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Event Information:
The
54th Annual Grammy Awards will be
held on February 12, , at the
Staples Center in Los Angeles being
broadcast on CBS 8:00 p.m. ET.
Nominations were announced on
November 30, on prime-time
television as part of "The GRAMMY
Nominations Concert Live! –
Countdown to Music's Biggest Night",
a one-hour special broadcast live on
CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live.
Kanye West received the most
nominations with seven. Adele, Foo
Fighters and Bruno Mars each
received six nominations. Lil Wayne,
Skrillex and Radiohead all earned
five nominations.
A
total of 78 awards will be presented
following the Academy's decision to
restructure the Grammy Award
categories. Paul McCartney will
receive the MusiCares Person of the
Year award on February 10, at
the Los Angeles Convention Center,
two nights prior to the Grammy
telecast.[3] LL Cool J is set to
host the show. It's the first time
in seven years that the music
industry's premier event will have
an official host. This year's
official poster is designed by
Architect Frank Gehry.
A
Grammy Award (originally called
Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is
an accolade by the National Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences of
the United States to recognize
outstanding achievement in the music
industry. The annual presentation
ceremony features performances by
prominent artists, and some of the
awards of more popular interest are
presented in a widely viewed
televised ceremony. It is the music
equivalent to the Emmy Awards for
television, the Tony Award for stage
and the Academy Awards for film. The
first Grammy Awards ceremony was
held on May 4, 1959, to honor
musical accomplishments by
performers for the year 1958.
Following the ceremony, NARAS
overhauled many Grammy Award
categories for . The 54th Grammy
Awards will be held on February 12,
at the Staples Center in Los
Angeles.
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