The Recording Academy says its Clive Davis Gala and Particular Benefit Awards will go on throughout Grammy week however has canceled its Black Music Collective occasion honoring Alicia Keys.
Every of the Academy’s occasions, together with MusiCares’ Individual of the 12 months and the Grammys telecast, will now have a fundraising component. And since launching the Los Angeles Fireplace Reduction Effort to Assist Music Professionals final week, the Academy and MusiCares have raised and pledged greater than $2 million in emergency help.
“We perceive how devastating this previous week has been on this metropolis and its individuals,” Harvey Mason Jr., Academy and MusiCares CEO, says in a press release. “That is our residence, it’s residence to hundreds of music professionals, and many people have been negatively impacted. So after considerate consideration, and a number of assurances from state and native elected leaders, public security companies, and with assist from our unimaginable artist group, we’ve determined to go forward with the GRAMMY telecast and a few choose occasions. GRAMMY Week 2025 won’t simply be about honoring music, it will likely be about utilizing the facility of music to assist rebuild, uplift and assist these in want.”
The dwell awards present, set for Feb. 2 on CBS, will elevate extra funds to assist wildfire aid efforts and likewise honor first responders. Davis’ white-hot gala will happen on Feb. 1, the identical day of the Particular Benefit Awards, which pays tribute to Prince, Frankie Beverly, The Conflict, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, Roxanne Shante and Frankie Valli. MusiCares will honor the Grateful Lifeless on Jan. 31.
The Black Music Collective occasion was deliberate for Jan. 30 and would have honored Keys and Kirk Franklin.
All three of the key report labels — Sony, Warner and Common — have canceled their Grammy-related occasions. Billboard, BMG, Milk & Honey/Reservoir Music and The Resonator Awards additionally introduced that they received’t go along with their events.
