Diddy to Receive Grammy Industry Icons Honor
Sean “Diddy” Combs is getting his props. The hip-hop icon will be venerated with the 2020 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons award at some point of the once a year Recording Academy and Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, the night earlier than the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. The multi-hyphenate mogul, who currently celebrated his 50th birthday, will be honored for his “trailblazing profession and continuous have an impact on at the track industry.” “It’s in my opinion so pleasant that Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs is this year’s icon.
He fully merits this awesome recognition,” stated Davis, co-host of the pre-Grammy Gala. “From his past modern and creative contributions right from the very inception of the hip hop revolution, to his many memorable appearances at the pre-Grammy Gala as each speaker and performer, it’s all come complete circle. I couldn’t be happier for Sean as a expensive buddy and colleague.” During his 25-yr profession, the three-time Grammy winner has landed five No. 1s at the Billboard Hot a hundred and 15 top 10s as a recording artist. Bad Boy has charted at the least 70 albums at the Billboard two hundred and greater than one hundred songs on the Hot 100. Diddy is in suitable company.
Past recipients of the Industry Icons award consist of David Geffen, Berry Gordy, Lucian Grainge, JAY-Z, and remaining 12 months’s honoree, Clarence Avant. Another hip-hop mogul, Dr. Dre, may even be venerated by the Grammys next yr. The Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing can pay tribute to the legendary producer all through Grammy week on Jan. 22.