Larry Mullen Jr<\/a>. are being honored for their music and decades of global activism at the 36th annual Persons of the Year benefit gala.<\/p>\n\n\tThe event will be held on Feb. 5, 2027 \u2014 two nights before the Grammys \u2014 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe are honored to celebrate and recognize U2 as this year\u2019s MusiCares Persons of the Year,\u201d Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares, said in a statement. \u201cTheir impact goes far beyond the stage. Not only has their music defined generations, but they\u2019ve been equally exemplary in their dedication to humanitarian work and using their platform for good. We are so excited to come together to honor their collective artistry and commitment to giving back on this special night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tU2 will also be celebrating 50 years as a band since meeting as teens at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin. The group has garnered 22 Grammy awards throughout its prolific career and sold more than 170 million albums worldwide, and all four members have established and supported a wide range of philanthropic and humanitarian initiatives. (The group has provided ongoing support to Music Generation, Ireland\u2019s national music education program, which helps provide young people in the country with access to lessons on how to play, sing, and create music.)<\/p>\n
\n\tIndividually, Bono, who was previously honored as the 2003 MusiCares Person of the Year, co-founded sister organizations ONE and (RED) to push governments and businesses to do more in the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Edge co-founded Music Rising to replace instruments and equipment for musicians, schools, and music programs affected by the devastating disaster. Clayton, who received the MusiCares Stevie Ray Vaughan Award in 2017, has supported efforts focused on addiction and mental health, including Ireland\u2019s Walk in My Shoes initiative. Larry Mullen Jr. served as a producer on the documentary Left Behind<\/em>, which told the story of mothers coming together to establish New York City\u2019s first public school for dyslexic children.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\t\u201cWe are huge fans of MusiCares and the lifelines they provide across the incredible pool of talent that is the music industry. We\u2019ve been recording and touring for 50 years because of that pool, from producers and engineers to carpenters and riggers,\u201d U2 said in a statement. \u201c\u2018Persons of the Year\u2019 couldn\u2019t be a better title as it\u2019s the people we\u2019ve been so fortunate to work with, and of course our indomitable audience, that have given us the opportunity to keep making music and keep rocking the boat on things we really care about. It\u2019s such an honour, and we\u2019re very excited to be in the front row of our first ever U2 gig\u2026we know we\u2019re gonna be outplayed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe MusiCares Persons of the Year ceremony will also include a tribute concert with performances by artists celebrating U2\u2019s music and humanitarian work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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