Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards: N.W.A., Gladys Knight, Tammy Wynette, Donna Summer, Laurie Anderson
The Grammys have announced the music legends who will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards on February 3 at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony taking place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The 2024 Grammy Awards will follow on February 4.
Laurie Anderson will be honored for her “groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theater, experimental music, and technology,” as the Grammy announcement states.
The gospel group The Clark Sisters are “credited for helping to bring gospel music to the mainstream” and “are considered pioneers of contemporary gospel.”
Gladys Knight has seven competitive Grammys and “has enjoyed number-one hits in pop, gospel, R&B and adult contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance.”
N.W.A. — the pioneering rap group made up of Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, and MC-Ren — “developed a new sound, which brought in many of the loud, extreme sonic innovations of Public Enemy while adopting a self-consciously violent and dangerous lyrical stance.”
Donna Summer was known for her “groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco, and avant-garde electronica.”
And Tammy Wynette “was the first female country music singer to sell over one million albums and has sold more than 30 million records grossing more than $100 million, earning her the title ‘The First Lady of Country Music.'”
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement, “The Academy is honored to pay tribute to this year’s Special Merit Award recipients — a remarkable group of creators and industry professionals whose impact resonates with generations worldwide. Their contributions to music span genres, backgrounds and crafts, reflecting the rich diversity that fuels our creative community. We look forward to honoring these music industry trailblazers next month as part of our week-long celebration leading up to Music’s Biggest Night.”
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