Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. Will Smith and Herbie Hancock perform onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Hancock has received 14 Grammy Awards, across R&B, jazz and pop categories. His highest-profile Grammy was album of the year in 2008 for River: The Joni Letters, a tribute to Mitchell.

A true icon, Hancock’s storied career has earned him 14 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Kennedy Center Honor and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Known for his innovative approach to ...

The late music icon died in November at 91. The 2025 Grammy Awards just convened one of the brightest clusters of stars in recent awards show history. Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Jacob Collier ...

His memoir, Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, was published by Viking in 2014, and in February 2016 he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Hancock is currently in the studio at work on ...