Courtesy of Roberta FlackOn the heels of the announcement that Roberta Flack will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2020 comes word that the legendary pop/soul/R&B singer will make a rare public appearance at next year’s Grammy Awards, to be held January 26 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
“I am humbled and honored to be recognized in the company of such esteemed and diverse talents,” says Flack. “The dreams and love that we sing of connect our hearts — reaching across oceans, generations, and time. Our music is the legacy we leave to our children, the world’s future.”
In addition to attending the Grammys, Flack will be presented her Lifetime Achievement Award at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards ceremony and concert event, taking place April 18 in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
The award honors “performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording.”
The other 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Chicago, Isaac Hayes, punk pioneer Iggy Pop, folk singer-songwriter John Prine, influential hip-hop group Public Enemy, and late gospel/blues musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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