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Watch Cyndi Lauper Perform "Time After Time" At The 27th GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY Rewind

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The '80s pop icon won Best New Artist that year, in addition to "Time After Time" being nominated for Song Of The Year
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
Sep 6, 2019 - 9:59 am

Pop torchbearer Cyndi Lauper is many things: singer, songwriter, actress, activist and a two-time GRAMMY winner. Early in her career, she memorably performed her 1983 single "Time After Time" at the 27th GRAMMY Awards, which you can relive below.

Cyndi Lauper Performs "Time After Time" In 1985

She won Best New Artist that year, and was nominated for four more GRAMMYs: Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female) for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," Song Of The Year for "Time After Time," Album Of The Year for She's So Unusual, and Record Of The Year for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." 

Watch Lauper's performance of "Time After Time" above, and stay tuned for more looks into the GRAMMYs archive with GRAMMY Rewind performances, famous acceptance speeches and more.

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Aretha Franklin at the 36th GRAMMY Awards

Aretha Franklin at the 1994 GRAMMYs

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Aretha Franklin Perform "A Natural Woman" At The 36th GRAMMY Awards

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The Queen Of Soul was honored with the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award that same year, in 1994
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Feb 14, 2020 - 10:00 am

In 2018, the music world was shaken by the loss of one of its barrier-breaking godmothers, the one and only Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Below, in the latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, you can watch Franklin stun the audience at the 36th GRAMMY Awards in 1994, the same year she was honored with the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Watch Aretha Franklin Sing At 36th GRAMMY Awards

Donning a regal all-white look, Franklin commanded the stage with a powerhouse performance of her 1967 GRAMMY-nominated hit, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman."

More: Watch Aretha Franklin Accept Best R&B Vocal Performance At The 14th GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY Rewind

During her illustrious career, the "Respect" singer took home 18 GRAMMY Awards and performed at the show eight times. She received her first GRAMMY nominations at the 10th GRAMMY Awards in 1968, including Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance for "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," and three nods for "Respect." The latter classic saw her earn her first two golden gramophones, including Best Rhythm & Blues Recording.

Additionally, Franklin received the Recording Academy's GRAMMY Legend Award in 1991 and was also honored as the 2008 MusiCares Person of the Year. Five of her recordings now live in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "Respect," "Chain Of Fools," "Amazing Grace" and "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You."

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Gladys Knight & The Pips Perform "Midnight Train To Georgia" At The 16th GRAMMY Awards

Gladys Knight & The Pips; 1974 GRAMMYs; 16th GRAMMY Awards

Gladys Knight & The Pips at the 1974 GRAMMYs

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Gladys Knight & The Pips Perform "Midnight Train To Georgia" At The 16th GRAMMY Awards

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The iconic soul and R&B act earned their first two golden gramophones that night at the 1974 GRAMMYs
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jan 17, 2020 - 2:18 pm

Back in 1973, pivotal Atlanta soul and R&B group Gladys Knight & The Pips released their powerful No. 1 hit "Midnight Train To Georgia." The following year, they performed a rousing rendition at the 16th GRAMMY Awards, with Knight stunning in a shimmering gown and The Pips showing off their perfect "Soul Train"-ready dance moves.

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The former Motown act earned their first two golden gramophones that night: Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus for "Midnight Train" and Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus for "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)."

Above, in our latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, watch the Empress of Soul Knight perform "Midnight Train To Georgia" with The Pips at what was clearly a magical 1974 GRAMMYs.

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The song was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1999. Another one of their classic tracks, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," released via Motown in 1967, earned a GRAMMY Hall Of Fame induction in 2018.

The Atlanta group went on to earn several more GRAMMY nominations over the years and one more win, at the 31st GRAMMY Awards in 1989 in the Best R&B Performance category again. This award went to "Love Overboard," the fabulously synthed opening track to 1987's All Our Love. Knight has earned a total of seven golden gramophones to date, most recently in 2006 for her gospel album One Voice.

