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Smash Mouth Manager Blasts Steve Harwell’s Grammys ‘In Memoriam’ Snub: ‘Rude and Disrespectful’
Harwell, who died in September at age 56, earned a 2000 Grammy nod for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal for “All Star.”
The Grammys kept with its annual tradition of paying tribute to musicians we lost in the past year, honoring Tina Turner, Jimmy Buffett, Sinéad O’Connor and more at the 2024 ceremony. But one name was excluded from this year’s “In Memoriam” segment: Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell, who died at age 56 in September and was nominated alongside his band at the 2000 Grammys for “All Star.” Fans of the rock singer were quick to note on social media that Harwell’s name and face never appeared on air during the awards show’s mid-ceremony montage on Sunday night.
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