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 Bono Named Person Of the Year
GRAMMY®-winning artist and international superstar Bono will be honored as the 2003 MusiCares® Person Of The Year, it was announced today by the Recording Academy. Bono, chosen for his accomplishments as a musician and as a humanitarian, will receive the honor at a special tribute dinner, concert and silent auction held at the N. Y. Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Friday, February 21, 2003. The MusiCares tribute dinner is one of the most prestigious events held during GRAMMY Fest, a month-long cultural celebration that culminates with the 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast by the CBS Television Network from 8 11 p.m., ET/PT.
The Recording Academy established MusiCares in 1989 in an effort to focus the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. Proceeds from the annual Person Of The Year tribute provide essential support for MusiCares Financial Assistance Program that ensures music people have a compassionate place to turn to in times of financial, medical and personal hardships.
"Bono is a living symbol of what the MusiCares Foundation and the Recording Academy stand for his musical accomplishments are matched only by his endeavors to affect positive change on the human condition worldwide," said Garth Fundis, Chairman of the Recording Academy. "We truly are privileged to be honoring this gifted and dedicated visionary."
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