♦ Dalai Lama was honoured with his first Grammy Award at the age of 90. The Dalai Lama's spoken-word album, Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, received recognition in the category of Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. The award spotlights the Dalai Lama's continuing influence on global audiences and his expansion into new creative mediums. 

♦ The Grammy Award, considered one of the most prestigious honours in the music industry, reflects the global reach and enduring impact of the Dalai Lama's voice.

♦ The ceremony, held in Los Angeles, was attended by prominent figures from across the entertainment world.

♦ This is not the first time that a person who does not belong to the world of entertainment has received a Grammy. Earlier, Barack Obama won two Grammys for Best Spoken Word Album Dreams from My Father (2006) and The Audacity of Hope (2008). His wife Michelle Obama also won Grammys for Best Spoken Word Album for her memoirs Becoming (2020) and The Light We Carry (2024).

♦ In 2012, Steve Jobs was awarded a posthumous Trustees' Grammy for his contribution to music with the iPod.