“He's one of music’s great storytellers… who has shaped modern music for more than six decades”: Paul Simon among artists to be given Lifetime Achievement award at 2026 Grammys

Artist Paul Simon arrives for the Polar Music Prize at Konserthuset on August 28, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

It’s the end of the year next week and so we’re not that far away from Awards season. Indeed, the Grammys have already announced the artists who’ll be given the Lifetime Achievement award in 2026.

And it’s a list that few people would have any arguments with: Paul Simon, Cher, Chaka Khan and Carlos Santana. To add to those four, Fela Kuti and Whitney Houston are set to be given the honour posthumously.