Bruce Springsteen Named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year
Posted by George H. Sirois on 06.28.2012
He’s being honored by the company that produces the Grammy Awards…
Billboard reports that The Recording Academy – the organization that produces the Grammy Awards – is recognizing Bruce Springsteen for his creative and philanthropic contributions by naming him the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year.
Springsteen will be honored at a private fundraising dinner ceremony on February 8 in Los Angeles. Past honorees include Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Paul McCartney.
Neil Portnow, president of The Recording Academy, called Springsteen a "renaissance artist of our time, a national treasure, and an exemplary humanitarian."
During Springsteen's near 40-year career, he has won 20 Grammy Awards.
