Alice Cooper and Slash have been named for forthcoming honors by MusiCares.
Cooper will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication to music while Slash is up for the MusiCares From The Heart Award for his work for the organization."When I got sober more than 20 years ago, the MusiCares MAP Fund did not exist," said Cooper is a statement. "It's so important that musicians and other music industry people have access to the kind of resources MusiCares and the MAP Fund provide and I'm proud to be honored this year and help raise funds to support this significant work."
"There are specific challenges to being sober in the music world, but for individuals who have addiction problems, every story has a common thread," said Slash. "And that is the first step to recovery is to ask for help , for music people, the MusiCares MAP Fund provides that assistance."
"The issues of addiction and recovery have been front and center this past year," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and President of MusiCares. "And our annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit draws attention and raises funds to support the critical resources we offer members of the music community from all walks of life who may be struggling with addiction. We thank Alice and Slash for being strong supporters of our cause , it's more important now than ever before."
Cooper and Slash will both perform at the ceremony as will Blind Melon and all-star group Camp Freddy, featuring Chris Chaney, Donovan Leitch, Billy Morrison, Dave Navarro and Matt Sorum.
The ceremony will take place on May 9 at the Music Box at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.
