The MusiCares’ annual Persons of the Year Charity Gala, where the Grateful Dead are the 2025 honorees (with some “Friend of the Devil” food cake to celebrate.) “It’s an incredible honor ...

The 2,500 people gathered for the annual benefit concert Friday definitely knew their Grateful Dead, the revolutionary San Francisco-birthed jam band honored as 2025’s MusiCares Persons of the Year.

Vampire Weekend performing at the MusiCares Grateful Dead gala. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Billy Strings’ “Wharf Rat” was divine, while the lesser known “Loose ...

By Shirley Halperin Distilling the musical legacy of the Grateful Dead into one night is no small ... and musical director for the Jan. 31 MusiCares Persons of the Year event — was up to the ...

Woody Harrelson nearly ruined a Grateful Dead concert in the ‘90s because he was high on mushrooms. The “Now You See Me” actor and longtime Deadhead recalled the experience during an appearance on ...

Weir was accepting an award, along with other members of the Grateful Dead or their family members, as one of MusiCares’ Persons of the Year at the charity’s annual gala Friday night.

Deadheads mixed with bigwigs Friday night at the annual MusiCares Persons of the Year gala, where the members of the Grateful Dead were honored by the Recording Academy for their philanthropy and ...