NASHVILLE, March 19 (UPI) -- The Fisk Jubilee Singers, Rascal Flatts, Jars of Clay and Loretta Lynn are recipients of the Recording Academy Honor by the Nashville Chapter of the academy.
The Recording Academy Honors regional events recognize individuals whose work embodies "excellence and integrity and who have improved the environment for the creative community," the academy said Monday.
The Nashville event will be April 9.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate their 136th anniversary, having broken racial barriers in the United States and abroad in the late 19th century and entertained kings and queens in Europe.
Jars of Clay enjoyed a decade of critical and commercial success with their fusion of pop, rock, folk and hints of electronica and their humanitarian efforts.
In her four decades of work, Lynn, the coal miner's daughter, fashioned a body of work that is artistically and commercially successful as well as culturally significant.
The Rascal Flatts duo is the reigning AMA, CMA, ACM and CMT Vocal Group of the Year. Their charitable efforts have raised more than $1 million for Nashville's Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
