Grammys Honor Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, The Supremes, Nile Rodgers and More With Lifetime Achievement Awards

On Saturday afternoon, the Grammys’ particular awards ceremony returned in individual for the primary time since 2019.

Held on the historic Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, the ceremony honored Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, The Supremes and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Coronary heart with the Recording Academy’s 2023 lifetime achievement awards.

In his acceptance speech, 10-time Grammy winner McFerrin carried out a reside and impromptu a capella music together with his youngsters onstage. Moreover, Nirvana’s Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear accepted the band’s award.

“They stated Kurt was witty or perhaps he was a sensible ass,” stated Novoselic, thanking the late Kurt Cobain in his acceptance speech. “He stated teenage angst has paid off nicely, and it has.”

Whereas holding again tears, Rodgers delivered an emotional speech thanking the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, The B-52s, Michael Jackson, Avicii, Pharrell Williams and Daddy Yankee, amongst a number of others. “I do know I can’t thank all of them as a result of it might be longer than all the sequels of Star Wars mixed,” Rodgers joked. “I urge you to place up with me as a result of after I was knowledgeable by the academy that I might be [receiving this award], I informed [Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr.] that I didn’t see this shit coming in any respect.”

Whereas Diana Ross was not current on the awards, the daughters of Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson accepted the award on The Supremes’ behalf.

“Thanks to Miss Mary Wilson, could she relaxation in peace, for by no means leaving me and my sisters’ sides,” stated Ballard’s daughter Lisa Chapman. “I additionally need to give particular due to Miss Jennifer Hudson for dedicating her Oscar win to my mother.”

Though I want mother was right here physicaly tonight, I do know that she, together with Flo are celebrating with us spiritually tonight, sipping on the best champagne,” stated Wilson’s daughter Turkessa Babich.

Former recipients of the Lifetime Achievement award embrace Simon and Garfunkel, The Grateful Lifeless, The Staple Singers, Pinetop Perkins, Jefferson Airplane, Black Sabbath, Dionne Warwick, Bee Gees, Run-DMC, The Beatles, The Ramones, Iggy Pop and Julie Andrews.

Legendary music photographer Henry Diltz was honored with the Trustees Award for his contributions to the trade, having photographed musicians like Linda Rodstadt, The Doorways, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, Neil Younger, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney and extra.

The late Ellis Marsalis was posthumously acknowledged with the Trustees award for his contributions to jazz music and schooling, together with late producer and Stax Information founder Jim Stewart for his contributions to the R&B trade throughout the Nineteen Sixties and ‘70s.

The Particular Advantage Awards additionally embrace a technical Grammy awards, which had been awarded this 12 months to the Audio Engineering Society and Dr. Andy Hildebrand, who invented Auto-Tune over 25 years in the past. The ceremony additionally honored De Soto Excessive Faculty choir director Pamela Dawson with the 2023 music educator award.