{"id":5611,"date":"2023-02-06T03:59:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T03:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=5611"},"modified":"2023-02-06T05:28:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T05:28:51","slug":"new-historical-award-at-the-grammy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=5611","title":{"rendered":"The Grammy Awards Present a Historically New Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Dr. Dre Global Impact Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, February 5, 2023 the Recording Academy , &#8220;Grammy Awards,&#8221; presented a new award that will live on for generations.  It is an award that will be given to recipients that showcase the traits of what Dr. Dre embodies.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andre Romell Young, known as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and was the president of Death Row Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 2000s, Dre focused on producing other artists, occasionally contributing vocals. He signed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eminem\">Eminem<\/a>&nbsp;in 1998 and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/50_Cent\">50 Cent<\/a>&nbsp;in 2002, and co-produced their albums. He has won six&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Awards\">Grammy Awards<\/a>, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Producer_of_the_Year,_Non-Classical\">Producer of the Year, Non-Classical<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;ranked him number 56 on the list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone%27s_100_Greatest_Artists_of_All_Time\">100 Greatest Artists of All Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On November 14, 2011, Dre announced that he would be taking a break from music after he finished producing for artists&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slim_the_Mobster\">Slim the Mobster<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kendrick_Lamar\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a>. In this break, he stated that he would &#8220;work on bringing his Beats By Dre to a standard as high as Apple&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During May 2013, Dr. Dre and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Iovine\">Jimmy Iovine<\/a>&nbsp;donated a $70 million endowment to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Southern_California\">University of Southern California<\/a>&nbsp;to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The goal of the academy has been stated as &#8220;to shape the future by nurturing the talents, passions, leadership and risk-taking of uniquely qualified students who are motivated to explore and create new art forms, technologies, and business models.&#8221; The first class of the academy began in September 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 2021, Dr Dre is reportedly worth around $820 million. He is one of the richest rappers in the world, falling just behind Kanye West, Jay-Z and P Diddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December 2021, an update for the video game,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Theft_Auto_Online\">Grand Theft Auto Online<\/a><\/em>, predominantly featured Dre and added some of his previously unreleased tracks which was released as an EP,&nbsp;<em>The Contract<\/em>, on February 3, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 13, 2022, Dr. Dre performed at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super_Bowl_LVI_halftime_show\">Super Bowl LVI halftime show<\/a>&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eminem\">Eminem<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snoop_Dogg\">Snoop Dogg<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kendrick_Lamar\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_J._Blige\">Mary J. Blige<\/a>, with surprise appearances from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/50_Cent\">50 Cent<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anderson._Paak\">Anderson. Paak<\/a>. The performance was met with critical acclaim and is the first Super Bowl halftime show to win the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Variety_Special_(Live)\">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)<\/a>. The show also won the Primetime Emmy Awards for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Production_Design_for_a_Variety_Special\">Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Music_Direction\">Outstanding Music Direction<\/a>. The same year, he produced numerous songs including &#8220;The King and I&#8221;, a collaboration between Eminem and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CeeLo_Green\">CeeLo Green<\/a>&nbsp;for the 2022 biopic,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elvis_(2022_film)\">Elvis<\/a>,<\/em>&nbsp;and a remix of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kanye_West\">Kanye West<\/a>&#8216;s song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Use_This_Gospel\">Use This Gospel<\/a>&#8221; for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DJ_Khaled\">DJ Khaled<\/a>&#8216;s album&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/God_Did\">God Did<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAID\/AMDAwAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" alt=\"Image result for who is.dr dre\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dr. Dre Global Impact Award On Sunday, February 5, 2023 the Recording Academy , &#8220;Grammy Awards,&#8221; presented a new award that will live on for generations. 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