Nirvana have picked up a lifetime achievement award at the Special Merit Awards ahead of tonight’s (February 5) Grammys.
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The award, given out last night (February 4) by The Recording Academy, was picked up by Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.Ā
NovoselicĀ spoke at the awards and said he still reads fan mail from around the world, sensing that a new generation of fans are still discovering Nirvanaās music.
Novoselic also quoted the line āTeenage angst has paid off,ā adding, āWell, and so it has” (viaĀ Billboard).
Elsewhere, other awards went to artists and industry professionals including Heart, The Supremes, Jim Stewart, Slick Rick, Nile Rogers, Bobby McFerrin, Ma Rainey and Henry Diltz. You can see the full list of recipients below:
Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Supremes
Nirvana
Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
Nile Rodgers
Slick Rick
Bobby McFerrin
Ma Rainey
Trustees Awards
Jim Stewart
Ellis Marsalis
Henry Diltz
Technical Grammy Award Honourees
AES
Dr. Andy Hildebrand
Music Educator Award
Pamela Dawson, director of choral activities, DeSoto High School, DeSoto, Tex.
Future,Ā Missy Elliott,Ā Glorilla and more are set to perform during tonight’sĀ GrammyāsĀ tribute to 50 years of hip-hop.
Earlier this week,Ā QuestloveĀ revealed that heās co-curated the tribute in a new announcement video released on January 31, teasing that heād been working on the tribute with some of the ābiggest namesā in hip-hop.
The performance will honour the 50th anniversary of hip-hopās beginnings and will see a range of acts perform from the genre, across āits past, its present, its future,ā according to Questlove.
In the video, Questlove said:Ā āIām really really thrilled to announce that thereās gonna be a special segment on the Grammy telecast, this Sunday night, honouring hip-hopās 50th.
āCan you believe 50? Itās going to be an absolutely amazing moment with some of the biggest names from the genre coming together to celebrate hip-hop history ā its past, its present, its future.ā
Questlove went on to say that hip-hopās āimpact on our culture and our worldā is āimmeasurableā and described it as a ādriving force in the music, in the culture.ā He continued: āIāve had the great privilege of co-curating this thing with The Roots and many many others that are gonna join us that night. So, you gotta see it.ā
The 65th Grammy Awards will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, withĀ comedian Trevor Noah on hosting dutiesĀ for the third time in a row. Nominations wereĀ announced in November, with the likes ofĀ BeyoncĆ©,Ā Kendrick LamarĀ andĀ Adele leading the way.
Check out how to watch the awards here.
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