MusiCares announced on Tuesday (Oct. 21) that Mariah Carey will be honored as the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year. The annual benefit gala will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, two nights before the 68th Annual Grammy Awards at the adjoining Crypto.com Arena.

At 56, Carey will become the youngest person of the year honoree since Sting received the honor at age 52 in 2004 — and the youngest woman to receive the honor since Gloria Estefan, who was just 36 when she received the honor in 1994.

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