Dua Lipa's catsuit and Christine McVie's piano smash estimates at pre-Grammy MusiCares charity auction
Los Angeles, California (Release): Before the Grammy Awards 2024 the best music memorabilia on the market offered by many of this year’s Grammy-nominated artists and past winners was sold Sunday, February 4 at Julien’s Auctions MusiCares Charity Relief Auction.
One-of-a-kind items from the likes of Dua Lipa, Christine McVie, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and MusiCares Person of the Year 2024 Honoree Jon Bon Jovi rocked the auction stage at the music industry’s highly anticipated event held for the first time ever at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in front of a live audience along with hundreds of registered bidders on the phone and online on juliensauctions.com.
Dua Lipa’s stage worn custom-made Casey Cadwallader for Mugler Gold 'Illusion' catsuit and elbow-length gloves sizzled as one of the event’s top sellers with a winning bid of $50,800 nearly 13 times its estimate of $4,000. The three-time Grammy Award winner and 'Argylle' actress wore the ensemble during her 2022 Future Nostalgia tour in South America.
The other top highlight of the event was the appearance of a famous piano from rock music icon and Fleetwood Mac legend Christine McVie. Her beloved Yamaha C3 Baby Grand Piano stage played for two decades between the tours for Rumours and The Dance in 1977 and 1997 in Fleetwood Mac’s closing encores of 'Songbird' in concert sold for $50,800.
MusiCares Person of the Year 2024 Honoree Jon Bon Jovi’s stage-played and 'Story of Love' music video-used 2018 Takamine black EF341SC acoustic guitar sold for $44,450.
Other top sellers were guitars from music’s biggest artists including:
Robert Smith’s RS-1000 Stage Artist Edition signature Schecter model acoustic guitar: $35,750
Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s signature ESP LTD Vulture model guitar signed by Hetfield 'JH 23/Metallica/2023': $32,500
Jelly Roll’s personally owned and signed 2023 Gretsch Electromatic Center Block Jr. guitar: $22,750
Lenny Kravitz signed 2022 Gibson 80s Flying V guitar: $22,750
Taylor Swift signed signature Baby Taylor model acoustic guitar: $15,600
Harry Styles 1999 Gretsch White Falcon hollow body electric guitar: $19,500
Willie Nelson and Friends’ signed 2023 Martin D-10 acoustic guitar: $22,750
Paul McCartney signed, hardcover copy of 2021 book of the year 'The Lyrics: 1965 to Present': $16,250
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash’s signed 2023 Gibson Les Paul Anaconda Burst Guitar: $16,250
Olivia Rodrigo twice signed Kingswell skate shop brand 'Brutal' skateboard: $4,550
Stevie Nicks Barbie Doll (in original box) inspired by the Fleetwood Mac album 'Rumours', signed by Nicks on the box: $7,800
George Thorogood signed limited edition "White Fang" ES-125 TDC Guitar: $11,700
Joe Walsh’s personally owned and signed 2015 Fender Stratocaster: $16,250
Lionel Richie’s custom-made, 'All Night Long' gold sequined performance bomber jacket: $11,430