Recently Announced Performing Artists Include: Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas,Little Big Town, and Zac Brown Band

The power of music and art transcends space, time, language, culture and politics. It provides the world with the glue that helps hold us together. On Friday, January 26 the Recording Academy honors Fleetwood Mac as Person of the Year.

To honor this form of expression, the Recording Academy has put together a special annual event called Musicares to celebrate Person of the Year.

Radio City Music Hall in New York City will host a gigantic night of live music with performances by: Imagine Dragons, Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, Juanes, Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas,Little Big Town,  Zac Brown Band, and Portugal. The Man. Perviously announced acts for this event feature: HAIM, Lorde, OneRepublic, Harry Styles, and Keith Urban.

Fleetwood Mac will close the evening in grand fashion.

Last year Musicares honored and celebrated Tom Petty with the Person of the Year award. Sadly, Petty would pass away later in the year, but his words still vibrate through the universe.

“And that’s all I want to be, a good man to ride the river with, and I’m going to keep riding the river.” – Tom Petty

The charity event for Musicares works with musicians to help provide assistance during hardships. For more on this topic browse over their main website.

Watch over his full speech from Musicares Person of the Year 2017 on YouTube.