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Isaac Hayes at the 1972 GRAMMYs

Isaac Hayes at the 1972 GRAMMYs

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Isaac Hayes Win Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture for "Shaft"

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"Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? (Shaft!)"
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jan 3, 2020 - 1:05 pm

Let's take a trip back to the 1972 GRAMMY Awards—where the unforgettable folk hero Carole King won all four of her first GRAMMY nominations and a few other legends earned their big first wins. King took home three of the all-genre categories, including Album Of The Year for her classic LP Tapestry, while fellow rising folk songstress Carly Simon was named Best New Artist. Another big winner was Memphis soul king Isaac Hayes, who also earned his first golden gramophones, for his work on the music for the 1971 hit film "Shaft."

Watch Isaac Hayes Win At The 14th GRAMMY Awards

Above, in this latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, watch the soulful three-time GRAMMY winner accept the gramophone for Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture for Shaft (the album) at the 14th GRAMMY Awards. He also won Best Instrumental Arrangement for the album's lead track, "Theme From Shaft."

Wearing a fierce burnt orange robe embellished with rhinestones, Hayes accepted the Best Score award with a big smile and a chuckle as he received a standing ovation and loud applause in the tuxedo-filled, New York City Felt Forum (now The Theater at Madison Square Garden).

"I thank you all. There's a lot of people I'd like to thank, but I don't have the time and they know it," Hayes said in his trademark warm, deep voice. "And I would like to sincerely thank the record buyers and many fans, because without your support and acceptance, this wouldn't have happened."

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The original "Shaft" film came out in 1971, starring Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, with a killer score composed and performed by Hayes. Hayes released the Shaft soundtrack album on Stax Records the same year; the majority of the tracks, other than "Theme From Shaft," "Soulsville" and "Do Your Thing" are instrumental. The epic theme song, which was released as a radio single and lives on as a classic soul record, also earned him an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1972 Academy Awards.

This year, the late, great legend is being honored with the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award; stay tuned for more info on how to watch the show broadcast later in the year.

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Slipknot at the 2006 GRAMMYs

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Watch: It's Always Halloween For Daft Punk, KISS, CeeLo Green, Bootsy Collins & The Blue Man Group

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Happy Halloween! Check out this epic reel of some of the most Oct. 31st-ready looks from across the years at the GRAMMYs
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 31, 2019 - 9:36 am

Today may officially be Halloween, but the artists in the below video prove you can rock your spookiest and most outlandish outfits anywhere, including on the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMYs red carpet and stage. If you're still in need of a last-minute Halloween costume, this video will provide plenty of inspiration.

In the video you'll spot Lady Gaga's famous golden egg, which she was carried in across the 53rd GRAMMY Awards red carpet, giving birth to a fabulous "Born This Way" performance later that evening. You'll also find Sia rocking one of her iconic giant face-obscuring wigs and Daft Punk and the Blue Man Group (at the 2012 Latin GRAMMYs) just being themselves as they walk the carpet. 

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There are so many electric and eccentric looks packed into the one-minute video, so let's review a few more. The chrome and gold versions of the elusive French electronic duo's helmets were the ones they looked sleek in on the carpet at the 56th GRAMMY Awards in 2014. Evidently, being a robot is probably harder than we think, and they later changed into white helmets and suits for their funk-filled performance with Stevie Wonder, Nile Rogers and Pharrell Williams. This dynamic crew later took home Album Of The Year and Best Dance/Electronica Album, among other wins, for Random Access Memories.

Near the end of this video, you'll find Williams donning his infamous sky-high tan hat with a red Adidas track jacket, his GRAMMY look that year. In this reel, you'll also see CeeLo Green being CeeLo, on stage in a Carnival-meets-Knights-at-the-Roundtable ensemble during his performance of "Forget You" at the 53rd GRAMMY Awards, which also featured the Muppets and Gwyneth Paltrow.

The one and only Madonna channels a matador and Marie Antoinette at the 57th GRAMMYs, while Kanye West and Jamie Foxx suit up for the marching band during their performance of Ye's GRAMMY-winning hit "Gold Digger" at the 48th GRAMMY Awards in 2006. You'll also see funk legend Bootsy Collins posing with metal guitar slayer—and KFC bucket wearing—Buckethead, as well as fellow mask-concealing hard rockers Slipknot, who pose with their gramophones for Best Metal Performance in 2006. Finally, it would be sacrilegious on this day to not pay tribute to Nicki Minaj serving up Little Red Riding Hood couture in her 2012 Versace gown, alongside a Pope look-alike.

Happy Halloween!

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