Recording Academy® to Celebrate Music Legends at 2026 Special Merit Awards Ceremony During Grammy® Week

The Recording Academy®’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony celebrating the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustee Award and Technical Grammy® Award recipients will be held on Jan. 31, 2026, at the ...

Whitney Houston, Cher, Carlos Santana & More to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards from Recording Academy: Full List

The Recording Academy has announced the recipients of its 2026 Special Merit Awards, including Carlos Santana, Cher, Paul ...

Revolutionary rap: Nigerian star Falz has kept protest music alive

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.
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3 of the Greatest 1960s Folk Musicians to Not Come From the Greenwich Village Folk Scene

Unlike the most famous 1960s folk singers, these three didn't come from the epicenter of it all—Greenwich Village in New York ...