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."
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."
Neil Young tribute set for Winter Olympics
Dec 2, 2009 1:00 pm PST
Members of Broken Social Scene, Iron & Wine, Sun Kil Moon, Ron Sexsmith and Joan As Police Woman are among the artists confirmed to appear at a concert celebrating the music of Neil Young as part of the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics. ...
Neil Young taps No Doubt, Chris Martin for benefit
Sep 14, 2009 5:00 pm PDT
No Doubt, Jimmy Buffett and Adam Sandler are among those on the lineup for the Bridge School Benefit concerts, an annual two-night fundraiser organized by school co-founder Neil Young. Also on the bill, anchored by Young, are Coldplay'...
Young, Springsteen give Hyde Park rock masterclass
Jun 29, 2009 3:00 am PDT
If Mount Rushmore featured rock 'n' rollers instead of U.S. presidents, the faces of Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen would surely be carved there. The two elder statesmen showed just why they are venerated by fans of all ages at ...
Bonnaroo music fest's top 10 moments
Jun 15, 2009 3:12 pm PDT
After four days embedded in the Bonnaroo experience out in Manchester, Tenn., June 11-14, Billboard's correspondents picked the highlights of this year's festival from Trent Reznor's big announcement to Bruce Springsteen and Ph...
Music Review: Young tackles bailouts on new CD
Apr 7, 2009 1:00 pm PDT
Neil Young, "Fork in the Road" (Reprise) Give Neil Young credit for following his muse. Throughout his storied career, Young has never been one to shy away from the idiosyncratic project, whether his fans want to come along or not. On h...