The Conflict and Prince are among the many artists to be honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognises performers “who, throughout their lifetimes, have made artistic contributions of excellent inventive significance to the sphere of recording.”
The London punk pioneers and the gifted Minneapolis icon be a part of Frankie Valli, blues legend Taj Mahal, and trailblazing rapper Roxanne Shante on the 2025 listing, which is voted for by the Recording Academy’s Nationwide Trustees.
On the official Grammys web site, The Conflict are hailed as “pioneers in integrating parts of militant reggae, dub, funk, jazz, and hip-hop into their music, influencing fellow bands, musicians and DJs alike, then and now”, whereas Prince’s tribute states that he’s “thought-about by many to be the best artist of all time.”
In one other acknowledgement of rock’s wealthy historical past, English producer and recording engineer Glyn Johns, whose CV takes in work on legendary albums by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, is to obtain a Particular Benefit Award, with the Academy noting, “his legacy in rock music is profound, along with his methods and ethics persevering with to affect fashionable producers and engineers.”
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will happen on Sunday, February 2, 2025 on the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles.
Beyonce has obtained 11 nominations for her nation album, Cowboy Carter, whereas Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, Submit Malone and Billie Eilish have every obtained seven nominations.
The Greatest Rock Album class can be contested by, The Black Crowes’ comeback file Happiness Bastards, voted Album of The 12 months by Basic Rock‘s writers, Pearl Jam’s Darkish Matter, Romance by Fontaines D.C., The Rolling Stones’ twenty fourth studio album Hackney Diamonds, Inexperienced Day’s Saviors and Tangk by Idles.
