MASTODON, FOO FIGHTERS Grammy Awards Winners In Metal, Rock Categories

January 28, 2018, 6 years ago

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MASTODON, FOO FIGHTERS Grammy Awards Winners In Metal, Rock Categories

The 60th Grammy Awards are being celebrated tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York City and Mastodon has just won the Best Metal Performance for “Sultan’s Curse” and the Foo Fighters won for Best Rock Song with “Run”.

For a full list of nominees, visit Grammy.com.

Each year the Grammy Hall Of Fame celebrates a class of outstanding recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. To continue its ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating timeless recordings, the Recording Academy has announced the class of 2018 recordings added to the Hall.

Recordings honored include Whitney Houston's unforgettable 1992 cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You"; Dr. Dre's groundbreaking 1992 debut rap album, The Chronic; Public Enemy's 1989 hip-hop classic, "Fight The Power"; Aerosmith's 1973 power ballad, "Dream On"; Nirvana's influential 1991 LP, Nevermind; and David Bowie's 1969 time-traveling track "Space Odyssey".

Queen's fourth studio album, A Night At The Opera (1972), the Rolling Stones' chart-topping "Paint It Black" (1966), Johnny Cash's seminal Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968), Linda Ronstadt's fifth studio album, Heart Like A Wheel (1974), Motown group the Four Tops' single "I Can't Help Myself" (1965), and Gladys Knight & The Pips' classic "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (1967) each made the list.

Also earning a spot in the 2018 class is Jimi Hendrix's album Band Of Gypsys (1970), Sam Cooke's classic single "Bring It On Home To Me" (1962), Parliament's infectious track "Flash Light" (1978), Andy Williams' smooth interpretation of "Moon River" (1962), Billy Paul's ballad "Me And Mrs. Jones" (1972), and Leon Russell's iconic "A Song For You" (1970).

Read more at Grammy.com.

Queen will receive an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Grammy's. The award is presented to those “who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.”

Queen - bassist John Deacon, guitarist Brian May, frontman Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor - have made an indelible impact on the music industry with blockbuster hits such as the Grammy Hall Of Fame-inducted recordings "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Will Rock You"/"We Are The Champions".

This year's other Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, and Tina Turner. Bill Graham, Seymour Stein and John Williams will receive the Trustees Award. Tony Agnello and Richard Factor are the Technical Grammy Award recipients.



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