Jared Evan: Last News

St Vincent, Brittany Howard, Dawes and more opened the 2025 Grammys with a tribute performance of Randy Newman’s 1983 classic ‘I Love L.A.’.The Grammys went ahead yesterday (February 2), despite the city of LA, where the awards show traditionally takes place, having five wildfires concurrently, forcing the evacuation of over 150,000 residents, the destruction of countless homes and businesses, and deaths.Opening the show was an all-star performance of Newman’s 1983 classic track, with Brad Paisley, St Vincent, Sheryl Crow, Dawes, Brittany Howard and John Legend all on stage.The lyrics were changed slightly to make the song less sarcastic and more heartfelt. Watch a clip from the performance below.The band Dawes open up the 2025 #Grammys celebrating Los Angeles in light the the devastating wildfires.

the fatal wildfires that continue to burn throughout the city, with a number of venues, studios and artists being affected by the devastating blaze.The destructive fires first broke out last Tuesday (January 7) and have since destroyed thousands of homes – claiming the lives of 24 people to date. At least 16 people are said to be missing, and authorities expect that number to rise as cadaver dogs conduct systematic grid searches in levelled neighbourhoods.Among those to lose their homes include the artists Jhené Aiko, Madlib, Diane Warren, Harry Mack, Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, Tim Darcy of the Canadian rock groups Cola and Ought, pop duo Brijean, 30 Seconds To Mars guitarist and musical director Stevie Aiello, and Beyonce‘s mother Tina Knowles.Many others, including Kid Cudi, Bebe Rexha and Guapdad 4000, have shared that they had to evacuate their homes as the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires continue to spread.“A couple of my artists, like Keyon Harrold, had to go across town to a hotel, while a lot of people have gone to the desert,” Adrian Miller, Managing Partner of xla content + management + tech, told NME.

Jared Evan has shared a surprise mixtape, ‘The Art Form Of Whatever II’ – you can listen to it below.Evan’s latest project is a sequel to his 2015 tape of the same name, which featured appearances from the likes of Santana‘s daughter Stella and multiplatinum-selling singer Max.Some of the features on the new mixtape include rappers Skyzoo and Termanolgy, and longtime producer Statik Selektah, who joins both of the latter on the boom bap banger ‘Splatter Paint’.Moe Pope, who appeared on the song ‘Karate’ on the first ‘Art Form’, returns for the sequel, on the track ‘Double Dragon’.Evan, who has previously worked with the likes of Pharrell, The Game and Joey Bada$$, opens ‘The Art Form Of Whatever II’ with the song ‘Repeat’.

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