Grammys event in tribute to the Grateful Dead also welcomes John Mayer, Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Norah Jones and more on Jan. 31.

Every year, the Recording Academy uses the weekend of the Grammy Awards to salute a musical legend with its MusiCares benefit show. This year, the MusiCares Persons Of The Year — awkward-ass phrase — are the Grateful Dead,

The MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala, one of several official pre-Grammy Awards functions scheduled to take place in Los Angeles ahead of the Feb. 2 show, will go on with its tribute to the Grateful Dead on Jan.

Grammy event, which will feature performances by John Mayer, Dead & Company, Mick Fleetwood, and Zac Brown