MusiCares, an organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honor Mariah Carey as its 2026 Person of the Year.
The organization announced Tuesday that it will honor the five-time Grammy Award winning artist for providing support to many different underserved communities. Those efforts include providing relief for those impacted by Hurricane Katrina and the COVID-19 pandemic as well as founding Camp Mariah to support underserved youth and advance health, education and social welfare.
Carey will be honored at the\u200935th annual Person of the Year benefit gala\u2009at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Jan. 30, two nights before the 2025 Grammy Awards are held at the adjacent Crypto.com Arena.
The announcement arrives on heels of \u201c\u201cHere for It All,\u201d her first studio album in seven years, out last month.
\u201cI think songwriting has definitely been my outlet for what I need when I\u2019m ever going through something,\u201d Carey told The Associated Press in September. \u201cWhenever I\u2019m feeling like the need to express myself. It\u2019s definitely songwriting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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