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Monica Barbaro earned an Oscar nomination for playing Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and it sounds like Baez herself thinks the actress is deserving of all the praise she’s gotten.

“I loved what she did in the film,” Baez tells the Marin Independent Journal. “If I didn’t think she was good at it, I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it in general. But she looked enough like me and she had my gestures down. You could tell who it was.”

She adds, “She worked so hard. Kudos to her for taking the role on.”

As for the movie itself, Baez shared, “I thought the music was fantastic. I may be blocking my feelings, but it’s an amusing movie. It was fun.”

Baez did note one issue she had with a make-out scene between her and Dylan, played by Timothée Chalamet.

“It was pleasantly brief,” she said, noting that her college-age granddaughter didn’t really care for it. “She said, ‘I don’t want to see my grandmother making out in a film.’”

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Rock memorabilia from Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks and more sold for big bucks at Julien’s Auctions’ annual MusiCares Charity Relief Auction on Sunday.

Over 60 items were donated to the auction. McCartney’s signed copy of his 2021 book, The Lyrics: 1965 to Present, personalized to the winner, brought in the most money — $63,500, which was more than 15 times over the initial estimate. The lot included an Abbey Road Studios experience hosted by Beatles producer Giles Martin.

Meanwhile, the top hat Nicks wore for a 2024 Saturday Night Live promo went for $58,500, which was 60 times more than initially predicted.

Other big-ticket items included a 2024 Fender American Vintage II 1951 electric guitar, donated and signed by Bruce Springsteen, which sold for $52,000; an acoustic guitar from the Jimmy Buffett tribute concert, signed by McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow and more, which sold for $39,000; a D’Angelico Deluxe Bobby Weir 3 guitar, with amp and pedalboard, donated by Grateful Dead’s Bobby Weir, which sold for $34,925; and a Coldplay set list handwritten by Chris Martin, which sold for $11,430.

The auction brought in over $700,000 to MusiCares, which raises essential funds that help music professionals recover from crises.

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Musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” J. P. Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

The trio was touring together as part of the Winter Dance Party tour. In order to not have to travel on a cold tour bus, Holly chartered a plane to the next venue. Richards got his spot on the plane because he had the flu, and Valens got the last spot on the plane in a coin toss with one of Holly’s band members Tommy Allsup.

The pilot, who also died in the flight, lost control of the plane due to poor wintery conditions.

The trio’s death became known as “The Day the Music Died,” after singer Don McLean referred to it as that in his classic 1971 song “American Pie.”

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After fracturing his vocal cords during Aerosmith’s 2023 Peace Out tour, frontman Steven Tyler was back on the stage Sunday night performing at his sixth annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles, backed by a variety of A-list musicians.

According to Consequence, while it was announced that Tyler would be reuniting with his Aerosmith bandmates Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton, only Hamilton was part of Tyler’s backing band for the night. Tyler was also joined onstage by Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Mick Fleetwood and The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson.

Fan-shot footage shared on social media and YouTube shows Tyler performing the Extreme tune “More Than Words” with Bettencourt on guitar and Fleetwood on drums, and singing “Dream On” with country singer Lainey Wilson.

The night also included performances of Aerosmith classics “Toys in the Attic,” “Sweet Emotion” and “Walk This Way,” as well as a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Heartbreaker.”

The performance was Tyler’s first time singing publicly since Aerosmith’s Sept. 9, 2023, concert at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York, the show where he injured his vocal cords. After postponing the tour, in August the band canceled it and announced their retirement from the road, citing Tyler’s continuing vocal problems.

Money raised during the Grammy Viewing Party will go to Janie’s Fund, Tyler’s charity that helps girls who have been abused or neglected, as well as the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firefighter’s Fund. 

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Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a star-studded lineup that includes Willie & Family and Bob Dylan.

This year’s festival kicks off May 13 in Phoenix and wraps Sept. 9 in East Troy, Wisconsin. Just like the 2024 festival, Willie and Dylan are confirmed for the entire run, with the rest of the lineup changing depending on the city.

Other artists confirmed for the festival this year include Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers and Lucinda Williams.

A Citi card presale for tickets kicks off Tuesday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m.

A complete list of dates and lineups can be found at outlawmusicfestival.com.

Nelson launched the Outlaw Music Festival in 2016; previous lineups featured such artists as Neil Young, Van Morrison, John Mellencamp, ZZ Top, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Chris Stapleton.

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AC/DC has added more dates to their Power Up tour.

The rockers are set to return to Europe this summer, with the new leg kicking off June 26 in Prague. The tour will hit such cities as Berlin, Madrid, Paris and more before wrapping Aug. 21 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday.

