Norah Jones honoured
Norah Jones will receive the Ray Charles 'Architect of Sound' Award and perform at the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala — she’s a 10‑time Grammy winner and just won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Visions in 2025. (billboard.com)
The Grammy Hall of Fame Gala is scheduled for May 8, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. (grammy.com) This year’s class adds 14 recordings to the Grammy Hall of Fame — 11 albums and three songs chosen for qualitative or historical significance. (recordingacademy.com) The 2026 inductees include 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 and Radiohead’s OK Computer, alongside recordings by Selena, Nick Drake, Heart and Lucinda Williams. (recordingacademy.com) After these additions the Hall of Fame totals 1,179 inducted recordings, with selections made by a special member committee and ratified by the Recording Academy’s National Board of Trustees. (recordingacademy.com) Jones will be only the second artist to receive the Ray Charles “Architect of Sound” Award; Jon Batiste was the inaugural honoree at the 2025 Gala. (grammy.com) Warner Records will be honored as the 2026 label honoree at the Gala, following Atlantic Records (2024) and Republic Records (2025) as recent label honorees. ( ) Jones recorded a duet with Ray Charles — “Here We Go Again” — for his final album Genius Loves Company; that collaboration won Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals at the 2005 Grammys. (billboard.com) Veteran journalist Anthony Mason is listed as returning as host for the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala in the Recording Academy’s announcement. (publicnow.com)
