Black Sabbath Will Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
The heavy metal godparents, Black Sabbath, will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy next year.
Along with Sabbath, other recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 include George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave and Dionne Warwick.
According to a press release, "The Lifetime Achievement Award rewards artists who have made outstanding contributions of artistic importance to the field of recording."
Recipients are generally recognized with a mention in the Grammy Awards, which in 2019 will be held on February 10, and then will be awarded at their own ceremony on May 11 in Los Angeles.
In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Trustees Award will be presented to Lou Adler, Ashford & Simpson and Johnny Mandel.
"Each year, the Recording Academy has the distinctive privilege of celebrating the giants of the music industry who have greatly contributed to our cultural heritage," said the president/CEO of the Recording Academy of the United States, Neil Portnow. "This year, we have a group of gifted and brilliant honorees, and their outstanding achievements, contributions and art will continue to influence and inspire future generations."
Black Sabbath ended Their career in February 2017, when they played their last shows in their hometown of Birmingham, England. Currently, singer Ozzy Osbourne is in the middle of his own farewell tour as a soloist. Bassist Geezer Butler has formed a new band called Deadland Ritual with Matt Sorum (former drummer of Guns N' Roses), Steve Stevens (guitarist of Billy Idol) and Franky Perez (vocalist of Apocalyptica ). The guitarist Tony Iommi, on the other hand, is working on a new solo album.
Drummer Bill Ward separated from the band before his last tour, and it remains to be seen if he will join his fellow founders at the ceremony of the Recording Academy.
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