MusiCares Person of the Year

Bob Dylan received the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year award

MusiCares Person of the Year is an award given annually in the United States by MusiCares , the Recording Academy's charity .

History and background

The Recording Academy , headquartered in Santa Monica , California , has presented the Grammy Awards annually since 1959 to recognize artistic achievement, technical expertise, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

In addition to these grand prizes for recordings and works from a specific year, the Recording Academy also awards several personal prizes, including the Lifetime Achievement Award , the Lifetime Achievement Award , the Grammy Trustees Award , the Technical Grammy Award , the Grammy Legend Award, and since 1991 - over her charity MusiCares - the MusiCares Person of the Year award .

The MusiCares Person of the Year award recognizes musicians for their artistic achievements in the music industry and for their charitable work. The name of the award reflects the mission of the MusiCares organization, which was founded by the Recording Academy to “provide health care and medical assistance to musicians in need”. The winners selected by the MusiCares Foundation will be honored with an “All-Star Concert” during “Grammy Week” (a series of gala events shortly before the annual Grammy Awards ceremony). The income from the concerts goes into the work of the foundation.

From 1991 to 1993 the first three awards were given to the American musicians David Crosby , Bonnie Raitt and Natalie Cole . The Cuban American singer Gloria Estefan received the award in 1994, followed by the Americans Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones . Between 1997 and 2004 the prize went to British musician Phil Collins , Elton John and Sting , the Italian opera - Tenor Luciano Pavarotti , the Americans Stevie Wonder , Paul Simon and Billy Joel and Irish musician Bono . Other Americans received the award between 2005 and 2009 - Brian Wilson , James Taylor , Don Henley , Aretha Franklin and Neil Diamond . The Canadian Neil Young received the award in 2010, Barbra Streisand , Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen were honored in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Carole King received the award in 2014, followed by Bob Dylan in 2015. Lionel Richie was named a winner in 2016, followed by Tom Petty in 2017. The 2018 winner, Fleetwood Mac , became the first rock band to win the award. In 2019, Dolly Parton became the first country artist to receive the award.

Award winners

year	Award winners	nationality	Life dates	Image of the artist
1991	David Crosby	United States	* 1941
1992	Bonnie Raitt	United States	* 1949
1993	Natalie Cole	United States	* 1950 - † 2015
1994	Gloria Estefan	Cuba United States	* 1957
1995	Tony Bennett	United States	* 1926
1996	Quincy Jones	United States	* 1933
1997	Phil Collins	United Kingdom	* 1951
1998	Luciano Pavarotti	Italy	* 1935 - † 2007
1999	Stevie Wonder	United States	* 1950
2000	Elton John	United Kingdom	* 1947
2001	Paul Simon	United States	* 1941
2002	Billy Joel	United States	* 1949
2003	Bono	Ireland	* 1960
2004	Sting	United Kingdom	* 1951
2005	Brian Wilson	United States	* 1942
2006	James Taylor	United States	* 1948
2007	Don Henley	United States	* 1947
2008	Aretha Franklin	United States	* 1942 - † 2018
2009	Neil Diamond	United States	* 1941
2010	Neil Young	Canada	* 1945
2011	Barbra Streisand	United States	* 1942
2012	Paul McCartney	United Kingdom	* 1942
2013	Bruce Springsteen	United States	* 1949
2014	Carole King	United States	* 1942
2015	Bob Dylan	United States	* 1941
2016	Lionel Richie	United States	* 1949
2017	Tom Petty	United States	* 1950 - † 2017
2018	Fleetwood Mac : Mick Fleetwood John McVie Christine McVie Lindsey Buckingham Steve Nicks	United States United Kingdom	* 1947 * 1945 * 1943 * 1949 * 1948
2019	Dolly Parton	United States	* 1946
2020	Aerosmith : Joe Perry Steven Tyler Tom Hamilton Joey Kramer Brad Whitford	United States	* 1950 * 1948 * 1951 * 1950 * 1952

See also

• Grammy Awards
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Grammy Trustees Award
• Grammy Legend Award
• Grammy Hall of Fame

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Official website of MusiCares - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Musicares. Retrieved February 27, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Musicares Person Of The Year Award And Annual Benefit Gala. Retrieved February 27, 2019 . 
3. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved February 22, 2019 . 
4. ^ Young named Person of the Year for Grammys. Retrieved March 8, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Apollo Theater Photos To Go On Sale; AIDS Benefit Show in LA To Honor Ella. Retrieved March 8, 2019 . 
6. ↑ SNEAK PEEK: Inside Grammy Week Parties. Retrieved March 8, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Neil Diamond Named 2009 MusiCares Person Of The Year. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .