(December 15, 2025) In the leadup to music’s biggest night, Julien’s Auctions and MusiCares® once again join forces for their star‑studded charity relief auction celebrating the year’s most outstanding musical achievements. For more than 15 years, Julien’s and MusiCares® have partnered on this highly anticipated GRAMMY® Week tradition. The special event will take place live at the Recording Academy in Santa Monica, CA and online at juliensauctions.com on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET.
The Julien’s MusiCares Charity Relief Auction plays a crucial role in sustaining MusiCares® mission to provide a safety net for music professionals in times of crisis. Held in conjunction with the MusiCares Person of the Year celebration, this annual sale raises essential funds that help industry professionals recover from emergencies, including hardships brought on by the wildfires earlier this year.
While the items on the block pay tribute to the creativity and legacy of music’s most influential artists, the dollars raised translate directly into life‑changing support. Proceeds help fund disaster relief, mental health services, addiction recovery programs, and essential living expenses for music people and their families—needs that are especially urgent as MusiCares® continues to respond to both immediate and long‑term impacts of recent devastating events.
“MusiCares is so proud to partner with Julien’s to bring the most extraordinary music memorabilia to music fans around the globe,” said Theresa Wolters, MusiCares Executive Director. “Through the generosity of Mariah Carey and other legendary artists over the years, Julien’s Auctions has raised significant funding, allowing MusiCares to provide the essential care we do.”
This official GRAMMY® Week event precedes the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast, with proceeds benefiting MusiCares®, the leading music‑industry charity. MusiCares® provides the music community with a comprehensive network of health and human services, spanning physical and mental health care, addiction recovery, unforeseen personal emergencies, and disaster relief.
Details of the first exclusive Mariah Carey items were announced today, with additional highlights from leading entertainment figures to be revealed in January. All auction proceeds will benefit MusiCares®. For more information on attending Person of the Year Honoring Mariah Carey visit: https://personoftheyear.musicares.org/
Highlights announced today include (with estimates):
Mariah Carey | 2015-2017 Stage-Used “Mariah: Number 1 to Infinity” Las Vegas Residency Thunderbird Convertible Car – A pink 1950s-style custom Thunderbird convertible (butterfly car pedal piece; letter “R” piece; hood & trunk covers) from Mariah Carey’s residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, entitled Number 1 to Infinity, a retrospective spectacle in which she performed all 18 of her US #1 hits in chronological order. Over the course of her 66 shows from May 2015 to May 2017, Mariah can be seen atop the car as she enters to perform her 1993 hit, “Dreamlover.”Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000
Mariah Carey | 2015-2017 Stage-Used “Mariah: Number 1 to Infinity” Las Vegas Residency Jet Ski- A gold jet ski from Mariah Carey’s residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, entitled Number 1 to Infinity, a retrospective spectacle in which she performed all 18 of her US #1 hits in chronological order. Over the course of her 66 shows from May 2015 to May 2017, Mariah can be seen perched atop the jet ski as she enters to perform her 1997 hit, “Honey.” Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION
Sunday, February 1, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (approximately)
“MusiCares Charity Relief Auction”
An Official 68th GRAMMY Week Event
The Recording Academy – MusiCares Foundation
3030 Olympic Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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At Julien’s Auctions, we exist to bring those moments back into your life through iconic artifacts and one-of-a-kind collections. Whether collaborating directly with artists, partnering with legendary estates, or working closely with discerning collectors, our auctions make culture pop with the promise of discovery and reconnection. From Hollywood legends to fashion icons, our sales celebrate luxury, history, and the stories that define generations.
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More About Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is the best-selling female artist of all time with more than 200 million albums sold to date and 19 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles (18 self-penned), more than any solo artist in history. Her memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. A two-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominee and an inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Carey is a multi-hyphenate singer, songwriter, and producer who has been recognized with five Grammy Awards (and 34 nominations), ten American Music Awards (and 39 nominations), three Guinness World Record titles, Billboard’s “Artist of the Decade” Award, Billboard’s “Icon Award,” the World Music Award for “World’s Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium,” the Ivor Novello Award for “PRS for Music Special International Award,” and BMI’s “Icon Award” for her outstanding achievements in songwriting, to name a few. As the globally recognized “Queen Of Christmas,” Carey’s beloved 1994 yuletide hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has become one of the longest-charting singles in any genre, spending 65 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100. In 2015, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2023, Carey became one of the first 13 recipients of the BRIT Billion Award for surpassing one billion streams in the United Kingdom.
Most recently, Mariah dropped her highly anticipated 16th studio album Here For It All, her first in 7 years, which debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The album was met with instant praise, maintaining her 35-year streak of landing her new projects in the Billboard 200’s top 10. Here For It All took the No. 1 spot on Billboard for Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales, Top R&B Albums and Independent Albums, who called the album “eclectic, free-wheeling” and “Carey’s ultimate love letter to herself.” Pitchfork described the album as “a no-makeup sound for a persona devoted to glamour,” with each track “bringing a tear-stained realness to her vulnerable lyrics.” The Fader stated “On Here For It All, Mariah Carey exposes her soft side,” describing the album as “an R&B fusion record with a strong gospel backbone that sees a rare, vulnerable Mimi taking stock of how far she’s come.”
More about MusiCares
MusiCares helps the humans behind music because music gives so much to the world. Offering preventive, emergency, and recovery programs, MusiCares is a safety net supporting the health and welfare of the music community. Founded by the Recording Academy in 1989 as a U.S. based, independent 501(c)(3) charity, MusiCares safeguards the well-being of all music people through direct financial grant programs, networks of support resources, and tailored crisis relief efforts. For more information please visit: www.musicares.org
