Steve Jobs for their contributions to the music industry.
Other figures receiving gongs at the 54th edition of the annual awards ceremony, which takes place on February 12th, will be George Jones, Gil Scott-Heron, the Memphis Horns, the Allman Brothers and Brazil's Antonio Carlos Jobim.Remarkably, despite a 50-year career as one of the most loved and respected performers in the music industry, securing 18 US number ones and a host of Grammy nominations, Ross has never won one of the coveted awards before.Apple co-founder Jobs, who died recently after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, is one of the non-performers to be honoured for the huge impact he has had on the music industry.The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said that Jobs was being posthumously honoured for creating 'products and technology that transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies, and books'.
'This year's honourees offer a variety of brilliance, contributions and lasting impressions on our culture,' said Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy.