{"id":70233,"date":"2024-02-05T18:04:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T23:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/02\/05\/smash-mouth-manager-blasts-steve-harwells-grammys-in-memoriam-snub-rude-and-disrespectful\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T18:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T23:04:12","slug":"smash-mouth-manager-blasts-steve-harwells-grammys-in-memoriam-snub-rude-and-disrespectful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/02\/05\/smash-mouth-manager-blasts-steve-harwells-grammys-in-memoriam-snub-rude-and-disrespectful\/","title":{"rendered":"Smash Mouth Manager Blasts Steve Harwell\u2019s Grammys \u2018In Memoriam\u2019 Snub: \u2018Rude and Disrespectful\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Grammys kept with its annual tradition of paying tribute to musicians we lost in the past year, honoring Tina Turner, Jimmy Buffett, Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor and more at the 2024 ceremony. But one name was excluded from this year\u2019s \u201cIn Memoriam\u201d segment<\/a>: Smash Mouth<\/a> frontman Steve Harwell, who died at age 56 in September<\/a> and was nominated alongside his band at the 2000 Grammys for \u201cAll Star.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen asked about the omission on Monday (Feb. 5), Smash Mouth manager Robert Hayes told Billboard<\/em>: \u201cDoes anyone watch the Grammys anymore? That show hasn\u2019t been good in over 20 years. And they never acknowledged Steve when he was alive so why would we think they would honor him when he\u2019s dead? Rude and disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tFans of the rock singer were quick to note on social media that Harwell\u2019s name and face never appeared on air during the awards show\u2019s mid-ceremony montage on Sunday night. \u201cReally #Grammys? You forgot to include Steve Harwell from Smash Mouth during the In Memoriam segment?\u201d one person posted to X shortly afterward. \u201cHe was a Grammy nominee!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSad they forgot our friend Steve Harwell of @smashmouth,\u201d wrote another fan, while a third person posted, \u201cboycotting the Grammys until they tribute Steve Harwell.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard <\/em>has reached out to the Recording Academy for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tHarwell and his band earned a 2000 Grammy nod for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal for \u201cAll Star\u201d; the award ended up going to Santana featuring The Project G&B for \u201cMaria Maria.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe frontman announced his retirement<\/a> from Smash Mouth in 2021, writing in a statement, \u201cEver since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a rock star performing in front of sold-out arenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream. To my bandmates, it\u2019s been an honor performing with you all these years. I can\u2019t think of anyone else I would have rather gone on this wild journey with.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tOn Sept. 4, 2023, Harwell died at his home in Boise, Idaho, after being in hospice care. Prior to his death, he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy \u2014 a disease of the heart muscle that can make it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body \u2014 and battled a number of health issues as a result.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSteve Harwell was a true American original,\u201d Hayes wrote in a statement following the musician\u2019s death. \u201cA larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle. Steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSee how fans reacted to Harwell\u2019s \u201cIn Memoriam\u201d omission at the 2024 Grammys below.<\/p>\n

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Really #Grammys<\/a>? You forgot to include Steve Harwell from Smash Mouth during the In Memoriam segment? He was a Grammy-nominee! pic.twitter.com\/sAfEX7HCSI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rick Duran (@rduran) February 5, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n