The 2025 MusiCares Particular person of the 12 months occasion, honoring the Grateful Useless, is transferring forward “with a particular attraction for donations to assist wildfire reduction efforts,” the Recording Academy confirmed in an e mail despatched to members on Tuesday.
Whereas many Grammy Week occasions have been postponed or canceled as a result of wildfires nonetheless raging within the occasion’s dwelling metropolis of Los Angeles, the Academy has emphasised all through the week that as of now, the Grammy ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 2 on the Crypto.com Enviornment, and the MusiCares occasion will proceed.
Nevertheless, Academy sources inform Selection that different Grammy Week occasions are being evaluated to find out if they need to stay of their regular format or be re-imagined. The Academy introduced on Monday that the 2025 Grammy ceremony “will carry a renewed sense of goal: elevating further funds to assist wildfire reduction efforts and honoring the bravery and dedication of first responders who threat their lives to guard ours.”
The Academy’s e mail seems in full under.
We hope you and your family members are protected. We’re reaching out to guarantee you that the MusiCares Individuals of the 12 months will happen as deliberate on Friday, January 31, 2025, on the Los Angeles Conference Heart.
Because the devastation unfolds from the wildfires in higher Los Angeles, MusiCares is dedicated to supporting the impacted music neighborhood. When the disaster started, we launched our Hearth Aid Effort with a $1 million contribution from the Recording Academy and MusiCares.
Your attendance at Individuals of the 12 months and your ongoing generosity will assist these continued very important efforts, serving to these in pressing want and signaling to the world that this vibrant metropolis is on its ft.
Now greater than ever, our mission is essential. For greater than three a long time, MusiCares has been a steadfast associate to the music business throughout occasions of want, providing assist in response to a wide range of disasters. From the Las Vegas Route 91 taking pictures and the COVID-19 pandemic to Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Helene, the California and Maui wildfires. MusiCares is right here to assist—regardless of the dimensions or scope of the disaster.
At our upcoming Individuals of the 12 months, we are going to make a particular attraction for donations to assist our wildfire reduction efforts. We invite you to hitch us in spreading the phrase to your family and friends by sharing this hyperlink: www.musicares.org/FireRelief
Thanks on your assist throughout this important time. Please don’t hesitate to achieve out with any questions. We sit up for coming collectively for this vital trigger.
Finest regards,
MusiCares
