Beatles win eighth Grammy

The Beatles‘ song “Now and Then,” which was completed and released last year by live band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, won the Grammy for best rock performance, marking the Fab Four’s first recognition by the Recording Academy since 1997. The win came 55 years after the Beatles’ breakup in 1970.

“Now and Then,” which McCartney calls “the last Beatles song,” was written by the late John Lennon, who died in 1980, and features original vocals recorded by Lennon in 1970 that were preserved using artificial intelligence, reported by CNN.

Sean Lennon receives award

Sean Ono Lennon, son of Lennon and Yoko Ono, accepted the award at the Grammys premiere, a pre-show event where the awards are presented before the main telecast. Sean Ono Lennon noted that the Beatles made incredible music and songs, and they are still relevant in the culture because people still listen to music. In his opinion, they are the greatest band of all time.

Sean Lennon added that the world cannot afford to forget people like The Beatles: we need this music in this world – we need peace and love, and we need the music of the 60s to survive. Although both Lennon and George Harrison died a few years before the song was released, it was still the band’s work. In addition to Lennon’s revived vocals, “Now and Then” also features new instrumentation by McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as guitar recordings by the late Harrison from the 90s.

The song Now and Then

The Beatles won their first and second Grammy Awards in 1965 at the 7th Grammy Awards, where they won Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for their timeless hit “A Hard Day’s Night.” Before their breakup in 1970, the Beatles won two more Grammy Awards, for Best Contemporary Album and Album of the Year for their classic and groundbreaking album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

They earned three more awards in 1997, including Best Long Form Music Video for their musical film “The Beatles Anthology” and two for “Free As a Bird,” a song featured in it. “Now and Then” was also nominated for Record of the Year, which was presented during the televised Grammy Awards on Sunday.