2015 GRAMMY Week Foundations Events a The Foundations’ GRAMMY Week kicked off with the arrival of 30 GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session musicians and two GRAMMY in the Schools media Unleashing The team members. Together, these talented high school students from across the country recorded an album and held several performances, includ- ing one at GRAMMY In The Schools Live!, a benefit concert on Feb. 4 for Power Of Music the GRAMMY Foundation. The evening also included performances by GRAMMY-nominated artist Hunter Hayes and the members of the GRAMMY Camp Alumni Band. The following night played host to the 17th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert: Lean On Me: A Celebration Of Music ABOVE: (l-r): Walk The Moon at the GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert | Lindsey Stirling performs at the GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert ® ® And Philanthropy. The sold-out concert explored the evolution of music’s VOICES AND NEWS FROM THE GRAMMY FOUNDatION AND MUSICARES SPRING 2015 role in advancing philanthropy and welcomed a variety of artists to the stage, including GRAMMY winners Melissa Etheridge, John Mellencamp and Willie ® NON-PROFIT ORG. Nelson. The 17th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon featured a U.S. POSTAGE UPDATES keynote address by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and remarks by Russell J. Frackman, who received the 2015 Service Award. To wrap the week, MusiCares paid tribute to Bob Dylan as the 2015 Person of the Year with more than 15 incredible artists performing songs from his P A I D extensive catalog. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this year’s gala raised a record-breaking $7 million. 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TOP ROW (l-r): Willie Nelson performs at the GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert | Members of the GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session Choir duet during the Living Room Concert | Hunter Hayes performs at GRAMMY in the Schools Live! BOTTOM ROW (l-r): Sheryl Crow performs at MusiCares Person of ® ® the Year | Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition winner Brian Oliver and Ken Abdo | Tom Jones performs at MusiCares Person of the Year Photos courtesy of The Recording Academy, WireImage.com, and Getty Images. © April 2015 GRAMMY Foundation © April 2015 MusiCares Foundation Make a donation today at www.grammyfoundation.org & www.musicares.org Make a donation today at www.grammyfoundation.org & www.musicares.org Make a donation today at www.grammyfoundation.org & www.musicares.org OUTSIDE LEFT PANEL OUTSIDE RIGHT PANEL (Cover When Folded) FOLD FOLD WHERE MUSIC SPARKS AMAZING™ Music Matters Music Honors FOR MUSIC PEOPLE Jared Cassedy, high school band teacher from Windham High School in New Hampshire, is the recipient of the second annual Music On Feb. 6, 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year honoree Bob Dylan gave a mesmerizing, historic acceptance speech that lasted almost 40 minutes, Educator Award™. A portion of his heartfelt acceptance speech at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception on Saturday, taking the audience on an unparalleled musical journey. A portion is excerpted below and the entire speech is available at www.musicares.org. Feb. 7 is reprinted below and the entire speech is available at www.grammyfoundation.org. nyway, I’m proud to be here tonight for MusiCares. And Billy’s hit song was called “Red Hot,” and it was red hot. It could would like to give an extremely heartfelt thanks to the GRAMMY in today’s 21st century job market, regardless if you are an artist, I’m honored to have all these artists singing my songs. blast you out of your skull and make you feel happy about it. Change Foundation and The Recording Academy® for providing me with a musician, an engineer, a scientist, or a doctor, we need to have There’s nothing like that. Great artists. Who all know how your life. He did it with power and style and grace. You won’t find him this incredible experience and honor! This has been a journey of a creative skills. Music, along with the arts in general, brings us back to sing the truth, and you can hear it in their voices. I’m in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He’s not there. Metallica is. ABBA is. lifetime and I am forever humbled! A short year ago, I was elated to our center allowing us to cultivate these skills in a powerful and proud to be here tonight for MusiCares. I think a lot of Mamas And The Papas — I know they’re in there. Jefferson Airplane, to even be considered for this amazing opportunity. I was just profound way, unifying us all, connecting us back to our humanity. It’s Athis organization. They’ve helped many people. Many musicians Alice Cooper, Steely Dan — I’ve got nothing against Metal, Soft Rock, Iso moved when my student Tim and his mother Christina, both in a way that we identify with each other and it represents our culture, who have contributed a lot to our culture. I’d like to personally thank Hard Rock, Psychedelic Pop. I got nothing against any of that stuff. But the audience tonight, nominated me for this recognition and I never our heritage. them for what they did for a friend of mine, Billy Lee Riley. A friend of after all, it is called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Billy Lee Riley is not “ would have imagined that I would be standing here before you all.