Whitney Houston performs at the 29th GRAMMYs

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Apple Music Exclusive: Watch Classic GRAMMY Performances

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The Recording Academy teams with Apple Music to offer historical GRAMMY performances by Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Kendrick Lamar, and more
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Nov 24, 2017 - 6:00 am

To celebrate the GRAMMY Awards' 60th anniversary and the show's return to New York for the first time in 15 years, the Recording Academy and Apple Music are bringing fans a special video collection of exclusive GRAMMY performances and playlists that represent the illustrious history of Music's Biggest Night.

Available exclusively via Apple Music in a dedicated GRAMMYs section, the celebratory collection features 60-plus memorable performances specifically curated across six genres: pop, rap, country, rock, R&B, and jazz. 

The artist performances featured in the collection include Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing" (25th GRAMMY Awards, 1983); Whitney Houston, "Greatest Love Of All" (29th GRAMMY Awards, 1987); Run DMC, "Tougher Than Leather" (30th GRAMMY Awards, 1988); Miles Davis, "Hannibal" (32nd GRAMMY Awards, 1990); Shania Twain, "Man, I Feel Like A Woman" (41st GRAMMY Awards, 1999); Dixie Chicks, "Landslide" (45th GRAMMY Awards, 2003); Bruno Mars and Sting, "Locked Out Of Heaven" and "Walking On The Moon" (55th GRAMMY Awards, 2013); and Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker The Berry" (58th GRAMMY Awards, 2016).

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. The telecast will be broadcast live on CBS at 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT. 

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Apple Music: Watch Classic GRAMMY Pop Performances

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From Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera to Gnarls Barkley and Ricky Martin, watch unforgettable GRAMMY pop performances now on Apple Music
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Dec 5, 2017 - 10:37 am

As part of The Recording Academy and Apple Music's exclusive commemorative video collection in celebration of the GRAMMY Awards' 60th anniversary, music fans can now watch some of the most electric pop performances in the history of Music's Biggest Night.

Remember Jennifer Hudson's emotive performance of "I Will Always Love You" just a day after the world learned of the passing of Whitney Houston? Who could forget Pink's acrobatic, gravity-defying "Glitter In The Air" performance in 2010? Or Christina Aguilera's soul-stirring rendition of "Beautiful" in 2003? How about Ricky Martin's "La Copa De La Vida" at the 41st GRAMMY Awards, which is often credited with ushering in the late '90s Latin pop explosion? And the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, covering Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 classic "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at the 13th GRAMMY Awards?

All of these and more are available now via Apple Music in the dedicated GRAMMYs section.

Other featured pop performances include Gorillaz and Madonna, "Feel Good Inc./Hung Up" (48th GRAMMY Awards); Lady Gaga and Elton John "Poker Face" and "Speechless/Your Song" (52nd GRAMMY Awards); Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Trombone Shorty and Madonna, "Same Love" and "Open Your Heart," (56th GRAMMY Awards); Bruno Mars and Sting, "Locked Out Of Heaven" and "Walking On The Moon," (55th GRAMMY Awards); Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy," (49th GRAMMY Awards); and Gladys Knight & The Pips, "Midnight Train To Georgia" (16th GRAMMY Awards).

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. The telecast will be broadcast live on CBS at 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT. 

Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban perform at the 59th GRAMMY Awards

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Apple Music: Watch Classic GRAMMY Country Performances

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From Shania Twain, Faith Hill and the Dixie Chicks to Charlie Daniels Band, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood, kick the tires on Apple Music's video collection of GRAMMY country performances
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Jan 5, 2018 - 10:34 am

The heartbeat of country music at the GRAMMYs can be traced back to the beginning when the inaugural Best Country & Western Performance category was awarded to the Kingston Trio for "Tom Dooley" at the 1st GRAMMY Awards.

In the years to follow, legends such as Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Hank Williams Sr., among others, would earn the coveted GRAMMY. Meanwhile, Music's Biggest Night would go on to host some of the most electrifying country performances in live television history, a journey you can now trace as part of the Recording Academy and Apple Music's exclusive commemorative video collection in celebration of the GRAMMY Awards' 60th anniversary.

Charlie Daniels Band turn in a fiery performance of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" at the 22nd GRAMMY Awards. Mary Chapin Carpenter two-steps with BeauSoleil on "Down At The Twist & Shout" at the 34th GRAMMYs. Tim McGraw goes deep with "Live Like You Were Dying" at the 47th GRAMMYs. And Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood stand toe-to-toe for "The Fighter" at the 59th GRAMMYs.

Additionally, watch two top-shelf performances by top GRAMMY winner Vince Gill: "Pocket Full Of Gold" at the 34th GRAMMYs and "Pretty Little Adriana" at the 40th GRAMMY Awards.

There's also a trio of performances from arguably the most successful female trio in country music history: the Dixie Chicks. See Natalie Maines, Marty Maguire and Emily Robison harmonize on "Landslide" and "Goodbye Earl" at the 42nd telecast and then watch them thumb their collective noses at the establishment during "Not Ready To Make Nice" at the 49th GRAMMYs.

