Advertisement

Neil Young named MusiCares person of the year

Neil Young has been named the 2010 MusiCares person of the year.

Los Angeles: Neil Young has been named the 2010 MusiCares person of the year.Neil Portnow, president of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, named the 63-year-old Young on Tuesday as the honoree for his "standard of artistic integrity and iconoclastic creativity for more than four decades."
Young will be saluted at a dinner and concert in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, two days before the 52nd annual Grammys. The event marks the music industry charity`s 20th person of the year tribute. Past recipients include Aretha Franklin and Neil Diamond. Young`s hits include 1972`s "Heart of Gold" and 1989`s "Rockin` in the Free World." Bureau Report