Prince and the Conflict have been amongst these honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards on the Grammys’ Particular Benefit Award ceremony on Saturday.
Per the Grammy web site, the award is offered to artists “who, throughout their lifetimes, have made artistic contributions of excellent creative significance to the sector of recording.” Different recipients this 12 months included Frankie Valli, Frankie Beverly, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal and Roxanne Shante.
Jimmy Jam, a former member of the Minneapolis band the Time, whom Prince labored with carefully, was current on the ceremony.
“He had the perfect work ethic of anyone I ever met,” Jam mentioned (through NME). “What that lesson taught me was that he noticed me as higher than I noticed myself. I need to enlighten different folks to their greatness.”
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Public Enemy’s Chuck D accepted the award on behalf of the Conflict, studying an announcement offered by the surviving members of the band, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon.
What to Know Concerning the Upcoming Grammy Ceremony
This 12 months’s Grammy ceremony will happen on Sunday Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. EST. A number of rock acts are up for main awards.
The nominees for Greatest Rock Album embody the Black Crowes (Happiness Bastards), Inexperienced Day (Saviors), Pearl Jam (Darkish Matter), the Rolling Stones (Hackney Diamonds) and Jack White (No Identify). The Beatles are up for 2 awards, each for his or her 2023 track “Now and Then,” within the File of the 12 months and Greatest Rock Efficiency classes.
The ceremony will probably be broadcast dwell on CBS and Paramount+.
