Springsteen Agrees to Be 2013 MusiCare Person of the Year Bruce Springsteen has agreed to be the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year and will be honored at an award ceremony and concert to be held in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, two days before the Grammy Awards. Mr. Springsteen is being recognized not just for his career as one of rock's most electric performers and songwriters, but also for his philanthropy, said Neil Portnow, the president of the Recording Academy, who called the New Jersey rocker a "Renaissance artist of our time, a national treasure and an exemplary humanitarian." The MusiCares Foundation was established by the Recording Academy in 1989 to provide aid to indigent musicians. Every year, the foundation asks a major pop star to help raise funds by performing at its annual gala and silent auction held in the week before the Grammy Awards. The concert is always a celebration of the honoree's greatest hits, with other A-list musicians, most of whom are in the city for the Grammy Awards, doing renditions of their favorites. This year's person of the year was Paul McCartney, who gave a rocking performance and raised more than $6.5 million. Neil Young, James Taylor, Coldplay, Katy Perry and others turned out to perform hits from the former Beatle's songbook. Last year, Barbra Streisand was honored and musicians like Prince and Beck performed her hits. The lineup for Mr. Springsteen's tribute has yet to be announced.