Fierce, rebellious—unstoppable.
Rock’s royalty remain
the hottest acts in music
BY KEN BUDD
ILLUS TRA TION B Y SEAN MCCABE
Longevity, baby. That was the
subtext of the 52nd Grammy
Awards in January. Whether it
was a raspy STEVIE NICKS
outsinging Taylor Swift in their
spunky off-key duet, or the
fact that all five Best Solo
Rock Vocal Performance
nominees—BOB DYLAN,
JOHN FOGER TY, PRINCE,
NEIL YOUNG, and winner
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN—were
over 50, the night’s most
vibrant artists were also its
most revered. And that’s true
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