Paul Simon, Cher, Carlos Santana among the Recording Academy’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees
Paul Simon performs live on the pyramid stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2011 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)The Recording Academy has announced the honorees for their 2026 Special Merit Awards Ceremony, with Cher, Carlos Santana and Paul Simon chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.The Lifetime Achievement honor goes to "performers who, during their lifetime, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording," according to a press release. Other […]