The Black Crowes enjoy Grammy Awards love again several decades after first nomination

NEW YORK — The first time Chris and Rich Robinson were at the Grammy Awards, it was 1991. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Beside the Stones The Black Crowes’ rollicking “Happiness Bastards” is up for best rock album against “Romance” by Fontaines D.C., “Saviors” by Green Day, “TANGK” by IDLES, “Dark Matter” from Pearl Jam, “Hackney Diamonds” by the Stones and “No Name” from Jack White. “To be in a place where it’s all clicking and it all feels right, that’s the real special feeling,” says Chris Robinson. “It’s just integrated with everything that we’ve done and where we’re going.” The band last released a studio album in 2009, and the volatile Robinson brothers needed a decade apart before they regrouped in 2019. “The validation of that is really unique to us.” Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.