Special Merit Awards
- MusiCares Person of the Year
- Neil Diamond
- Lifetime Achievement Award winners
- Gene Autry
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
- The Four Tops
- Hank Jones
- Brenda Lee
- Dean Martin
- Tom Paxton
- Trustees Award winners
- George Avakian
- Elliott Carter
- Allen Toussaint
- Technical Grammy Award winners
- Clarence "Leo" Fender
- Universal Audio
- President's Merit Award
- Clive Davis
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