To contact us Click HERE
The Recording Academy, the music industry body that hosts the Grammy Awards, has revealed that Bruce Springsteen will be feted as the 2013 Musicares Person of the Year. Musicares, the charitable spinoff of the Recording Academy, is to host an A-list gala two nights before the Grammys on Feb. 8.
It's typical for the Musicares honoree to receive a lengthy tribute section on the Grammy telecast. Paul McCartney was recognized in 2012, and he performed twice on this year's broadcast, once with new song "My Valentine" and another with the grand finale medley comprising "Golden Slumbers," "Carry That Weight" and "The End" from the Beatles' Abbey Road. The show-closing performance featured Springsteen.
Springsteen, of course, is no stranger to the Grammy Awards. He opened the 2012 show with his recent single, "We Take Care of Our Own." Its accompanying album, Wrecking Ball, was released in March of this year and should be considered a favorite for multiple Grammy nods, especially with its heavy political and social undercurrent. To date, he's received 20 Grammy Awards.
The Musicares Person of the Year recognizes a musician’s artistic and philanthropic efforts.
"Bruce Springsteen is a truly gifted and renaissance artist of our time, a national treasure, and an exemplary humanitarian," Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow said in a statement. "His career is a testament to the power of creative excellence, and his contributions as a philanthropist speak to the tenacity of the human spirit."
As part of the Musicares acknowledgment, Springsteen is to be the guest of honor at the charitable ball two nights prior to the Grammy telecast. The fundraiser is one of the most-coveted music industry events, as it features a host of pop stars past and present reinterpreting the works of the honoree.
The 2013 Grammy Awards ceremony is to be held at Staples Center on Feb. 10 and broadcast live for the East Coast on CBS.
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder