The Beatles win a major Grammy Award for their last song 'Now and Then'

3 February 2025, 10:45

The Beatles beat some serious competition.

The Beatles found their way back to the top of the charts towards the end of 2023 when they finally released their long-in-the-waiting last ever single 'Now and Then'.

The track had been put together over the decades, starting life as an old John Lennon demo, being worked on by the "Threetles" including George Harrison in the mid-1990s and finally completed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

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At the Grammy Awards at the weekend, 'Now and Then' missed out on the Record of the Year gong to Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us', but it came out on top in the Best Rock Performance category.

It beat competition from The Black Keys, Green Day, Idles, Pearl Jam and St Vincent.

The award was accepted by Sean Ono Lennon, the son of late Beatles star John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

THE BEATLES Wins BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE For "NOW AND THEN" | 2025 GRAMMYs Acceptance Speech

"Since no one's coming up to take this award I figured I'd come and sit in," said Ono Lennon.

"I really didn't expect to be accepting this award on behalf of my father's group The Beatles but it's really incredible if you think about it.

"The Beatles have done so much incredible work and they're still in the culture and people still listen to the music and as far as I'm concerned it's the greatest band of all time."

The Beatles - Now And Then (Official Music Video)

He added: "I think I was supposed to be here with Giles Martin who mixed this with Paul and he did an incredible job.

"I just want to say, play The Beatles music to your kids. I feel like the world can't afford to forget about people like The Beatles.

"We need this music in the world we need peace and love and we need the magic of the '60s to stay alive."

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This award marks the first technically won by The Beatles in 28 years, when 'Free as a Bird' and the Anthology project were recognised.

However, one of their older songs received a Grammy as recently as last year.

The newly-made music video for 'I'm Only Sleeping', taken from 1966's Revolver album, earned the Best Music Video prize for its creator Em Cooper.