The Recording Academy also unveiled 2025 Special Merit Awards recipients, recognizing influential figures who shaped the music industry.

Over the years, Prince, who showed up at the Grammys to present and receive awards, has been nominated for 38 Grammys. He last won one in 2008 for best male R&B vocal performance for “Future Baby Mama.” Three of his albums have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame — “1999″ in 2008, “Purple Rain” in 2011 and “Sign o’ the Times” in 2017.

Frankie Valli, Roxanne Shante, Maze’s Frankie Beverly, and Taj Mahal will also be honored at the Special Merit Awards on Feb. 1, a day before the 2025 Grammys

The 2024 Lifetime Achievement honorees included Laurie Anderson, N.W.A., Donna Summer, Gladys Knight, Tammy Wynette, and the Clark Sisters. A number of former San Diegans have been previous honorees, including Ravi Shankar, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Patti Page and members of the Kingston Trio.

Three Trustees Awards and a Technical Grammy Award will also be presented at the Special Merit Awards ceremony.

The Recording Academy have announced the 2025 recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award, including Prince and The Clash.

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards honour iconic artists, including Prince, The Clash, Frankie Beverly, and others, celebrating their transformative contributions to music's history and their lasting global influence.

Frankie Beverly, Prince, and more are set to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2025 from the Recording Academy.

The list of recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award for next year’s Grammys has been released, and it includes a number of figures who are sadly no longer with us. They include Prince, who (how can we forget?