| “JULIEN’S AUCTIONS MUSICARES® CHARITY RELIEF AUCTION” AN OFFICIAL 66TH GRAMMY® WEEK EVENT ANNOUNCE FIRST LINEUP OF ILLUSTRIOUS MUSIC ITEMS OFFERED |
| Exclusive Pre-GRAMMY Event to Be Livestreamed for the First Time from the GRAMMY Museum® |
| Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie Stage-Played “Songbird” Yamaha C3 Baby Grand Piano |
| Taylor Swift Signed and Donated Signature Baby Taylor Model Guitar (Note: Not Stage Played) |
| James Brown’s Jacket, Sterling Silver Ring, Leather Wrist Cuff, and Sunglasses |
| The Cure’s Robert Smith Stage-Played and Signed Schecter Acoustic Guitar |
| Metallica’s James Hetfield Signed ESP Electric Guitar |
| Paul McCartney Signed and Personalized “The Lyrics” Book Set |
| Harry Styles Signed Gretsch White Falcon Guitar |
| Dr. Dre Signed Nike Air Force 1 Low ’07 Sneakers |
| Lionel Richie Swarovski Crystal Embellished “All Night Long” Custom-Made Gold Performance Bomber Jacket |
| More than 75 Exclusive, One-of-a-Kind Items to be Offered by World’s Greatest Music and Pop Culture Icons Including Bad Bunny, Chris Martin, Joe Walsh, DJ Khaled, Jon Baptiste, The Los Angeles Lakers, The Lumineers, Slash, Willie Nelson and Friends Among Others |
| All Proceeds to Benefit MusiCares® |
| SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2024 |
| Los Angeles, California – (January 11th, 2024) – Julien’s Auctions unveiled today the first star-studded lineup of items to be sold at MusiCares® Charity Relief Auction, the music industry’s highly anticipated event that will take place live for the first time ever at the GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles and online on juliensauctions.com on Sunday, February 4th, 2024. The annual live stream music auction on the day of the awards ceremony will feature sensational items from many of this year’s GRAMMY® nominated artists as well as past illustrious GRAMMY® honorees in a multi-camera livestream to be directed by Jerry Foley, the multi-Emmy® award nominated director of Late Show with David Letterman. The livestream will run additionally on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram Live, in addition to Julien’s and MusiCares’ websites to reach a global viewing audience of bidders, music fans and collectors in a unique pre-GRAMMY Awards® experience. |
| More than 75 exclusive, one-of-a-kind items given by the world’s biggest music artists and cultural figures of our time will include instruments, wardrobe, personal items, and memorabilia coming directly from the likes of Christine McVie, Taylor Swift, James Hetfield, Robert Smith, Paul McCartney, Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Dr. Dre, Los Angeles Lakers, Joe Walsh, and Lionel Richie will hit the auction block with many being offered to the public for the first time. More items from several yet-to-be-revealed artists will be unveiled in the coming weeks. |
| This Official GRAMMY® Week event precedes the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast. Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, the leading music industry charity. MusiCares provides the music community a support system of health and human services across a spectrum of needs including physical and mental health, addiction recovery, unforeseen personal emergencies and disaster relief. |
| Making a grand entrance on the auction stage will be a famous piano from one of the most popular rock bands of all time, Fleetwood Mac: Christine McVie’s Yamaha C3 Baby Grand Piano (estimate: $20,000 – $30,000). The piano played on stage (photo right) by one of the legendary GRAMMY Award-winning band members, co-founder, co-lead singer, keyboardist, and songwriter is named after the super group’s most beloved track “Songbird” written by McVie. She performed on this piano for two decades between the tours for Rumours and The Dance in 1977 and 1997 in Fleetwood Mac’s closing encores in concert. |  |
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From Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2023, Taylor Swift, is a signature Baby Taylor model acoustic guitar in natural finish signed by Swift (photo left) with a heart after her name below the sound hole (estimate: $5,000 – $7,000) on offer. Note: this guitar has not been played by Swift but was donated and signed by her. The 12-time GRAMMY Award-winning pop culture phenomenon and only female in GRAMMY history to win Album of the Year three times is one of the most influential women in the world who continues to shatter records with the ongoing success of the landmark Taylor Swift Eras Tour. |
| Paul McCartney, music icon, founding Beatles member and 18-time GRAMMY Award winner, will be offering a signed, hardcover copy of 2021 book of the year “The Lyrics: 1965 to Present.” The essential addition to any music book collection features two volumes of the musicians’ lyrics to 154 of his songs from his time before and during the Beatles, Wings and his solo career that will be personalized to the winning bidder (estimate: $1,000 – $2,000). Included in the book (photo right) is McCartney’s commentary, never-before-seen photos, handwritten notes, art, and ephemera, all of which are part of his personal collection and are being offered for public view for the first time. |  |
Guitars, wardrobe, footwear, memorabilia, and beyond from enduring and emerging icons across genres of hard rock/metal, pop, alternative, rap, hip hop, and more are exceptional highlights of this auction such as (with estimates):
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“During this special time of year, we look forward to presenting with our esteemed partner MusiCares some of the biggest and best pieces of music memorabilia at our annual charity initiative that celebrates our universal love of music and the arts while furthering a good cause,” said Martin Nolan, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Julien’s Auctions. “There are so many unique and incredible items for every music fan and collector from icons such as Christine McVie and Taylor Swift to Paul McCartney with many more to be announced. We are especially thrilled to announce that we will be holding this Official GRAMMY week event live for the first time at the GRAMMY Museum, whose unparalleled music collections and music education initiatives and programs are aligned with our mission to deepen the connection of fans and the general public with artists through these pieces of music history.”
“Music gives so much to the world, and we at MusiCares are honored to have a partner like Julien’s helping us raise funds for music professionals in need. With such iconic collectibles being offered, bidders are not only gaining pieces of music history, they are also giving back to the music ecosystem with each piece purchased,” said Laura Segura, Executive Director of MusiCares.
| JULIEN’S AUCTIONS LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION
MusiCares Charity Relief Auction Grammy Museum EXHIBITION Person of the Year Gala |
REGISTER TO BID |
| Registration is required to bid in this online auction and can be done in person at the exhibition, or online before the sale at the JuliensAuctions.com Registration page to bid by phone, proxy or in person, or online at JuliensLive.com to bid live online, or by calling (310) 836-1818. For inquiries, please email [email protected] or call 310-836-1818. |
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ABOUT MUSICARES |
| MusiCares helps the humans behind music because music gives so much to the world. Offering preventive, emergency and recovery programs, MusiCares is a safety net supporting the health and welfare of the music community. Founded by the Recording Academy® in 1989 as a U.S. based 501(c)(3) charity, MusiCares safeguards the well-being of all music people through direct financial grant programs, networks of support resources, and tailored crisis relief efforts. For more information please visit: . |
JULIEN’S AUCTIONS |
| For the moments that matter.
You know that moment when the lights dim, right before your favorite band starts playing? Or that feeling right before the credits roll on a movie that changed your whole world in an instant? The air is charged with anticipation and words are never going to do it justice because you just really had to be there. At Julien’s, we exist to bring those moments back into your life through iconic artifacts and one-of-a-kind collections. Whether collaborating directly with artists, partnering with legendary estates, or working closely with discerning collectors, our auctions make culture pop with the promise of discovery and reconnection. From Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Ringo Starr to Lady Gaga, Banksy, and Kurt Cobain—from LA to the world, we are where originals find their kind. |