Reposted from @shockleeofficial - Breaking news⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Chicago, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Public Enemy and Sister Rosetta Tharpe TO BE HONORED WITH RECORDING ACADEMY® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ken Ehrlich, Philip Glass and Frank Walker TO BE HONORED WITH TRUSTEES AWARD; George Augspurger TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL GRAMMY® AWARD Santa Monica, CAlif. (DEC. 19, 2019) — The Recording Academy® is honored to announce its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Chicago, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Public Enemy and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Ken Ehrlich, Philip Glass and Frank Walker are Trustees Award honorees; and George Augspurger is the Technical GRAMMY® Award recipient. A special award presentation ceremony and concert celebrating the honorees will be held on April 18, 2020, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Additional details regarding the ceremony will be announced shortly. "Our industry is one that prides itself on influence and paying it forward, and each year the Recording Academy has the privilege of honoring a select group of visionaries whose creative contributions have rippled throughout our culture," said Deborah Dugan, President/CEO of the Recording Academy. "Our Special Merit Awards recipients have molded their musical passion into pieces of history that will continue to influence and inspire generations of music creators and music lovers to come." • • • • #futurefrequency #nationofbillions #inspirechange #CreativeDisruption #creators #electronicmusicproduction #hiphoped #producerlife #producingmusic #musicproduction #musicmaking #musicproducer #musicproducers #musicproducer #productiontechniques #audioproduction #samplepack #sampling #musiciansofig #instamusician #publicenemy #ITANOMTHUB #yobumrushtheshow #ittakesanationofmillionstoholdusback #fearofablackplanet #bombsquad #hankshocklee #sonicarchitect #audiophile #wallofnoise https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Rg_9ygfFK/?igshid=jytztmbv800x
