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Nirvana, the Supremes, Slick Rick, Nile Rodgers, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, Bobby McFerrin, and Ma Rainey will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards ceremony on Feb. 4 at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre, the day before the Grammys are handed out at Crypto.com Arena. In addition, iconic rock photographer Henry Diltz, legendary jazz musician, and educator Ellis Marsalis, and Stax Records founder Jim Stewart will receive the Trustees Award, presented to "individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording." The Audio Engineering Society and Auto-Tune inventor Dr. Andy Hildebrand will be bestowed Technical Grammy Awards, and an honoree for Best Song for Social Change will be announced in the coming weeks. Beyoncé (nine), Kendrick Lamar (eight), Adele (seven), and Brandi Carlile (seven) lead the nominees for the 2023 Grammys, which will be broadcast live on CBS. Among the other top nominees are Mary J. Blige, DJ Khaled, Future, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Randy Merrill. and Harry Styles, who each scored six.

Slick Rick

Nirvana, The Supremes, Slick Rick, Nile Rodgers Nab Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honors

5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Masta Ace

I Fought the Law: Our 1991 Slick Rick Feature

Video: Nas – “Cops Shot The Kid”

Mariah Carey’s ‘Caution’ Proves There’s Still No One Quite Like Her

Stream Mariah Carey’s New Album Caution

Slick Rick Announces 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, Shares Previously-Unreleased Song

Mariah Carey Releases Lil-Kim-Sampling Single “A No No,” Posts Caution Tracklist

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