Talking Heads, Selena, Salt-N-Pepa, and more to get Lifetime Achievement Grammys

Talking Heads, Selena, Salt-N-Pepa, and more to get Lifetime Achievement Grammys


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The Recording Academy has announced its slate of Lifetime Achievement Award recipients at the 2021 Grammys.

Talking Heads, Selena, Salt-N-Pepa, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, late jazz musician Lionel Hampton, and opera singer Marilyn Horne will all be recipients of these Special Merit Awards. Producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds along with Ed Cherney and Benny Golson will receive Trustees Awards, while Daniel Weiss will receive a Technical Grammy Award.

Last month, the full list of Grammy nominees was announced, with Beyoncé leading the nods with nine nominations followed by Roddy Ricch, Dua Lipa, and Taylor Swift with six nominations each.

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards airs on January 31 at 8 PM on CBS.