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Recording Academy CEO on Grammy performances, wildfires impact and more – CBS News Watch CBS News Harvey Mason Jr., the CEO of the Recording Academy, joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to talk about performances at this year’s Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, and the impact of the L.A. area wildfires. Be the first to know Get browser notifications …

Artists, songwriters who lost their homes in L.A. wildfires participate in benefit – CBS News Watch CBS News Music’s biggest artists came together Thursday to raise funds for people displaced by the devastating wildfires in the L.A. area. Working artists, songwriters and session and touring musicians throughout Los Angeles lost their homes, instruments and studios in the fires, including some …

Music’s biggest stars help raise money for California wildfire victims – CBS News Watch CBS News On Thursday, dozens of artists gathered to perform at two different venues in L.A. as part of a massive benefit concert to help victims of the California wildfires. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. …

Behind-the-scenes look at Grammy Awards show – CBS News Watch CBS News The Grammy Awards, which are set for Sunday, have been in flux since early January when the L.A. area wildfires broke out. Anthony Mason gives a behind-the-scenes preview of one of music’s biggest nights. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and …

Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs has died at the age of 78. Faithfull passed away Thursday in London, her music promotion company Republic Media said in a statement to CBS News. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne …

From the archives: Marianne Faithfull on the hard road to becoming a legend – CBS News Watch CBS News Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, who was part of the 1960s British Invasion with her hit single “As Tears Go By,” and who was a muse to Mick Jagger, died on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at age 78. In this “Sunday …

Two Philadelphia musicians are headed to Los Angeles for the 2025 Grammy Awards, where their collaborative album has earned a nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Karen Slack, a soprano vocalist, and Michelle Cann, a pianist and professor at the Curtis Institute of Music, collaborated on “Beyond the Years,” a project that highlights the works of Florence Price, a trailblazing …

L.A. wildfire cleanup complicated by debris L.A. area wildfire cleanups complicated by toxic waste, debris 01:41 The FireAid benefit concert, the one-night-only event that will bring together 27 musicians, will take place Thursday to help fund efforts to rebuild communities impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.  The wildfires in the L.A. area that started on Jan. 7 killed at least …

For nearly two decades, Adrian Maclin has changed lives inside and outside of his classroom. Maclin, a music teacher at Cordova High School in Memphis, Tennessee, is the winner of the 2025 Music Educator Award, which is presented by the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum. “We don’t refer to ourselves as a choir class,” Maclin said. “We refer to …

Laverne Cox on being creator and executive producer of “Clean Slate” – CBS News Watch CBS News Trailblazing actress Laverne Cox fulfills a major career milestone as the creator and executive producer of her new series, “Clean Slate.” The show, the final project from late producer Norman Lear, stars Cox as Desiree, a New York art gallerist who returns to …