Finally, the country collection features Shania Twain's stage-commanding run-through of "Man I Feel Like A Woman" at the 41st GRAMMYs; Faith Hill's sultry "Breathe" at the 43rd GRAMMYs, Miranda Lambert's moving "The House That Built Me" at the 53rd GRAMMY Awards, Underwood's cautionary tale,  "Before He Cheats," at the 50th GRAMMYs, and the Civil Wars' lone GRAMMY performance, "Barton Hollow," at the 54th telecast.

All of these performances and more are available now, only on Apple Music. Watch now at Applemusic.com/GRAMMYs.

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. The telecast will be broadcast live on CBS at 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT. 

 

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Apple Music: Watch Timeless GRAMMY R&B Performances

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From Marvin Gaye and the Queen of Soul to Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill and John Legend, head to Apple Music to watch an amazing collection of GRAMMY R&B performances
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Dec 21, 2017 - 10:37 am

Want to time travel back through some of the best R&B stage performances of all time?

Music fans can now watch classic GRAMMY moments from the likes of rhythm-and-blues legends Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, and more as part of the Recording Academy and Apple Music's exclusive commemorative video collection in celebration of the GRAMMY Awards' 60th anniversary.

The Queen of Soul Franklin lifts the roof off Madison Square Garden at the 36th GRAMMYs with the Carole King/Gerry Goffin chestnut "Natural Woman." Vandross croons through "Give Me The Reason" at the 29th telecast. In one of Music's Biggest Night's more seductive performances, Gaye performs some "Sexual Healing" at the 25th GRAMMY Awards. And Mayfield steals the show at the 15th GRAMMYs with the perfectly funky "Freddie's Dead."

The collection also features Lauryn Hill and Carlos Santana's flavorful teaming for "Zion" at the 41st GRAMMY Awards, the inimitable Whitney Houston's uplifting "The Greatest Love Of All" at the 29th GRAMMY Awards, and Mary J. Blige's moving "No More Drama" from the 44th GRAMMY Awards.

Rounding out the R&B subset are a trio of more recent performances: John Legend's soul-stirring "Ordinary People" at the 48th GRAMMYs, Miguel and Wiz Khalifa's "Adorn" collaboration at the 55th GRAMMYs, and Bruno Mars' energetic "That's What I Like" from the 59th telecast.

All of these performances and more are available now, only on Apple Music. Watch now at Applemusic.com/GRAMMYs.

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. The telecast will be broadcast live on CBS at 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT. 

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Apple Music: Watch Classic GRAMMY Jazz Performances

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Spanning jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Wynton Marsalis, and more, find out which unforgettable jazz GRAMMY performances you can watch now
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Jan 15, 2018 - 10:41 am

What would the fabric of American music look like if it weren't for jazz? It could be argued there would be no rock and roll or hip-hop had it not been for the piano finesse of Duke Ellington, the out-of-this-world scat singing of Ella Fitzgerald or the virtuoso saxophone wielding of Charlie Parker.

Apple Music: Classic GRAMMY Jazz Performances

Though jazz predates the 1958 inaugural GRAMMY Awards by decades, Music's Biggest Night didn't waste any time in recognizing the biggest names of the genre in its first few years — Fitzgerald, Ellington, Count Basie, and Miles Davis — and the legacy of honoring the best in jazz continues to this day with dedicated awards categories and unforgettable performances.

Now, you can relive the glory of jazz on the GRAMMY telecast thanks to the Recording Academy and Apple Music's exclusive commemorative video collection in celebration of the 60th GRAMMY Awards.

Watch vocal quartet the Mills Brothers satiate with their smooth harmonies during their jazz medley during the 20th GRAMMY Awards. That same year, Basie and his orchestra lit up the stage with a swingin' version of the standard "Sweet Georgia Brown."

Flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione gave a soulful rendition of his popular "Feels So Good" at the 21st GRAMMYs, while Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson tickled the ivories on "Just In Time." At the 26th telecast, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was on fire for his performance of "Hummel: Rondo Allegro, Molto, Later."

Singer/bandleader Cab Calloway helped usher in the 30th GRAMMY Awards with his GRAMMY Hall Of Fame classic "Minnie The Moocher." Guitarist George Benson strummed up another spark of jazz at the telecast that year with "On Broadway."

At the 31st GRAMMYs, jazz vocal collective Manhattan Transfer livened up the evening with "She's The Most," while legendary trumpet master Dizzy Gillespie made a splash with "Brother Kay." Vocalist Sarah Vaughan closed the night for jazz with "So Many Stars." The following year, at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards, Miles Davis himself took the stage for "Hannibal."

Singer Nnenna Freelon and a cappella group Take 6 soared with "Straighten Up And Fly Right" at the 43rd GRAMMY Awards. And at the 51st GRAMMYs, a truly diverse group of musicians, including Lil Wayne, Robin Thicke, Allen Toussaint, Terence Blanchard, and Dirty Dozen Brass Band, brought down the house with "Big Chief, Feet Don't Fail Me Now."

All of these performances and more are available now, only on Apple Music. Watch now at Applemusic.com/GRAMMYs.

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28. The telecast will be broadcast live on CBS at 7:30–11 p.m. ET/4:30–8 p.m. PT. 

Full 60th GRAMMY Awards Nominations List