"Ray Charles is a beacon for me, a blueprint," Batiste said in a statement.

Jon Batiste will be the inaugural reciptient for the Ray Charles Award at the Grammy Museum in Los Angles this May.

B.B. King, a 15-time Grammy Award winner, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has inspired countless musicians. Jackson, a Grammy-nominated artist and Mississippi Cultural ...

Brown is a six-time GRAMMY winner, a Gospel Music Hall of Fame member and a North Carolina Music Hall of Fame member. The Americana Music Association gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

The New Jersey Hall of Fame mistakenly nominated legendary Grammy-winning musician Tito Puente in the 2025 "performing arts and entertainment" category. It was discovered Puente had little ties ...

Jon Batiste will be honored with the inaugural Ray Charles “Architect of Sound” Award at the Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, the Grammy Museum announced on Thursday. The honor, which builds on the museum’s ...

Jon Batiste will receive the inaugural Ray Charles 'Architect Of Sound' Award at this year's Grammy Hall of Fame Gala.

Jon Batiste will be honored with the inaugural Ray Charles “Architect of Sound” Award at the Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, the Grammy Museum announced on Thursday. The honor, which builds on the ...

It will be presented during the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s Hall of Fame Gala on May 16 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. According to the official press release, the award is ...

The Gala will celebrate the 2025 Grammy Hall Of Fame inducted recordings, which include iconic recordings such as Jay-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt,” Cat Stevens’ “Tea For The Tillerman ...