“Now And Then” gets two Grammy nominations

The Beatles’ latest and final song, “Now and Then,” got two Grammy nominations. It was their first Grammy nominations since 1997. The Beatles were nominated in the following categories:

• Record of the Year, competing alongside Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Billie Eilish.
• Best Rock Performance.

At the Grammy Awards ceremony on February 2, 2025, “Now and Then” would win the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance.

Record of the Year

• The Beatles – Now and Then
• Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
• Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
• Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
• Charli XCX – 360
• Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
• Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
• Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

Best Rock Performance

• The Beatles – Now and Then
• The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
• Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
• Idles – Gift Horse
• Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
• St. Vincent – Broken Man

I’d love to win a Grammy. That’s the business I’m in – and the track is good. The last track ever by the boys.

We tried it in the ’90s when we got [1995 single] Free As A Bird out, but we didn’t take much interest because it didn’t sound like John, and George got a bit fed up. He didn’t want to do a third one and so we just put it to bed, but now they’ve got better equipment. They lifted John’s voice off a cassette, for God’s sake – off a cassette! And it was like John was suddenly in town.

[Paul] said, ‘You know that track we did? Well, I’ll put it together. Are you going to play drums on it?’. I said, ‘Sure, send the files over.’ That’s how we do it now – and I put the drums on and sang on the chorus.

He did a great job. He put the strings on and the lead guitar that gave the track its emotion. It worked out really great and let’s hope for a Grammy. We’ll see; a lot of people are up for Grammys.

Ringo Starr – From Music Week, December 17, 2024

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