MusiCares Person of the Year

The MusiCares Person of the Year is an award presented annually by MusiCares, the charity arm of The Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Grammy Awards, to commend musicians for their artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy.[1][2] The award's name reflects the non-profit health care organization known as MusiCares, established by the academy "to provide health and medical assistance to needy musicians".[3] Chosen by the MusiCares Foundation, award recipients are honored during "Grammy week" (a string of galas just prior to the annual Grammy Awards ceremony)[4] with an "all-star" tribute concert that helps to raise money for the foundation.[5][6]

MusiCares Person of the Year
Awarded forartistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy
CountryUnited States
Presented byMusiCares
First awarded1991
Last awarded2020
Websitewww.grammy.org/musicares

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. Cuban American singer Gloria Estefan received the award in 1994, followed by Americans Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones. Between 1997 and 2004, the award went to British musicians Phil Collins, Sir Elton John, and Sting, Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti, American musicians Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, and Billy Joel, and Irish musician Bono. 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.[7] In 2020, the group Aerosmith was honored. [8]

Recipients
Year[I] Image Recipient Lifetime Nationality Ref.
1991 David Crosby b. 1941 United States [9]
1992 Bonnie Raitt b. 1949 United States [10]
1993 Natalie Cole 1950–2015 United States [11]
1994 Gloria Estefan b. 1957 Cuba
United States		 [12]
1995 Tony Bennett b. 1926 United States [13]
1996 Quincy Jones b. 1933 United States [14]
1997 Phil Collins b. 1951 United Kingdom [15]
1998 Luciano Pavarotti 1935–2007 Italy [16]
1999 Stevie Wonder b. 1950 United States [15]
2000 Elton John b. 1947 United Kingdom [17]
2001 Paul Simon b. 1941 United States [18]
2002 Billy Joel b. 1949 United States [19]
2003 Bono b. 1960 Ireland [20]
2004 Sting b. 1951 United Kingdom [21]
2005 Brian Wilson b. 1942 United States [22]
2006 James Taylor b. 1948 United States [23]
2007 Don Henley b. 1947 United States [24]
2008 Aretha Franklin 1942–2018 United States [25]
2009 Neil Diamond b. 1941 United States [26]
2010 Neil Young b. 1945 Canada [27]
2011 Barbra Streisand b. 1942 United States [28]
2012 Paul McCartney b. 1942 United Kingdom [29]
2013 Bruce Springsteen b. 1949 United States [30]
2014 Carole King b. 1942 United States [31]
2015 Bob Dylan b. 1941 United States [32]
2016 Lionel Richie b. 1949 United States [33]
2017 Tom Petty 1950–2017 United States [34]
2018 Fleetwood Mac:
Mick Fleetwood
John McVie
Christine McVie
Lindsey Buckingham
Stevie Nicks		 b. 1947
b. 1945
b. 1943
b. 1949
b. 1948		 United States
United Kingdom		 [35]
2019 Dolly Parton b. 1946 United States [36]
2020 Aerosmith:
Joe Perry
Steven Tyler
Tom Hamilton
Joey Kramer
Brad Whitford		 b. 1950
b. 1948
b. 1951
b. 1950
b. 1952		 United States [37]
2021

^[I] Each year is linked to an article about the Annual Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.

See also

References
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  8. Aerosmith To Be Honored As 2020 MusiCares Person Of The Year
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  29. "Paul McCartney Is 2012 MusiCares Person Of The Year". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  30. "TWENTY-TIME GRAMMY® WINNER BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TO BE HONORED AS 2013 MUSICARES® PERSON OF THE YEAR".
  31. "Carole King Named 2014 MusiCares Person Of The Year".
  32. "Bob Dylan Named 2015 MusiCares Person Of The Year". Grammy.com. Grammy foundation. September 23, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  33. "Lionel Richie Named 2016 MusiCares Person Of The Year". Grammy.com. Grammy foundation. August 18, 2015.
  34. "2018 MusiCares Person of the Year: Fleetwood Mac". 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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  37. Aerosmith To Be Honored As 2020 MusiCares Person Of The Year

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