Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu to Perform at Grammy Hall of Fame Gala
The event will also feature honorary awards for albums by 2Pac, Ray Charles, Eric B. & Rakim and Alice Coltrane.
Janet Jackson performs during the sold-out World AIDS Day concert event presented by the global, non-profit HIV/AIDS service organization, AHF at the NRG Arena on December 01, 2023 in Houston, Texas.
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
Janet Jackson is set to make an appearance at this year’s Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, and Erykah Badu has been added as a performer to the lineup.
The event takes place on May 8 at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton, Jackson will be on-hand to celebrate the induction of her 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814 into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Badu will join George Clinton and Funkadelic guitarist Blackbyrd McKnight in a tribute to Funkadelic’s seminal 1971 album Maggot Brain. Both classic albums are among the 14 albums and songs being inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.
There are a slate of high profile tribute performances at this year’s event. Multi-Grammy Award-winning a cappella gospel sextet Take 6 are covering the Soul Stirrers’ “Jesus Gave Me Water”; and singer/songwriter Norah Jones will also perform and will be presented with the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award.
Josh Groban and Teddy Swims will be on hand to perform as part of a tribute to Warner Records, which is being honored with the Visionary of Music Award. Norah Jones, recipient of the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award, is also among the slate of performers.
This year’s gala will be hosted by Anthony Mason and is set to induct 14 recordings, including 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me, Radiohead’s OK Computer, Alice Coltrane’s Journey in Satchidananda, Selena’s Amor Prohibido, and Eric B. and Rakim’s Paid in Full. Other works to be recognized include releases from Heart, Lucinda Williams, Nick Drake, The Rouse Brothers and more.
