MUSIC NEWS - The 53 installment of the king of the music award events, The Grammys, will take place in Los Angeles at the STAPLES Center on Sunday, February 13, 201. The event will air live on CBS Television from 8 - 11:30 pm (ET/PT). Due to last year's earlier show and Awards process dates, this year the eligibility dates for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards are September 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010. (a 13-month eligibility period.) The date for the GRAMMY nominations announcement will be announced shortly.
"The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards was a dynamic, memorable evening, and it delivered our highest ratings since 2004 and the biggest year-over-year increase in more than 20 years," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "We have every intention of keeping that momentum going with our 53rd show, and once again we are thrilled to be bringing the excellence and excitement of our GRAMMY Week events and charitable initiatives to the city of Los Angeles. We also look forward to working on another outstanding GRAMMY telecast with our partners and good friends at CBS and STAPLES Center."
"The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards was a dynamic, memorable evening, and it delivered our highest ratings since 2004 and the biggest year-over-year increase in more than 20 years," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "We have every intention of keeping that momentum going with our 53rd show, and once again we are thrilled to be bringing the excellence and excitement of our GRAMMY Week events and charitable initiatives to the city of Los Angeles. We also look forward to working on another outstanding GRAMMY telecast with our partners and good friends at CBS and STAPLES Center."
GRAMMY Week; the weeklong series of cultural events ending with Music's Biggest Night, will again feature celebrations of music, fashion, arts education and philanthropy, including the Salute To series, GRAMMY Style Studio, GRAMMY Career DaySM, Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's Pre-GRAMMY Gala, the annual MusiCares(r) Person of the Year tribute, the GRAMMY Foundation's Music Preservation Project, the Entertainment Law Initiative luncheon, a Producers & Engineers Wing event, and GRAMMY Museum programs, among others.
For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
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