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Gibson Artists Make an Impact on the Global Stage with Electrifying Performances at the GRAMMY® Awards, MusiCares “Persons of the Year,” and FIREAID
| Gibson, the iconic, American instrument brand, has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved brands around the world. With instruments that inspire Gibson’s legendary artists and nurture new players, Gibson has emerged as an industry leader by offering award-winning guitars, and gear, as well as creating new ways for artists to connect and grow. In the past week, Gibson artists have made a massive impact on the global stage with electrifying performances at the 67th GRAMMY® Awards show, MusiCares “Persons of the Year” Honoring The Grateful Dead, and FIREAID. We are proud of our Gibson and Epiphone artists for supporting our philanthropic division Gibson Gives and its efforts to donate to multiple Wildfire Relief organizations including signing guitars for major auctions and raising millions during FIREAID, Jam For Janie, the MusiCares “Persons of the Year” Honoring The Grateful Dead events, and more. Additionally, Gibson is honored to celebrate its GRAMMY® winning artists for 2025 including Sabrina Carpenter, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Andrew Watt, Chris Stapleton, Miley Cyrus, Josh Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Sierra Ferrell, Shakira, and Amy Allen. Check out the superstar artists and Gibson and Epiphone guitar players below whose performances electrified the global stage at the 67th GRAMMY® Awards, MusiCares “Persons of the Year” Honoring The Grateful Dead, and FIREAID. GRAMMY® AWARDS: For the epic performance of “Pink Pony Club” Chappell Roan’s musical director Heather Brown and production manager Joel Eriksson reached out to Gibson with the idea of a disco ball guitar design to create a beautiful moment in guitarist Andrea Ferrero’s solo during Chappell Roan’s first GRAMMY performance. In three days, the Gibson Los Angeles team designed, hand cut, shaped, and glued Mirrorball glass onto a Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute guitar creating an stunning and unforgettable moment during the show. |
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 Above: Andrea Ferrero guitarist for Chappell Roan performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images). Photo HERE. |
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| Above: the Gibson Les Paul Tribute created for Chappell Roan’s guitarist Andrea Ferrero for her GRAMMY Awards performance of “Pink Pony Club.”Photo credit, Gibson HERE. Additional assets with credit: HERE. Gibson artist and Gibson Generation Group graduate Grace Bowers was invited by Chris Martin of Coldplay and producer Jimmy Jam to perform a special tribute segment during the GRAMMYs dedicated to the musicians and music luminaries we lost last year. With Chris on piano, Grace on guitar and a string quartet backing them, they delivered a powerful performance of the Coldplay song “All My Love.”  Above: Grace Bowers plays her Gibson SG guitar with Chris Martin at The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, Feb. 2 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/5:00-8:30 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+ (Photo by Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images). Photo HERE. JAM FOR JANIE (JANIE’S FUND BENEFIT):  Above: an Epiphone Joan Jett Olympic special hand-signed by Joan Jett was auctioned at “Jam For Janie” benefit, raising $57,500 for Janie’s Fund.Credit: Gibson. Photo: HERE. MUSICARES “PERSONS OF THE YEAR”HONORING THE GRATEFUL DEAD: Noah Kahan performs “Friend of the Devil” accompanied by Bela Fleck on banjo. Above: Noah Kahan performed with his Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images). Photo HERE.Dwight Yoakam performs The Grateful Dead classic “Truckin.”  Above: Dwight Yoakam performs on his Epiphone Casino at the 2025 MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic).Photo HERE. Longtime Grateful Dead fans Vampire Weekend gave a powerful performance of “Scarlet Begonias.” Above: Ezra Koenig (with his Epiphone Emily Wolfe Sheraton) and Chris Tomson of Vampire Weekend and Rick Mitarotonda perform onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Photo HERE. My Morning Jacket along with singer-songwriter Maggie Rose perform The Grateful Dead’s “One More Saturday Night.” Above: Carl Broemel (with his Gibson Les Paul) and Patrick Hallahan (My Morning Jacket),with Maggie Rose, and Bo Koster and Jim James (of My Morning Jacket with his Epiphone Jim James ES-335) perform at the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images). Photo HERE. Marcus King with the Zac Brown Band performed The Grateful Dead’s “Bertha” to a roaring crowd. Above: Marcus King (with his Gibson Marcus King ES-345) performs onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images). Photo HERE. Above: Eliza Hardy Jones (with her Gibson Hummingbird), Jon Natchez and Robbie Bennett of The War on Drugs, and Grahame Lesh (with his Gibson Les Paul) perform onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images). Photo: HERE. FIREAID: To open the FIREAID show, Green Day performed a stunning duet of their song “Last Night On Earth” with Billie Eilish. Above: Billie Eilish performing “Last Night On Earth” with Billie Joe Armstong of Green Day on his Gibson J-45 during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID). Photo HERE. Green Day perform their song “When I Come Around” at FIREAID. Above: Mike Dirnt of Green Day performs with his prototype, the Mike Dirnt Epiphone Grabber bass at the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID). Photo: HERE. The Black Crowes invited multiple guests to perform, including John Fogerty, and SLASH, who joined Chris and Rich Robinson for an epic acoustic performance of Led Zeppelin’s “Going to California.” Above: Slash performs with his Gibson L-00 acoustic guitar alongside Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes at the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for FIREAID).Photo: HERE. Stevie Nicks shared her personal experience of almost losing her home in the Palisades Fire, while guitarist Waddy Wachtel and Darell Smith performed a string of her classic hits including “Stand Back,” “Landslide,” and “Edge of Seventeen” at FIREAID. Above: Waddy Wachtel playing his Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitar during “Landslide” with Stevie Nicks and Darrell Smith at the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID). Photo: HERE. Breakout singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams who grew up in the Palisades area, brought Aaron Dessner of The National to the stage at Intuit Dome to perform her hit “I Love You, I’m Sorry” followed by a love letter to Los Angeles, a heartful cover of Counting Crows “A Long December.” Above: Aaron Dessner with his Gibson Hummingbird and Gracie Abrams performs with her Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar at the FIREAID Benefit Concert. Above: Joni Mitchell signs an Epiphone J-45 guitar at FIREAID for auction. Photo: HERE. Above: Gracie Abrams signs a Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitar at FIREAID for auction. 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The Gibson portfolio includes Gibson, the leading guitar brand, as well as many of the most beloved and recognizable music brands, including Epiphone, which has been on every stage since 1873, Kramer, the original MADE TO ROCK HARD guitar brand, MESA/Boogie, the home of tone, KRK, behind great music for over 30 years, and Maestro, the founder of effect pedals. Gibson is dedicated to quality, innovation, and sound excellence so that music lovers for generations to come will continue to experience music shaped by all Gibson brands. Explore more at Gibson.com, Gibson App, and on Gibson TV, follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and visit us at the Gibson Garage Nashville and the Gibson Garage London. About Gibson Gives:For over 130 years, the iconic and leading American instrument brand Gibson has been shaping sound across generations and genres. Gibson, and its charitable non-profit division Gibson Gives believe in the power of music, and that getting instruments into the hands of those with a desire to make music is a life-changing event. Gibson Gives–a 501(c)(3) is committed to making the world a better place by supporting non-profit organizations and developing programs in our efforts to advance musicians through music education, and health and wellness initiatives worldwide100% of all donations to and from Gibson Gives go towards giving the gift of music. In the last five years, Gibson Gives has raised over $5.5 million dollars and enabled $52.5 million in funding for key organizations through product donations and meaningful giving worldwide. For more information, visit: www.gibsongives.org. |
