Speaking Heads, Selena Among Grammy Lifetime Accomplishment Honorees

The Recording Academy has announced the honorees for its 2021 Exclusive Advantage Awards.

The Life time Achievement Award honorees are Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena, and Talking Heads.

Ed Cherney, Benny Golson and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds are Trustees Award honorees and Daniel Weiss is the Technical Grammy Award receiver. The honorees will be regarded on the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, 2021. Supplied the problems imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, far more details about the specific award presentation party will be introduced at a later date, in accordance to the announcement.

“As we welcome the new class of Exclusive Advantage Award honorees, it presents us a possibility to reward and recognize the impact they’ve experienced in the songs community irrespective of style,” stated Harvey Mason jr., Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy. “As a music creator and songs lover, I am grateful that we are capable to appear back again at our influences and see the impact that they have designed on our neighborhood. In a yr where audio has helped preserve us alongside one another, I glance forward to honoring this legendary team of new music creators.”

According to the announcement, the Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates performers who have produced outstanding contributions of inventive importance to the field of recording, though the Trustees Award honors this kind of contributions in areas other than overall performance. The Recording Academy’s Nationwide Board of Trustees establishes the honorees of both equally awards. Complex Grammy Award recipients are voted on by the Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Council and Chapter Committees, and are ratified by the Academy’s Trustees. The award is presented to folks and companies who have built contributions of exceptional technological importance to the recording industry.