williams said in a statement. “It’s important that we show up for each other and support one another to ensure that we can keep creating.”
Williams has demonstrated a strong commitment to protecting creators’ rights and to philanthropy, from his role in founding organizations such as Black Ambition and YELLOW to his passion for social justice working with former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday.
Williams has received 13 Grammy Awards, including three wins for producer of the year, non-classical. He has received two Academy Award nominations – for his original song “Happy” (from Despicable Me 2) and as a producer for best picture (Hidden Figures). In 2019, he received an Emmy nomination for co-writing “Letter to My Godfather” for Netflix’s The Black Godfather about legendary music executive Clarence Avant. In 2020, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work alongside Chad Hugo in The Neptunes.
Together, Schumer and Cassidy have championed key policies in support of music makers, including co-sponsoring the Save Our Stages Act, which was included in the bipartisan COVID relief package passed in December 2020. In 2018, Schumer and Cassidy were both co-sponsors of the historic Music Modernization Act.
The awards dinner and presentation will feature live performances and special guests. The following day, April 27, the Recording Academy will host the annual Grammys on the Hill Advocacy Day, which brings together current and past Grammy nominees, along with other industry leaders, to meet with lawmakers to discuss issues facing today’s music creators.
Over the past 21 years, Grammys on the Hill has honored artists and congressional leaders alike, including Yolanda Adams, Garth Brooks, Missy Elliott, Quincy Jones and John Mayer, as well as then-Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), former Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), current Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
The annual advocacy event has also led to several major legislative wins for the music industry, most notably the Music Modernization Act.
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The Grammy Museum has announced its Grammy in the Schools Fest programming schedule. Panels and events feature Grammy winners Larrance Dopson and Manny Marroquin and Grammy nominees Justin Tranter and MAJOR.
There will be daily guest artist sessions featuring Tranter, Chase Atlantic, Catie Turner and NLE Choppa & Baby Tate.
Events are scheduled for the week of March 6-10, except for Wednesday March 8. All education programs are free for students with registration.
Here’s the complete schedule of events for the 2023 Grammy in the Schools Fest. Register for all sessions here.
Monday, March 6
Event: Women in Music Career Panel
What: A conversation and Q&A with women working in the music industry. Featuring executive director of the Music Forward Foundation, Nurit Siegel Smith; senior vice president and chief human resources officer for the Guitar Center Company, Anne Buchanan; and from Roland Americas, artist relations manager Melanie Lynn Stevenson and vice president of marketing Katherine Wing.
When: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Event: Music in Film & Television Panel
What: A conversation with music supervisor for The Walt Disney Studios, Brian Vickers; composer Lee Sanders; and re-recording mixer and sound designer, Jonathan Greasley CAS, MPSE on their experiences working in film and television, sync licensing, publishing, and what it takes to have a career in the music industry on the film side.
When: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Event: Mentorship with Grammy U
What: Learn about what steps to take next as a student looking to have a career in the music industry. Featuring director of social media marketing at the Recording Academy, Laura Rodriguez; operations manager for Jammcard, Katrina Lee; and Grammy-nominated musician and singer-songwriter, MAJOR.
When: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Event: Guest Artist Session: Chase Atlantic
What: A conversation with Australian pop artists and production trio, Chase Atlantic. Gain insight into being signed to a label, what it’s like to go on tour, and how to promote yourself in the music industry. Discussion and Q&A with Mitchel Cave, Clinton Cave, and Christian Anthony.
When: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7
Event: LGBTQ Panel in Partnership With the Ally Coalition
What: A conversation with music industry professionals from the LGBTQ community. Featuring DJ, songwriter and music producer Moore Kismet (Omar Davis), and rapper and social media personality, DreBae.
When: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Event: Guest Artist Session: Catie Turner
What: A conversation with singer-songwriter Catie Turner, as she shares her experience in the music industry, on American Idol, and what it means to be an “attachment-style musician.” This panel will feature a Q&A and performance.
When: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Event: Educator Professional Development Clinic
What: A conversation with the founding director of the Popular Music Program, and current associate professor at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Christopher Sampson. Discuss ways to include soft skills and creativity into your curriculum as an educator that will help students learn of different opportunities in the workforce.
When: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Event: History of Hip-Hop & The Hip-Hop Experience
What: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop by learning about the genre through various elements including culture, fashion and history. Featuring British-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Jason Mills (professionally known as IDK); DJ/rapper most known for joining the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, Marq Hawkins (professionally known as DJ Cli-N-Tel); and Grammy-winning producer and 1500 Sound Academy founder, Larrance Dopson.
When: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday March 9
Event: Engineering / Recording / Producer Panel
What: Explore elements of producing recorded music, with an interactive conversation between Grammy-winning engineer and studio owner, Manny Marroquin and American record producer, Noah Goldstein.
