We know it’s hard fitting in every musician or industry legend we lost since the last Grammys, and props to the Grammys for remembering plenty of legends who passed away in the past year (Kris Kristofferson, Cissy Houston, Dickey Betts, JD Souther, Phil Lesh, Sergio Mendes, Duke Fakir, Garth Hudson, and sadly so many more). But it was still sad to see that the memorial list didn’t have room for heroes of power pop (Greg Kihn), hip-hop (Ka, OG Maco), indie rock (the Replacements’ Slim Dunlap, the Chills’ Martin Phillipps, Olivia Tremor Control’s W. Cullen Hart), classic rock (Iron Butterfly’s Doug Ingle, Moby Grape’s Jerry Miller), rap metal (Crazy Town’s Shifty Shellshock), folk (Happy Traum, Bernice Reagon, Spider John Koerner), Indian classical music (Zakir Hussain), singer-songwriterdom (Dave Loggins, Libby Titus, Mike Brewer of Brewer & Shipley), doo-wop (the Zodiacs’ Maurice Williams), alt-rock (World Party’s Karl Wallinger), metal (Great White’s Jack Russell), blues (the Electric Flag’s Nick Gravenites), prog (King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield), and the production world (Shel Talmy). They were missed.


You May Also Like
News
A new viral video reveals Taylor Swift offering tips to service staff members as she leaves the recent 2025 Grammy Awards. In the clip,...
News
Charli XCX Joins Noah Kahan in Matching Chappell Roan’s $25K Donation to Support Artists’ Healthcare
Charli XCX and Noah Kahan are joining Chappell Roan in supporting artists facing healthcare challenges. On Saturday (Feb. 8), the 32-year-old British pop star...
News
Kanye West is coming to his wife Bianca Censori’s defense after her see-through dress at the 2025 Grammy Awards red carpet stirred online controversy....
Features
Chappell Roan brought the music industry’s treatment of artists back into the national consciousness this week during her Grammy acceptance speech for Best New...