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MusiCares‘ 2025 Persons of the Year benefit gala, in honor of the Grateful Dead, will feature an A-list group of performers. Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Vampire Weekend, and Maren Morris are all on the lineup, along with Dead & Company, Rolling Stone has learned. The event is slated for Jan. …

Sturgill Simpson paid tribute to the Grateful Dead for the band’s Kennedy Center Honors, playing a twangy country cover of the band’s classic “Ripple.” Simpson performed the song in front of Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann, the Dead’s three surviving members. He was joined onstage by Don Was …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 47th Kennedy Center Honors, celebrating the best of American performing arts, honored the Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, and Arturo Sandoval. The Apollo Theater was …

In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue. It …

Joe Biden held his final Kennedy Center Honors last night, paying tribute to the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, and Francis Ford Coppola, among others. A reception took place at the White House on Sunday and saw Biden celebrating the Dead’s career. “In the San Francisco Bay at an inflection point …

Dead & Company are headed back to Sphere in Las Vegas next year to celebrate the Grateful Dead spinoff band’s 10-year anniversary. The 18-show run kicks off March 20 and wraps up May 17. Ticket presales begin Dec. 10. Prices start at $145, and they scale up significantly from there. …

The Grateful Dead were discussing the possibility of a reunion with Phil Lesh before the band’s co-founder and bassist died last month at the age of 84. The surviving members of the Dead — Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart — revealed Lesh’s desire to play with the group …

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death. But a new AI initiative, as well as programs it could spawn, aims to keep the Grateful Dead leader’s presence alive. This summer, ElevenLabs, a two-year-old software company known for its advanced, lifelike voice AI tools, announced a free app …

Phil Lesh is one of Mike Gordon’s biggest heroes. Gordon, the bassist for Phish, became aware of the Grateful Dead in high school and soon zoned in on Lesh. The two briefly met at a show in 1993, but it wasn’t until 1999 that they began a friendship that continued …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The late Phil Lesh will always be known for the contributions he brought to the Grateful Dead, but in his 2005 memoir, “Searching for the Sound: My Life …