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Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Live Report: Grammy Gala 2024
https://www.youtube.com/embed/sY7k0x2hUJM?si=O-fS84fezC_AFNsG The 2024 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees were honored in what would be the first of a new annual tradition of galas, hosted at the Grammy Museum and Novo in Downtown Los Angeles this last …
The 2024 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees were honored in what would be the first of a new annual tradition of galas, hosted at the Grammy Museum and Novo in Downtown Los Angeles this last Tuesday night.
Outside of a few delays and moments of miscommunication, the evening was a swift and enjoyable tribute to some groundbreaking albums and memorable songs, with a slew of famed modern artists paying tribute to their musical heroes.
Elle King (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Opening the musical part of the night was Andra Day, covering Donna Summer's disco classic "I Feel Love", complete with a sparkling outfit to match the era that song dominated the charts. Following day was Elle King, who seemed like the perfect fit to deliver a rollicking cover of WandaJackson's "Let's Have a Party". King, who has traversed both rock, alternative and country music in her career, imbued the spirit of Jackson's rockabilly classic.
The War and Treaty (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
As the evening continued, country gospel husband and wife The War and Treaty honored CharleyPride with a rendition of "Kiss an Angel Good Morning", and band of brothers Hanson did a great version of the Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes". For me, the highlight of the evening was certainly having the soul great William Bell in the house to perform his own inducted classic "You Don't Miss Your Water". With the new Stax Records docuseries recently premiering on Max, there's no better time to rediscover the catalog of this soul great, who continues to release wonderful new music. Andra Day then returned to the stage and paid tribute to Lauryn Hill, who was in the audience that night with her rising-star son YG Marley.
On top of honoring these song inductees, the evening also paid tribute to Atlantic Records, now in their 75th year. While feelings about labels can be contentious in our current climate due to the pay disparity between artists and labels, there's no denying the amount of great music Atlantic has released over its seven+ decades. I even have a bit of history working with the label on VanceJoy's music video for "Saturday Sun". While that song was of course not played during the night, the label did choose young talent Ravyn Lenae to sing Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song", and modern rock titans Shinedown (riding high on the crossover success of current single "A Symptom of Being Human"), who completely nailed an electrifying version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven".
The evening closed out with War and Treaty returning for a joyous version of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say". There's a reason the duo are having the best years in their career yet - the multitalented duo can get a party started with their powerhouse vocals.
On top of all the performances and tributes, the evening also acted as a fundraiser for the Grammy Museum's programs and education outreach. In a time when schools are cutting arts and music programs, we should all be grateful that the Grammys are doing their part to help keep music education in schools and in communities.
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