When: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Event: World Beat Rhythms Workshop
What: Maria Martinez and Ed Roscetti perform using a selection of traditional hand drums, various percussion instruments and drum set, covering a variety of traditional and hybrid styles. Participants will interact with the performers from their seats, giving the attendees a better understanding of rhythm, technique, time feel, rhythmic phrasing, song form, improvisation and leading an ensemble in a supportive and inspiring environment.
When: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Event: Shakira Exhibit Tour & Non-Profit Spotlight
What: A conversation celebrating the culture and impact of Latin Music with three musicians who have toured and worked directly with Grammy Award winner Shakira: Joe Ayoub, Grecco Buratto, and Adam Zimmon. The Grammy Museum’s chief curator & vice president of curatorial affairs, Jasen Emmons, will take you through “Shakira, Shakira,” the newest exhibit at the Museum.
When: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Event: Guest Artist Session: NLE Choppa and Baby Tate
What: A conversation with American rapper NLE Choppa and American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Baby Tate. Gain insight into being signed to a record label, what it’s like to go on tour, and how to promote yourself in the music industry. Discussion and Q&A followed by a performance.
When: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday, March 10
Event: From Songwriting to Performance
What: A conversation with Haleigh Bowers and Jack DeMeo about working as a songwriter, sync licensing, international writing rounds, and next steps to take for your professional music career.
When: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Event: Music Therapy Panel
What: A conversation and Q&A session that addresses the importance of music and mental health with music therapists in the medical field, entertainment, and entrepreneurial industry. Featuring Sarah Nolan, board certified music therapist for Children’s Hospital LA, as well as Shriners for Children Medical Center; Nakeya Fields, mental health entrepreneur, author, and educator; Ricardo Hurtado, board certified music therapist for LA Música Therapy; and singer-songwriter signed with Interscope Records, renforshort.
When: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Event: Guest Artist Session: Justin Tranter
What: A conversation with Grammy-nominated songwriter Justin Tranter, featuring a discussion and Q&A about their experience in the music industry, working with top artists including Selena Gomez, Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa and Måneskin, as well as serving as the executive music producer and songwriter for Rise of the Pink Ladies – the Grease prequel series premiering on Paramount+ this April. Hear about what it’s like to be an ACLU Bill of Rights Award-winning activist, and founder of Facet Records & Facet Publishing, and songwriter for music, film, television and theater.
When: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Event: Music Educator Award 10th Anniversary Celebration
What: A celebration of the past 10 years of the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s Music Educator Award featuring Kent Knappenberger, Jared Cassedy, Phillip Riggs, Keith Hancock, Melissa Salguero, Jeffery Redding, Mickey Smith, Jr., Jeffrey Murdock, Stephen Cox, and Pamela Dawson. A conversation about the impact the award has had on their music programs and lives.
When: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
It’s only rock n’ roll, but the Grammy Museum likes it.
The Rolling Stones’ 1972 tour of the U.S. and Canada, which coincided with the band’s classic album Exile on Main St., is legendary. The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles is paying tribute to that tour with “The Rolling Stones 1972: Photographs by Jim Marshall,” which opens on Saturday, Nov. 5, and is scheduled to run through June 2023.
The exhibit showcases backstage scenes and performance stills from the California leg of the tour as well as the band’s visits to Sunset Sound recording studios in Los Angeles.
“Once Jim was in, he was another Stone,” Keith Richards said in the foreword of 50th anniversary edition of The Rolling Stones 1972. “He caught us with our trousers down and got the ups and downs. I love his work, which must have been frustrating to do at times, but that is what happens on gigs like this. Wonderful work, and a great guy. He had a way with the shutter and an amazing way with the eye!”
“Jim’s masterful eye and unlimited access captured the Stones in the iconic rockstar way we now visualize the band,” said Kelsey Goelz, associate curator at the Grammy Museum. “This exhibit will transport you to an era of wild rock n’ roll energy at its best.”
There is an irony here: Grammy voters were resistant to The Stones — and to rock in general — in the 1960s and well into the ’70s. Incredibly, the Stones didn’t receive a single Grammy nomination until 1978, when Some Girls received an album of the year nod.
But the Academy has long sought to make amends. The Stones received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy in 1986. Eight years later, they won their first competitive Grammys – best rock album for Voodoo Lounge and best music video, short form for “Love Is Strong.” Five years ago, they won their third Grammy in competition, best traditional blues album for Blue & Lonesome.
The band’s albums Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), and Exile on Main St., along with the classic singles “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965), “Paint It Black” (1966) and “Honky Tonk Women” (1969) have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Hall is meant “to honor musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance,” but it sometimes functions as a second chance for the Grammys to do right by recordings they might have undervalued when they were current.
Marshall, too, has been honored by the Academy. In 2014, he became the first (and remains the only) photographer to be presented with the Trustees Award, an honorary award presented to individuals for nonperformance contributions to the music industry. He was saluted that year alongside film composer Ennio Morricone, and producer Rick Hall.
In 2013 the Grammy Museum hosted a screening of the then-new documentary, Charlie Is My Darling, which was filmed during the band’s 1965 tour of Ireland.
