*The 2026 Grammy Corridor of Fame Gala simply bought an entire lot extra legendary.
On Friday, Might 8, The Beverly Hilton will host music royalty because the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum rejoice this 12 months’s inductees — and the newly introduced lineup of performers is nothing wanting historic.
George Clinton, the Funkadelic founder and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, will take the stage. So will Coronary heart, whose founding members Ann and Nancy Wilson are additionally Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. Lucinda Williams, the multi-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter whose uncooked, poetic Americana has influenced generations, joins the invoice. And Take 6, the multi-Grammy-winning a cappella gospel sextet, will convey their flawless harmonies to the gala.
There’s a throughline right here: Clinton, Coronary heart, and Williams every have a recording being inducted into this 12 months’s Grammy Corridor of Fame. They’re not simply performing — they’re celebrating their very own musical legacies.
Norah Jones Takes Heart Stage
As beforehand introduced, multi-Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Norah Jones can even carry out. However that’s not all. Jones might be introduced with the distinguished Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award, an honor reserved for artists whose modern spirit and technical mastery have reshaped recorded music.
If anybody suits that description, it’s the lady behind Come Away with Me.
Honoring Warner Data — And 14 Historic Recordings
The night can even shine a highlight on this 12 months’s label honoree, Warner Data, a label whose catalog reads like a historical past of recent music itself.
However the true stars of the night time are the recordings. The 2026 Grammy Corridor of Fame inductees embody 14 titles spanning almost a century of music:
2Pac – All Eyez on Me
Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814
Radiohead – OK Laptop
Alice Coltrane
Bertha “Chippie” Hill
Ella Jenkins
Eric B. & Rakim
Funkadelic
Coronary heart
Lucinda Williams
Nick Drake
The Rouse Brothers
Selena
The Soul Stirrers
From 2Pac’s double-disc masterpiece to Radiohead’s paranoid, lovely nervousness assault, from Selena’s tejano soul to Nick Drake’s quiet devastation — it is a class that defies style and era.
The Staff Behind the Evening
Returning as host is esteemed journalist Anthony Mason. The present is being produced by former Grammy Awards Government Producer Ken Ehrlich, alongside Ron Basile, Chantel Sausedo, Lindsay Saunders Carl, and Lynne Sheridan. Musical path comes from Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning composer, producer, and conductor Cheche Alara.
That’s a whole lot of firepower for one night time. However then once more, these recordings deserve nothing much less.
Tickets and Extra Performers to Come
Further performers might be introduced quickly, so this lineup isn’t performed rising but.
Tickets for the Grammy Corridor of Fame Gala are on sale now. For extra data, go to grammymuseum.org/packages/hof-gala. For sponsorship alternatives, attain out to [email protected].
The 2026 Grammy Corridor of Fame Gala takes place Friday, Might 8, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Mark your calendars, music lovers. This one’s going to be particular.
The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. The Grammy Museum is a nonprofit group devoted to celebrating and exploring music from yesterday and right now to encourage the music of tomorrow.
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