The Beatles and The Rolling Stones winning big at the 67th Grammy Awards speaks to the Recording Academy's approach to rock. Photo by Matt Cowan/Getty Images. Graphic by Jackie Lay/NPR. hide caption
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Chappell Roan, performing during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 11, 2024, is up for six Grammy Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 2 in Los Angeles. Roan, along with Sabrina Carpenter, is nominated for album, song and record of the year, as well as best new artist. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
Sabrina Carpenter, seen here at Coachella earlier this year, is nominated in each of The Big Four categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards: album, song and record of the year, plus best new artist. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America hide caption
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Last week, James McCartney (left), the son of Beatle Paul McCartney, released a new song called "Primrose Hill" that he co-wrote with Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Lionel Hahn/Getty Images hide caption
Melba Pattillo Beals, 82, went on to receive a master's degree from Columbia University and a doctoral degree at the University of San Francisco. USF Office of Marketing Communications hide caption
The Beatles, pictured here in 1969, just released what's been billed as the band's final song. Bruce McBroom/© Apple Corps Ltd. hide caption
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The voice of John Lennon, seen here in 1963, will appear on The Beatles' new record, says his former bandmate Paul McCartney. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
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Paul McCartney's photos of early Beatlemania are in a book and on display in London
"The crowds chasing us in A Hard Day's Night were based on moments like this," McCartney writes. "Taken out of the back of our car on West Fifty-Eighth, crossing the Avenue of the Americas." Paul McCartney/1964: Eyes of the Storm hide caption
The Super Deluxe version of The Beatles album Revolver includes a remixed version of the original recordings, outtakes, demos and more. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The Beatles on Mount Doom (or a still from Peter Jackson's Get Back, a documentary constructed from footage shot during the making of the band's last studio albums and final performance). Linda McCartney/Apple Corps Ltd. hide caption
Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison perform their famous rooftop concert in The Beatles: Get Back. Apple Corps Ltd./Disney+ hide caption
'The Beatles: Get Back' is a long-form love letter to creativity
The Beatles: Get Back concludes with the band's legendary 1969 rooftop concert. Courtesy Apple Corps Ltd. / Disney + hide caption
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The Beatles, seen preparing for their final show on Jan. 30, 1969 in London. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption
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Paul McCartney, shown here in 1963, says the initial rush of Beatlemania "was the fulfillment of all our dreams." Fiona Adams/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with him
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A cassette with the recording of teenage journalists' 1970 interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with polaroid photos from the conversation, seen at Bruun Rasmussen Auction House in Copenhagen on September 24, 2021. An unidentified bidder won the lot for the equivalent of $58,240. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Chuck Berry, Rosanne Cash and The Beatles all performed memorable songs about rock's definitive instrument. Michael Ochs Archives/Kevin Winter/David Redfern/Getty Images hide caption
Paul McCartney has released McCartney III, the latest in a trilogy of solo recordings that stretches back to 1970. Mary McCartney hide caption