Julio Iglesias, 3 others to receive honorary degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music

By The Associated Press
April 19 2015 09:31 AM

CP32757812 — FILE - In this May 12, 2014 file photo, Latin pop icon Julio Iglesias poses for photographers at a news conference where he was named the \'Most Successful Latin Artist of All Time\', at a central London venue. Iglesias and three other prominent music industry figures will receive honorary degrees from Boston\'s Berklee College of Music at its commencement next month. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)

BOSTON – Julio Iglesias and three other prominent music industry figures will receive honorary degrees from Boston’s Berklee College of Music at its commencement next month.

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.

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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