MusiCares Person of the Year explained

MusiCares Person of the Year
Awarded For:Artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy
Presenter:MusiCares
Country:United States
Year:1991
Year2:Ongoing annually
Website:http://www.musicares.org/person-year

Person of the Year is an annual gala presented by MusiCares, a 501(c)(3) public charity and affiliate of The Recording Academy (the organization that distributes the Grammy Awards), to raise funds for MusiCares’ mission and to honor recording artists for their creative achievements and their dedication to philanthropy.[1] [2] Chosen by the MusiCares Foundation, award recipients are honored during "Grammy Week" (a string of events culminating with the annual Grammy Awards ceremony).[3] Person of the year gala consistes of a seated dinner and start-studded tribute concert.[4] [5]

From 1991 to 1993, the first three MusiCares Person of the Year awards were presented to American musicians David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt, and Natalie Cole. 2018 honorees Fleetwood Mac became the first group to receive the award. Dolly Parton is the first country artist to receive the honor, in 2019.[6] In 2023, Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy received the award, marking the first time two luminaries were honored in one year.[7] 2025 honeree Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead will be the first musician to receive the award posthumously.[8] The award was not presented in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recipients

YearImageRecipientLifetimeNationalityRef.
United States[9]
1992United States[10]
1993United States[11]
1994Cuba
United States 		[12]
1995United States[13]
1996United States[14]
1997United Kingdom[15]
1998Italy[16]
1999United States
2000United Kingdom[17]
2001United States[18]
2002United States[19]
2003BonoIreland[20]
2004StingUnited Kingdom[21]
2005United States[22]
2006United States[23]
2007United States[24]
20081942–2018United States[25]
2009United States[26]
2010Canada[27]
2011United States[28]
2012United Kingdom[29]
2013United States[30]
2014United States[31]
2015b. 1941United States[32]
2016b. 1949United States[33]
20171950–2017United States[34]
2018


Mick Fleetwood
John McVie
Christine McVie
Lindsey Buckingham
Stevie Nicks

b. 1947
b. 1945
1943–2022
b. 1949
b. 1948		United States
United Kingdom		[35]
2019b. 1946United States[36]
2020Aerosmith


Joe Perry
Steven Tyler
Tom Hamilton
Joey Kramer
Brad Whitford

b. 1950
b. 1948
b. 1951
b. 1950
b. 1952 		United States[37]
2022b. 1943Canada[38]
2023Berry Gordy & b. 1929
b. 1940		United States[39]
2024b. 1962United States[40]
2025Grateful Dead


Jerry Garcia
Bob Weir
Phil Lesh
Bill Kreutzmann
Mickey Hart

1942–1995
b. 1947
1940–2024
b. 1946
b. 1943		United States[41]
Each year is linked to an article about the Annual Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.

