Items from Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Jack Black, James Hetfield, James Taylor, Miley Cyrus, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones and others have been added to a pre-Grammys auction that will benefit wildfire relief, organizers announced Wednesday.
The Julien’s Auctions MusiCares Charity Relief Auction will take place live at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Recording Academy in Santa Monica and online on juliensauctions.com. The 67th annual Grammy Awards will take place later that day from the Peacock Theater and Crypto.com Arena.
The annual auction, held in conjunction with the MusiCares Persons of the Year celebration, raises essential funds that help music professionals recover from crises, including the unprecedented challenges posed by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles County.
Items announced Wednesday include:
— Gibson Les Paul, D’Angelico and Fender Squier guitars signed by Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, SZA, Miley Cyrus, Billy Joel, Dave Grohl, Luke Combs, Jeff Tweedy, Sam Smith and Dee Snider.
— A signed, hardcover edition of Paul McCartney’s 2021 book, “The Lyrics: 1965 to Present,” accompanied by a “once in a lifetime, Abbey Road Studios experience hosted by Grammy Award-winning producer Giles Martin” in which the winning bidder will get a tour of the famous studios in London.
— A Rolling Stones “Hackney Diamonds” lithographic poster signed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood.
— Snow White ESP LTD Signature Snakebyte Electric Guitar signed by Metallica vocalist James Hetfield.
— A tie-dye T-shirt worn by actor and singer Jack Black of Tenacious D.
Previously announced items include a signed Fender Telecaster belonging to Bruce Springsteen, a sequined jumpsuit belonging to Dolly Parton, a Stevie Nicks-signed top hat, a Telecaster signed by Olivia Rodrigo, a Gibson Les Paul guitar with pickguard signed by Neil Young, and items from Brian Wilson, Lionel Richie, Meghan Trainor, Ringo Starr, Slash, Sting and others.
More information is available at juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/-musicares-589.