SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® will celebrate its seventh annual GRAMMY® Week event this year honoring two-time GRAMMY winner Neil Young for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. The event will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the Village Studios … [Read more...]
GRAMMY® Nominees The Black Keys, FUN., Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, And Taylor Swift Set To Perform On The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards®
LL COOL J RETURNS AS HOST OF MUSIC'S BIGGEST NIGHT® The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Airs Live on CBS Sunday, Feb. 10, 8 P.M. ET/PT #TheWorldIsListening SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Current GRAMMY® nominees the Black Keys, FUN., Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast. … [Read more...]
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HONORED AS MUSICARES PERSON OF THE YEAR 2013
Bruce Springsteen will be honored as the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year on Feb. 8, 2013, it was announced today by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, and Scott Pascucci, Chair of the MusiCares Foundation Board. Proceeds from the 23rd annual benefit gala dinner and concert — to be held in Los Angeles during GRAMMY Week two days … [Read more...]
GRAMMY® Live on GRAMMY.com and CBS.com
Keep up with what's going on as we count down to the most exciting night of music. AMFM Magazine will be there too (as grammy members, not media, in this particular case. But we'll still give you some fly on the wall coverage.) The Recording Academy® and CBS to Launch GRAMMY® Live on GRAMMY.com and CBS.com Along with a Mobile App, Giving Music Fans Multi-Screen Experience … [Read more...]
The Recording Academy® Announces 2012 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® Inductees
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing the tradition of preserving and celebrating great recordings, The Recording Academy® announces the newest additions to its legendary GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® collection. Highlighting diversity and musical excellence, the collection acknowledges both singles and album recordings of all genres at least 25 years old that … [Read more...]
Coalition Protests Grammy Changes
NEW YORK—A coalition including Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon and Bill Cosby and organizations like the National Institute of Latino Policy are protesting the Recording Academy's decision to drop 31 categories from the Grammy Award. They are calling for a boycott of the Grammys' telecast partner, CBS, and hiring a lawyer to explore legal action."We will ask people to stop watching … [Read more...]