Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has announced the honorees for its 2021 Special Merit Awards.The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, 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 recipient.
The honorees will be recognized on the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, 2021. Given the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, more details about the special award presentation event will be announced at a later date, according to the announcement.“As we welcome the new class of Special Merit Award honorees, it gives us a chance to.
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