Fleetwood Mac MusiCares People Of The Year
Fleetwood Mac will be honored at the 2018 MusiCares® Person of the Year tribute on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. The band — Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham — will receive this honor in recognition of “their significant creative accomplishments and their longtime support of a number of charitable causes, including MusiCares, the premier safety net of critical resources for the music industry.”
The announcement was made by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation® and the Recording Academy™. Portnow said, “Our 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute is a celebration of firsts — the first time our annual signature gala will be held in New York City in 15 years, and the first time in the benefit’s history that we will honor a band. This excitement is only matched by the genuine thrill and privilege of paying tribute to Fleetwood Mac, a legendary and influential group of artists whose music has provided the soundtrack for music lovers around the world.”
Mick Fleetwood commented, “It’s a tremendous honor to be the first band to receive the MusiCares Person of the Year award. Independently and together, we all set off on a journey to spend our lives as artists, songwriters, and musicians. None of us did it alone and there were plenty of helping hands along the way, so we applaud and celebrate MusiCares’ guiding principles of giving musicians a helping hand and a place to turn in times of need. We are very appreciative of this recognition.”
Proceeds from this 28th annual benefit gala — to be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City during Grammy® Week two nights prior to the 60th Annual Grammy Awards® — will provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical, and personal need. The evening’s tribute chairs are Shelli and Irving Azoff, Dorothy and Martin Bandier, Kristin and James Dolan, and Anna Chapman and Ronald Perelman. This celebration culminates with the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS.
