Talking Heads, Salt-N-Pepa and Lionel Hampton, among others, will be honored for their career at the Grammy Awards, the 31 from January.

El grupo Talking Heads, one of the most innovative on the New York scene of the '70s; the female rapper duo Salt-N-Pepa, pioneer in the genre; the legendary jazz drummer Lionel Hampton and the mythical Selena are some of the figures that will be recognized.

This was officially announced yesterday by the Recording Academy, organizer of these awards, which also included Grandmaster Flash on this roster & The Furious Five, hip-hop initiators in the late '70s, and the opera singer Marilyn Horne.

“Dar la bienvenida al nuevo grupo de honrados con el Premio Especial al Mérito nos da la posibilidad de premiar y reconocer la influencia que han tenido en la comunidad musical más allá del género”, Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement replicated by US media., interim president of the institution.

“Como creador y amante de la música estoy agradecido de haber podido evaluar a los que nos han inspirado y su impacto en un año en el que la música nos ha ayudado a mantenernos unidos”, he added.

But nevertheless, the announcement did not clarify the modality in which the corresponding prizes will be awarded, in the global context of preventive distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It usually happens that the ceremony in which the artists are awarded for their careers usually takes place in the week before the official gala, but this year no details were provided in this regard.