Springsteen is MusiCares Person of the Year

Grammy Award-winning singer Bruce Springsteen will be recognized as MusiCares Person of the Year. The singer’s creativity and philanthropic contributions has caught the eyes of the Recording Academy, the group that puts on the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Thursday that the 62-year-old New Jersey native will be honored with the award on Feb. 8. The “Born to Run” and “The River” singer will be feted at a private fundraising dinner ceremony in Los Angeles. Recording Academy President Neil Portnow called Springsteen a “renaissance artist of our time, a national treasure, and an exemplary humanitarian.”

The Recording Academy’s MusiCares Foundation provides financial, medical and educational services to members of the music community. Past person of the year honorees include Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Paul McCartney.