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The Beatles earned their first Grammy nominations since 1997 on Friday.
The Fab 4 earned two nods for his or her newest – and “final” – music “Now and Then,” with their nod within the report of the 12 months class sitting amongst modern artists together with Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.
The long-lasting rock group was additionally acknowledged in the perfect rock efficiency class for the monitor.
This 12 months’s nods for “Now and Then” marks the primary Beatles nominations because the late ’90s, after they received three Grammys in 1997.
Referred to by Paul McCartney as “the final Beatles music,” the monitor was written by the late John Lennon, who died in 1980, and options authentic vocals that Lennon recorded in 1970 that have been preserved utilizing synthetic intelligence.
“Now and Then” options new instrumentation from each McCartney and Ringo Starr, the one two surviving Beatles, plus guitar recordings by the late George Harrison – who died in 2001 – from the ‘90s.
The Beatles’ first-ever Grammy win got here in 1965 on the seventh Grammy Awards, the place they received greatest new artist of 1964 and greatest efficiency by a vocal group for his or her now-timeless hit “A Laborious Day’s Evening.”
In 1968, they received album of the 12 months for his or her groundbreaking album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band.” The band has received seven Grammys whole, up to now.
Nonetheless, the Beatles aren’t the one traditional rock ‘n rollers from that period to seem on this 12 months’s checklist of Grammy nominees. The Rolling Stones earned a nomination on Friday for greatest rock album for his or her 2023 album “Hackney Diamonds.”
Led by authentic members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wooden, the Stones have collectively received three Grammys of their profession, the latest coming in 2018 for his or her album “Blue & Lonesome” in the perfect conventional blues album class.
They earned their first nod in 1978 for “Some Ladies,” which was acknowledged for album of the 12 months on the time.