Paul Simon, Cher, Chaka Khan and Carlos Santana are among the artists set to receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award this year. Whitney Houston and Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti will also be posthumously recognised.
Lyricist Bernie Taupin, record executive Sylvia Rhone and the late Eddie Palmieri will be honoured with the Trustees Award, while classical composer John Chowning will receive the Technical Grammy Award.
The awards will be presented at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on 31 January, the night before the main Grammy ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena on 1 February.
The Lifetime Achievement award recognises performers who have made “creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording”. First awarded to Bing Crosby in 1963, recent recipients have included The Clash, Prince, N.W.A., Donna Summer and Nirvana.
At this year’s main ceremony, Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nominations, while first-time nominees include Addison Rae, Olivia Dean and Sleep Token.
