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Variety: How the Grammys Should Recognize Revived Hits

Variety says the nineteen ninety-eight ballad resurged again after celebrities used it for old photos; the Grammys now face a question about comebacks.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:11 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: Goo Goo Dolls — Photo: Fr. Jeff Lorig · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by Variety: “Out With the New, in With the Old?: How the Grammys Should Recognize Revived Hits”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 1:11 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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VarietyOut With the New, in With the Old?: How the Grammys Should Recognize Revived Hits

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe are interrupting our coverage with a developing story: the Goo Goo Dolls song Iris has surged again, and Variety asks how the Grammys should recognize revived hits.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA song from nineteen ninety-eight came back? Is that the whole emergency?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVariety reports social media users and celebrities, from Drew Barrymore to Kevin Bacon, used it to post photos of how they looked in the nineteen nineties.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTeam coverage is assembling.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo people posted old haircuts, and now a trophy committee has to meet.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe song has resurged many times since its release. It keeps coming back and nobody has charged it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen it deserves an award for attendance.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe will update you if it becomes slightly more important.