Andra Day, The War and Treaty, Shinedown and Ravyn Lenae are the first performers announced for the inaugural Grammy Hall of Fame Gala. The gala, co-presented by the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum, will take place on May 21 at the Novo Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Veteran CBS reporter Anthony Mason will be the anchor.
Day won a Grammy two years ago for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media United States vs. Billie Holiday. War and Treaty received two Grammy Awards late last year, including Best New Artist.
The annual gala will celebrate the 10 recordings inducted that year into the Grammy Hall of Fame. This year's inductees, announced on March 20, are De La Soul's 3 feet tall and risingGuns N' Roses' Appetite for destructionBuena Vista Social Club's Buena Vista Social Club and Lauryn Hill's Lauryn Hill's Bad Educationas well as singles by Donna Summer, The Doobie Brothers, Charley Pride, Wanda Jackson, William Bell and Kid Ory's Creole Orchestra.
The annual gala will also honor a label, led by Atlantic Records, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
“We are honored that the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum have chosen Atlantic to be the first label to be celebrated in an exciting annual event,” said Atlantic Music Group President and CEO Julie Greenwald and Atlantic Records President and CEO Craig Kallman. “The Grammy Hall of Fame features many of the most groundbreaking recordings in our company's 75-year history, and it will be wonderful to hear some of our outstanding artists today bring their unique voices to these timeless songs.”
The event will include a red carpet and VIP reception on Ray Charles Terrace at the Grammy Museum, followed by a concert at Novo.
This year's show will be produced by Ken Ehrlich, along with Chantel Sausedo and Ron Basile. Greg Phillinganes will be musical director.
Ehrlich served as producer or executive producer of the Grammy Awards telecast for 40 years. He received a Directors Award from the Recording Academy in 2020, his final year as executive producer, honoring his service. Phillinganes has won two Primetime Emmys as music director on previous Ehrlich productions – Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute and Library of Congress Gershwin Award for Popular Song: Joni Mitchell.
The Grammy Hall of Fame was established in 1973, with the first five inductees announced on the Grammy telecast in March 1974. The original intent was to honor recordings released before the Grammys began in 1958, but long ago shifted to any recordings are at least 25 years old. Entered recordings are selected annually by a special committee of members, with final approval by the academy's national board of directors. Counting the 10 new titles, the Hall currently has 1,152 recorded recordings. Recipients will receive a certificate from the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum, but not a Grammy trophy. here you go the full list previous registrations.
tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, April 27 at 12 p.m. PT at this link.
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