Huey Lewis & The News

Overview

• The band has sold over an estimated 30 million records worldwide according to an interview with Johnny Colla in 2006.
• Their 1983 album Sports has sold 10 million copies in the United States according to the Behind the Music show on Huey Lewis and the News (though it has only been certified seven times Platinum by the RIAA).
• The band has won two Grammy Awards, both in 1986:
  • Best Music Video, Long Form - The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll
  • Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "We Are the World" performed by USA for Africa(in which Huey Lewis and the News were participants)
• The songs, "The Heart of Rock & Roll" and "The Power of Love", were nominated for Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, in 1985 and 1986, respectively.
• "The Power of Love" (from the film Back to the Future), was nominated for an Academy Award in 1986.
• The band received the award for Best International Group at the 1986 British Music Awards.
• The band's two biggest selling hits "The Power of Love" and "I Want a New Drug" were both million selling singles in the U.S., certified Gold by the RIAA.
• Huey Lewis and the News are the recipients of 30 Californian (formerly Bay Area Music) Awards.
• All five albums released by the band between 1982 and 1991 reached the Top 30 on the Billboard 200 album chart and have been certified either Gold, Platinum, or Multi-platinum.