Current:Home > ContactLenny Kravitz to Receive the Music Icon Award at 2024 People's Choice Awards -WealthX
Lenny Kravitz to Receive the Music Icon Award at 2024 People's Choice Awards
View
Date:2025-04-12 17:50:58
Get ready to fly away with this year's epic PCAs performer.
NBC, E! and Peacock announced Jan. 26 that Lenny Kravitz will receive the Music Icon Award at the 2024 People's Choice Awards ceremony at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Feb. 18. Not only will the "American Woman" singer take home the coveted trophy honoring his decades-long career, the he will also take the stage to perform a medley of his biggest hits.
"With 11 studio albums across a decades-long career, Lenny Kravitz has cemented himself as a global rock superstar," NBCUniversal Entertainment's Executive Vice President for Live Events and Specials Jen Neal said in a statement. "Whether he's writing and performing his own hit songs or working behind the scenes writing for other industry greats, Lenny's musical gift is truly unmatched. We're thrilled to honor him as this year's Music Icon and look forward to seeing what he brings to the stage."
Known for his unique mix of rock, soul and funk influences in addition to being a multi-instrumentalist, Kravitz has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide over the last 30 years and earned four Grammy Awards.
Most recently, the 59-year-old wrote, performed and produced "Road to Freedom" for the Netflix film Rustin, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song - Motion Picture and a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Song.
Kravitz's new album Blue Electric Light will be released on May 24.
Other recording industry legends who have recently been named PCAs Music Icons include country queen Shania Twain and pop princess Christina Aguilera.
The 2024 People's Choice Awards hosted by Simu Liu will air live on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC, Peacock and E!. See the full list of stars, films, TV series, musicians and pop culture icons who are nominated here.
Keep reading to look back at Kravitz over the past three decades.
Watch the 2024 People’s Choice Awards Sunday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC, E! and Peacock.veryGood! (4)
Related
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- How a Farm Threatened by Climate Change Is Trying to Limit Its Role in Causing It
- Standing Rock Asks Court to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline as Company Plans to Double Capacity
- Why Jinger Duggar Vuolo Didn’t Participate in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- 10 Best Portable Grill Deals Just in Time for Summer: Coleman, Cuisinart, and Ninja Starting at $20
- Indiana Supreme Court ruled near-total abortion ban can take effect
- Biden says Supreme Court's affirmative action decision can't be the last word
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- U.S. Mayors Pressure Congress on Carbon Pricing, Climate Lawsuits and a Green New Deal
Ranking
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Iowa woman wins $2 million Powerball prize years after tornado destroyed her house
- House Votes to Block Trump from Using Clean Energy Funds to Back Fossil Fuels Project
- Targeted Ecosystem Restoration Can Protect Climate, Biodiversity
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Susan Boyle Shares She Suffered a Stroke That Impacted Her Singing and Speech
- Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Daughter Gracie Shares Update After Taking Ozempic for PCOS
- State Department report on chaotic Afghan withdrawal details planning and communications failures
Recommendation
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Court Sides With Trump on Keystone XL Permit, but Don’t Expect Fast Progress
Elle Fanning Recalls Losing Role in Father-Daughter Film at 16 for Being Unf--kable
Kim Cattrall Talked About Moving On Before Confirming She'll Appear on And Just Like That...
Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
As Wildfire Smoke Blots Out the Sun in Northern California, Many Ask: ‘Where Are the Birds?’
Dylan Mulvaney addresses backlash from Bud Light partnership in new video
New York Assembly Approves Climate Bill That Would Cut Emissions to Zero