Selena Quintanilla has been chosen by The Recording Academy to receive the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. It’s the highest achievement the recording industry can give and the deserved award will honor Selena who will be one of the youngest to ever be honored considering she tragically died at the age of 23.
Selena Quintanilla will be an honoree of the 2021 Special Merit Awards awards along with Salt-N-Pepa, Marilyn Horne, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton, and the Talking Heads. The news was posted to the official Selena social media accounts.
Though she died young Selena was five solo studio albums into a career that was just breaking into mainstream music. Every generation since the 90’s has seen new fans discover something new to like about Selena from her Tex-Mex music, to her cumbias, to her country R&B hits. The honor is certainly deserved based on her talent and legacy alone.
The Recording Academy® has announced the honorees for its 2021 Special Merit Awards. Honoring Selena the Lifetime Achievement Award alongside with Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa, and Talking Heads! @RecordingAcad pic.twitter.com/NCvpcUSU27
— Selena (@SelenaLaLeyenda) December 22, 2020
