While several Grammy-related events have been canceled due to the California wildfires, the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring the Grateful Dead will go on as planned.
The Recording Academy confirmed the event is still on in an email to members, noting that the gala will feature “a special appeal for donations to support wildfire relief efforts.”
On Monday, the Recording Academy confirmed that the 67th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, would be going on as planned on Feb. 2. The MusiCares Person of the Year gala is set to take place Jan. 31 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
So far the list of artists honoring the Grateful Dead has not been revealed.
Launched in 1991, previous MusiCares Person of the Year recipients include Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell and Tom Petty. Grateful Dead is only the third band to receive the honor; Fleetwood Mac got it in 2018 and Aerosmith got it in 2020.
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