An official announcement, released on Jan. 21, also includes Dave Matthews, Maggie Rose and Wynona Judd. (Upon publication of this story, on Jan. 20, THR reached out to organizers of the event, which includes the Recording Academy, and reps for the band.)

MusiCares' Grateful Dead tribute lineup includes Dave Matthews, Noah Kahan, Vampire Weekend, Dead & Company and many more.

MusiCares will celebrate the Grateful Dead’s legacy and monumental cultural impact during its impending Persons of the Year Gala in

Grammys event in tribute to the Grateful Dead also welcomes John Mayer, Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Norah Jones and more on Jan. 31.

Every year, the Recording Academy uses the weekend of the Grammy Awards to salute a musical legend with its MusiCares benefit show. This year, the MusiCares Persons Of The Year — awkward-ass phrase — are the Grateful Dead,

In addition to that stacked list of performers, Bert Kreischer will present the gala, and Andy Cohen will serve as the evening host. Andy Cohen is a giant Deadhead who went viral last year for dancing his heart out at Dead & Company’s show at The Las Vegas Sphere.

MusiCares' Person of the Year event, honoring the Grateful Dead, is moving ahead 'with a special appeal for donations to support wildfire relief.'

The 2025 MusiCares Person of the Year event honoring the Grateful Dead is still set for Jan. 31 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, MusiCares announced on Tuesday (Jan. 14). The announcement, first reported in Variety, came one day after the Recording Academy announced that the 67th Grammy Awards were still on for Feb. 2.

Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart — will perform with members of their current band, Dead & Company.

The Grateful Dead are set to be honored as this year’s MusiCares ‘Persons of the Year’ with an all-star tribute concert leading up to the GRAMMYs in early February featuring performances from Vampire Weekend,