AC/DC is set to kick off a 13-date North American stadium leg of the Power Up tour on April 10 in Minneapolis, with stops in Arlington, Pasadena, Las Vegas, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Chicago and more before wrapping May 28 in Cleveland.

The band launched the tour in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, in May. It was their first tour since releasing their most recent album, Power Up, in 2020, as they were unable to support it on the road due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A complete list of dates, and more information about tickets, can be found at acdc.com.

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The 67th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, Feb. 2.

Here are the winners in the major categories announced during the broadcast:

Album of the year
COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé 

Song of the year
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar 

Record of the year
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar 

Best new artist
Chappell Roan

Best pop vocal album
Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter

Best rap album
Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii

Best country album
COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé

Best Latin pop album
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira

Best pop duo/group performance
“Die with a Smile,” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Dr. Dre Global Impact Award
Alicia Keys

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The 67th annual Grammy Awards opened Sunday with a salute to Los Angeles, with host Trevor Noah talking about the devastation of the California wildfires and the heroic efforts of the firefighters who have now contained them. He also talked about the resilience of the city.

“Neighbors who had never spoken before are helping each other. Community centers are overflowing with donations. Families are welcoming strangers into their homes so they, too, have a place to sleep,” he said. “You know, it’s often said that in the darkest of times the best of humanity shines through, and the people of Los Angeles right now are a perfect example of that.”

“So tonight, we decided we are not just going to be celebrating your favorite music,” he added. “We are also supporting the city that brought us so much about music.”

And that celebration started with the opening number, which featured the band Dawes, whose members lost their homes and instruments in the fires, joined by an all-star lineup for a performance of Randy Newman‘s 1983 classic “I Love L.A.”

Those all-stars were John Legend, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley and St. Vincent.

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The Grammys for the rock categories were announced during the preshow premiere ceremony Sunday and maybe had viewers questioning what year it was.

The Beatles‘ “Now and Then,” referred to as the Fab Four’s final song, won best rock performance. Sean Ono Lennon, who also won the Grammy for best boxed or special limited edition package for his work on the reissue of his late father John Lennon‘s Mind Games album, accepted the prize. 

Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones won best rock album for Hackney Diamonds.

The other rock categories were won by more modern artists. St. Vincent‘s “Broken Man” won best rock song, while her track “Flea” earned best alternative music performance. Both tracks appear on her record All Born Screaming, which won best alternative music album. During her acceptance speech for best rock song, Annie Clark thanked her wife and daughter. 

Additionally, Gojira‘s 2024 Olympic opening ceremony performance of “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” alongside opera singer Marina Viotti and composer Victor Le Masne won best metal performance.

Outside of the rock categories, Tame Impala and Justice‘s collaborative single “Neverender” won best dance/electronic recording.

The main 2025 Grammys show begins Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.

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Grateful Dead was honored Friday as the MusiCares Person of the Year at a gala in Los Angeles, highlighted by a performance by Dead & Company, featuring surviving Dead members Bobby Weir and Mickey Hart.

Rolling Stone reports the band’s other surviving member, Bill Kreutzmann, didn’t attend, but his son Justin was there to accept his honor, along with the late Phil Lesh’s son Grahame and the late Jerry Garcia’s daughter Trixie.

“It’s an incredible honor and I’m humbled to stand here tonight,” Hart shared, according to the mag. “Because not too long ago, they wouldn’t let us into Disneyland. Our hair was too long. And the cops, they were chasing us around the country. Fortunately, they gave up, and we’re here tonight.”

Referencing the absence of the band’s late members, Weir noted, “longevity was never a major concern of ours; lighting folks up and spreading joy through the music was all we really had in mind.”

A star-studded lineup of musicians paid tribute to the Dead in song, starting with Weir, backed by a symphony, performing an instrumental version of “The Other One.”

Among the night’s other performances: Sammy Hagar performed “Loose Lucy”; Grahame Lesh joined The War on Drugs for the Lesh-penned track “Box of Rain”; Wynonna Judd performed “Ramble on Rose”; The War and Treaty performed “Samson and Delilah” backed by Stewart Copeland and Mick Fleetwood; Noah Kahan performed “Friend of the Devil”; Dead collaborator Bruce Hornsby performed “Standing on the Moon”; and Zac Brown and Marcus King performed “Bertha.”

John Mayer, a member of Dead & Company, had the final guest performance of the night, performing an over 10 minute version of “Terrapin Station.” He later returned to close the show with Dead & Company, who performed “Althea,” “Sugar Magnolia,” and “Touch of Grey.”

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