Missy Elliott and Dr. Dre are to be feted at an upcoming Recording Academy presentation.
The hip-hop icons, alongside rapper Lil Wayne and music govt Sylvia Rhone, shall be celebrated on the Recording Academy Honors introduced by The Black Music Collective within the lead-up to the Grammy Awards.
All 4 honourees will obtain the Recording Academy World Impression Award for his or her “private {and professional} achievements” within the music trade.
“I’m so thrilled to honour and have fun these 4 giants within the music trade,” Recording Academy chief govt Harvey Mason Jr. mentioned. “Final yr’s inaugural occasion was such a spotlight throughout Grammy Week and now with Dre, Missy, Wayne and Sylvia there to pay tribute to this yr, it is positively going to be one other night time to recollect. I proceed to be happy with the work of our Black Music Collective as it is a important a part of what we do right here on the Academy.”
The presentation will happen on the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on 2 February.
The 2023 Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, shall be held on 5 February.
