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Julio Iglesias To Receive Honorary Degree From Berklee
Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris, drummer Harvey Mason and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and producer Dee Dee Bridgewater will also receive honorary doctorates at the May 9 ceremony.
Photo: Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, file
At a news conference where he was named the “Most Successful Latin Artist of All Time,” at a central London venue.
Berklee says Iglesias and the others are being recognized for their achievements and influences in music and for their enduring contributions to American and international culture.
Past recipients include Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Page, Smokey Robinson, Steven Tyler, Loretta Lynn, David Bowie, Annie Lennox, Carole King, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, George Clinton and Placido Domingo.
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