Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan. The 64-year-old grew up in Detroit's suburbs.

On Saturday, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith met with students, alumni and guests to launch the first-ever scholarship with the University of Minnesota’s School of Music, in partnership with ...

Legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chad Smith performed with the University of Minnesota's marching band at halftime of their 2025 Homecoming game against ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There are many inspirations in music that young artists look to. It's not often that you actually meet them, though. At the University of Minnesota, that inspiration wasn't just on ...

Chad Smith, center, drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, poses for a photo during an event promoting the Chad Smith Foundation’s new scholarship at the Graduate by Hilton Hotel at the University of ...

As drummer of the GRAMMY-winning band Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chad Smith is no stranger to performing in front of thousands of passionate fans. Many School of Music students ...

If there’s something that the Red Hot Chili Peppers aren’t lacking, it's hit songs. The California foursome has remained among the most successful rock bands of all time for decades, outliving most of ...

Chad Smith, the Grammy award-winning drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, was born in Minnesota. His parents are also graduates from the University of Minnesota.

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are set to take the stage in Colorado Springs this month – and no, that’s not a misspelling. While it’s likely a non-zero number of attendees will show up thinking they’re ...

The halftime show during the Oct. 11 Big Ten showdown between the Minnesota Gophers and Purdue Boilermakers will feature Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. No, not the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Minnesota native and Grammy-winning Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith will be on campus when the University celebrates Homecoming with a football game against Purdue on Oct. 11. Smith was born ...

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