Fans react to The Beatles earning a Grammy nomination for ‘Now And Then’

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John Lennon and George Harrison’s omission from The Beatles’ new Grammy nomination for ‘Now And Then’.The 2023 song, dubbed ‘the last Beatles’ song, was released last November and was pieced together using an archive demo recording of Lennon that was recorded around 1977.

It also included overdubs of guitar tracks laid down by Harrison in 1995.Earlier today, the song was nominated for Record Of The Year at the 67th Grammy Awards, setting the record for the longest span between nominations for any artist in history.

However, Lennon and Harrison, who died in 1980 and 2001 respectively, do not meet Grammy eligibility requirements as they did not contribute newly recorded elements to the track, and are not listed in the official nomination.The Beatles' 'Now and Then' has officially been nominated for both Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards.John Lennon's 1977 demo tape was worked on by Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in 1995, and was finally completed in 2023.

pic.twitter.com/HAJmaJmmw9— The Beatles Earth (@BeatlesEarth) November 8, 2024Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon celebrated the nomination on his X/Twitter account on Thursday, writing: “Amazing!!!