Newly announced performers have been revealed to complete the performer lineup for the Recording Academy's and GRAMMY Museum's 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala, taking place Friday, May 16, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Singer/songwriter, actor and Latin GRAMMY nominee Leslie Grace, musician and author Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles, and longtime Santana band member Andy Vargas have been added to the 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala performer lineup. They join the previously announced performers.
The Gala will honor the 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inducted recordings, which include landmark recordings such as Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, Cat Stevens' Tea For The Tillerman, Santana's Supernatural, and classics from Big Star, Clara Ward, Eddie Floyd, Emmylou Harris, Fela Kuti & Afrika 70, Geeshie Wiley, Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Linda Martell, and Luther Vandross.
See the full performers lineup and performance details for the 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala below:
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Andy Vargas, longtime band member of Santana, whose 1999 GRAMMY-winning album, Supernatural, is being inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame this year
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Cindy Blackman, a celebrated percussionist
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Conan Gray, acclaimed rising singer/songwriter
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Eddie Floyd, soul legend whose 1966 Stax single "Knock On Wood" is a 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductee
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Emmylou Harris, 13-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award honoree whose 1995 album, Wrecking Ball, is being inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame this year; she will be joined by multi-GRAMMY-Award-winning producer Daniel Lanois and acclaimed multi-GRAMMY-Award-winning jazz drummer Brian Blade for a rare collaboration
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Jody Stephens, iconic drummer for Big Star, whose 1972 debut album #1 Record will be inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame this year
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John Mellencamp, legendary GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter
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Jon Batiste, multi-GRAMMY-Award-winning composer and bandleader who was previously announced as the inaugural recipient of the newly created Ray Charles "Architect of Sound" Award, which will be awarded at the 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala
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Ledisi, GRAMMY-winning vocal powerhouse
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Leslie Grace, Latin GRAMMY nominee, singer/songwriter and actor
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Leslie Odom, Jr., GRAMMY-winning singer and actor
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Orianthi, guitar virtuoso
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Susanna Hoffs, musician, author and co-founder of the Bangles
Performances throughout the night will pay tribute to the 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inducted recordings:
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Cindy Blackman and Orianthi, joined by Andy Vargas, will perform Santana's "Smooth"
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Conan Gray will perform as part of a tribute to Republic Records
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Eddie Floyd and Jody Stephens will perform "Knock On Wood"
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Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois and Brian Blade will present selections from Wrecking Ball
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John Mellencamp will perform as part of a tribute to Republic Records
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Ledisi will perform Clara Ward's "How I Got Over"
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Leslie Grace will deliver Gloria Estefan's "Conga"
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Leslie Odom, Jr. will interpret Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much"
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Susanna Hoffs will take on Cat Stevens' "Wild World"
An online auction is currently underway, featuring a vast collection of guitars signed by an array of major artists including Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Chris Martin, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Platinum tickets to the 2026 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 68th GRAMMY Awards, and more. Proceeds will benefit the GRAMMY Museum’s education programs.
Esteemed CBS News journalist Anthony Mason will return as the Gala's host. GRAMMY- and Latin-GRAMMY-Award-winning composer, producer and conductor Cheche Alara will serve as musical director.
The Gala will also include the presentation of the inaugural Ray Charles "Architect of Sound" Award, created in partnership with the Ray Charles Foundation. The new annual honor, to be presented to Jon Batiste, recognizes an artist whose creative legacy reflects the visionary innovation of Ray Charles. The Gala will also celebrate this year's label honoree, Republic Records
The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame was established by the Recording Academy's National Trustees in 1973. The inducted recordings are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts with final ratification by the Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. With 13 new titles, the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame currently totals 1,165 inducted recordings. Eligible recipients will receive an official certificate from the Recording Academy. See the full list of recordings inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame throughout the decades.
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The 2025 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala is produced by former GRAMMY Awards Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich, alongside Ron Basile, Lindsay Saunders Carl and Lynne Sheridan.