Overview
- Lifetime Achievement Awards will go to Fela Kuti, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, Cher, Carlos Santana, and Chaka Khan.
- Bernie Taupin, Eddie Palmieri, and Sylvia Rhone will receive the 2026 Trustees Award.
- The Technical Grammy goes to John Chowning, recognized for discovering FM synthesis in 1967.
- The Special Merit Awards Ceremony is set for Jan. 31, 2026 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, with the Grammys airing Feb. 1 from Crypto.com Arena.
- Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. highlighted the honorees’ cross-generational influence, noting several awards will be presented posthumously.