Steve Harwell, C-Knight Families Outraged Over Grammys ‘In Memoriam’ Snub

Steve Harwell and C-Knight‘s omissions from the Grammys’ “In Memoriam” phase Sunday was impolite and disrespectful … in line with their nearest and dearest.

Robert Hayes, a rep for Smash Mouth’s late lead singer, is harm over the snub … although he tells TMZ it did not shock him as a result of the Recording Academy by no means acknowledged Steve when he was alive … so why would they honor him when he handed?

Smash Mouth was nominated for a Grammy as soon as, in 2000, however did not win.

His remarks have been chopping … asking who even bothered to look at the Grammys anymore — and expressing his perception the award ceremony hadn’t been good in additional than 20 years.

Steve left a long-lasting affect within the music trade earlier than he passed away in Sept 2023 … and solely 2 months later, fellow artist C-Knight also died, having been taken off life assist following issues from diabetes.

C-Knight’s brother George Lee Blount echoed comparable emotions of harm and outrage over the “In Memoriam” exclusion.

George tells TMZ … whereas C-Knight and his band The Dove Shack by no means scooped a Grammy, their affect on G-funk and hip hop is simple — including he was a hip hop legend, and the least they might’ve finished was give him a point out.

George is hoping the identical mistake would not occur once more, urging the Grammys to do extra analysis into artists to grasp the onerous work and sacrifice they put into their music careers.