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Notes and References

  1. Neil Young Named MusiCares' Person of the Year . Donahue. Ann. January 30, 2010. Billboard. February 12, 2010.
  2. News: Young named Person of the Year for Grammys. https://web.archive.org/web/20090812113249/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/08/11/10427006.html. dead. August 12, 2009. August 11, 2009. March 11, 2010. Toronto Sun. Sun Media Corporation.
  3. Web site: Sneak Peek: Inside Grammy Week Parties. January 27, 2010. March 11, 2010. Marisa. Laudadio. Jessica. Herndon. People. Time Inc. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071343/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20339875,00.html. dead.
  4. Web site: All-Star Lineup To Honor 2010 MusiCares Person Of The Year Neil Young. December 14, 2009. March 8, 2010. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  5. Web site: Neil Diamond Named 2009 MusiCares Person Of The Year. October 21, 2008. March 11, 2010. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090111114913/http://www.grammy.com/MusiCares/News/Default.aspx?newsID=3070&newsCategoryID=10. January 11, 2009.
  6. Web site: Dolly Parton Is MusiCares' 2019 Person Of The Year. 4 September 2018.
  7. Web site: MusiCares' 2023 Persons Of The Year Gala Honoring Berry Gordy & Smokey Robinson: 10 Memorable Moments . 2023-09-05 . www.musicares.org.
  8. Web site: Kreps . Daniel . Grateful Dead Named MusiCares' 2025 Persons of the Year . Rolling Stone . 23 October 2024 . 23 October 2024.
  9. Web site: The Pop Life. Holden. Stephen. January 9, 1991. The New York Times. February 11, 2010. Stephen Holden.
  10. Web site: On a D Train in Disguise, the Grammys Ride In. Rule. Sheila. February 20, 1992. The New York Times. February 11, 2010.
  11. Web site: Awards show begins at 8 p.m. . February 20, 1993 . . Guard Publishing . February 15, 2010 .
  12. Web site: The Pop Life; Stars Count Down To Grammy Night. Rule. Sheila. March 1, 1994. The New York Times. February 11, 2010.
  13. Calendar. January 28, 1995. Billboard. February 15, 2010. 85.
  14. Web site: Limited tickets to see Annual Grammy Awards in LA. Shazli. Ardi. February 5, 1996. New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. February 11, 2010.
  15. Web site: Rock News: Music's high and low notes. Swenson. John. October 8, 2002. United Press International. February 12, 2010.
  16. Pavarotti Named MusiCares Person Of The Year. Billboard. February 12, 2010.
  17. Web site: News Beat . https://archive.today/20110815075421/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1999/10/06/1999-10-06_news_beat.html . dead . August 15, 2011 . Patricia . O'Haire . October 6, 1999 . . . February 11, 2010 .
  18. The Pre-Grammys: Song-By-Song-By-Simon. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528172154/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,100146,00.html. dead. May 28, 2010. Lewis. Martin. February 21, 2001. Time. Time Inc. February 11, 2010. Martin Lewis (humorist).
  19. Web site: The Pop Life; Tough Competition At Grammys. Strauss. Neil. February 27, 2002. The New York Times. February 11, 2010. Neil Strauss.
  20. Web site: Bono is MusiCares Person of the Year. October 8, 2002. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. February 11, 2010.
  21. In Brief: Sting, Wyclef. October 15, 2003. Rolling Stone. February 11, 2010.
  22. Web site: Brian Wilson: MusiCares Person of the Year. December 1, 2004. Today.com. February 11, 2010.
  23. Web site: MusiCares Honors Singer James Taylor. Sieger. Julia M.. February 7, 2006. CBS News. February 11, 2010.
  24. Web site: Don Henley lauded as MusiCares Person of the Year. Gundersen. Edna. February 12, 2007. USA Today. Gannett Company. February 11, 2010. Edna Gundersen.
  25. Web site: MusiCares honors Aretha Franklin at pre-Grammy party. Gundersen. Edna. February 10, 2008. USA Today. Gannett Company. February 11, 2010.
  26. Web site: Kate Winslet, Mickey Rourke, Neil Diamond. February 9, 2009. The New York Times. February 11, 2010.
  27. Web site: Neil Young named MusiCares person of the year. August 11, 2009. USA Today. Gannett Company. February 11, 2010.
  28. Web site: A Star Is Honored. August 4, 2010. August 4, 2010. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  29. Web site: Paul McCartney Is 2012 MusiCares Person Of The Year. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. September 13, 2011. September 13, 2011.
  30. Web site: Twenty-Time Grammy Winner Bruce Springsteen To Be Honored As 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year. 2012-06-29. 2016-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409221950/https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/jun-28-2012-400-am. dead.
  31. Web site: Carole King Named 2014 MusiCares Person Of The Year.
  32. Web site: Bob Dylan Named 2015 MusiCares Person Of The Year. September 23, 2014. November 14, 2014. Grammy.com. Grammy Foundation.
  33. Web site: Lionel Richie Named 2016 MusiCares Person Of The Year. August 18, 2015. Grammy.com. Grammy Foundation.
  34. Web site: 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year: Fleetwood Mac. 28 July 2015. 4 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105094844/https://www.grammy.org/2017-musicares-person-of-the-year-tom-petty. 5 November 2016. dead.
  35. Web site: McPhate . Tim . Hertweck . Nate . Lorde, Haim, Keith Urban: 13 Fleetwood Mac MusiCares Tribute Performances . Recording Academy . 7 January 2019 . 26 January 2018.
  36. Web site: Dolly Parton Is MusiCares' 2019 Person Of The Year. 4 September 2018.
  37. https://www.grammy.com/musicares/news/aerosmith-be-honored-2020-musicares-person-year Aerosmith To Be Honored As 2020 MusiCares Person Of The Year
  38. Web site: 2022-04-02 . Generations sing to Joni Mitchell in pre-Grammys tribute . 2022-04-02 . . . en.
  39. Web site: 2022-10-22 . Berry Gordy Jr and Smokey Robinson to be honored as Musicares Persons of the Year. . 2022-10-22 . . en.
  40. Web site: 2023-10-19 . Jon Bon Jovi Named 2024 MusiCares’ Person of the Year . 2023-10-19 . Hollywoodreporter.com.
  41. Web site: Monroe . Jazz . The Grateful Dead Named MusiCares 2025 Persons of the Year . Pitchfork . 23 October 2024 . 23 October 2024.

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