The Grateful Dead have been named the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year, with the legendary jam band to be feted at a Grammy week gala in January.
This marks only the third time a band has received MusiCares’ annual award, following Fleetwood Mac in 2018 and Aerosmith in 2020. Garcia will also be the first person in MusiCares’ 33-year history to receive the honor posthumously.
“This honor is truly a testament to the legacy of the music, which has always been bigger than us — it’s about the connection between us, the crew, and all those who’ve been on this long strange trip,” the band added. “It’s not just about what we create, but about making sure the people behind it, behind us every night, the ones who quietly make it all happen, get the support they need to keep going, no matter what life throws at them.
“It’s simple: we all need music. It speaks to each of us, offering what we need to face what life presents — enhancing our joys, helping us spread them, and making our sorrows easier to bear. We can’t imagine a world without it,” the band continued.
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