MusicCares has revealed the lineup for the 2025 Persons of the Year Gala honoring the Grateful Dead, taking place in Los Angeles on Jan. 31. Performers at the event include Dave Matthews, Noah Kahan,

The lineup for the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala held in tribute to the Grateful Dead in Los Angeles has been revealed.

In addition to that stacked list of performers, Bert Kreischer will present the gala, and Andy Cohen will serve as the evening host. Andy Cohen is a giant Deadhead who went viral last year for dancing his heart out at Dead & Company’s show at The Las Vegas Sphere.

The MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala, one of several official pre-Grammy Awards functions scheduled to take place in Los Angeles ahead of the Feb. 2 show, will go on with its tribute to the Grateful Dead on Jan.

Every year, the Recording Academy uses the weekend of the Grammy Awards to salute a musical legend with its MusiCares benefit show. This year, the MusiCares Persons Of The Year — awkward-ass phrase — are the Grateful Dead,

MusiCares' Person of the Year event, honoring the Grateful Dead, is moving ahead 'with a special appeal for donations to support wildfire relief.'

Persons of the Year benefit gala, in honor of Grateful Dead, will feature an A-list group of performers. Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Dead & Company, Vampire Weekend, and Maren Morris are among the lineup,