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The Grammys Left Mastodon Guitarist Brent Hinds Out of the In Memoriam Segment, and People Are Rightfully Mad About It

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The Grammys left late Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds out of its In Memoriam segment this year, and people are rightfully mad about it. Hinds died in a motorcycle accident in August 2025. However, when the Recording Academy of the United States paid tribute to fallen artists and industry insiders during the award show on February 1, 2026, Hinds was nowhere to be seen. In response, many of Hind’s peers have blasted the Grammy producers for this ov…

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Mike Inez, bassist of Alice In Chains, criticized the Grammy Awards 2026 for missing Brent Hinds, a former Mastodon guitarist, in this year's In Memoriam segment. A notable absence The 68th Grammy Awards ceremony paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a collective performance bringing together Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith [...]

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With the former mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds, the makers of the Grammys have disdained a former award winner at "In Memoriam".Every year, the Grammys Recordings Academy commemorates the artists who died in the previous year as part of the "In Memory" segment. This year, among others, Black Sabbath icon Ozzy Osbourne, D-Angelo and soul singer Roberta Flack (‘Killing Me Softly With His Song') were honored with special live contributions. However…

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Metal Injection broke the news in on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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