American Music Honors celebrates artists who have demonstrated artistic excellence, creative integrity, and a longstanding commitment to the value of music in our national consciousness.
General Tickets Go on Sale March 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Dionne Warwick is one of the most influential vocalists in American popular music, known for her elegant phrasing and emotional precision.
Patti Smith is a visionary artist and poet whose groundbreaking work fused punk, poetry, and rock into a powerful new language of artistic expression.
Dr. Dre is a pioneering producer, artist, and entrepreneur who helped shape the sound of hip-hop and launched the careers of some of the genre’s most influential voices.
The E Street Band is one of the most enduring and influential ensembles in American rock history, with a body of work that has given voice to working-class stories for over five decades.
The Doors were a defining force of late-1960s rock, blending blues, psychedelia, and literary ambition into music that challenged conventions and expanded the possibilities of the genre.
The Band—despite all but one member being Canadians—reshaped American roots music by drawing from folk, blues, country, and rock to create a deeply influential and distinctly American sound.
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