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Grammy Awards 2023: Nominations Arrive Today

Artists, albums and songs competing for trophies at the 65th annual ceremony will be announced on Tuesday. The show will take place on Feb. 5 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

By Patrick T. FallonAgence France-Presse Getty Images

Deaths (Obituaries) Everly Brothers Love Hurts (Song) McCafferty, Dan (1946-2022) Mitchell, Joni Nazareth (Music Group) Pop and Rock Music Scotland

Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Frontman Who Sang ‘Love Hurts,’ Dies at 76

His band became known for hard-driving stadium rock, but its biggest hit was a cover of a country ballad about heartbreak.

By Alex Traub

Deaths (Obituaries) Drums Low (Music Group) Music Nineteen Hundred Nineties Parker, Mimi (1967-2022) Pop and Rock Music Sparhawk, Alan Sub Pop Records

Mimi Parker, Moody Alt-Rock Vocalist, Is Dead at 55

Her influential band, Low, emerged in the 1990s, but its minimalist sound stood in sharp contrast to the anthems of angst that came to define the grunge era.

By Alex Williams

Cook, Jeff (1949-2022) Country Music Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Deaths (Obituaries) Pop and Rock Music

Jeff Cook, a Founder of the Country Band Alabama, Dies at 73

His group had 32 No. 1 country singles, and his guitar and fiddle playing helped extend its reach to a generation raised on rock ’n’ roll.

By Bill Friskics-Warren