Songwriter Justin Tranter will host the premiere ceremony ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards, live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The event will be broadcast live on Sunday, February 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on the Recording Academy YouTube channel and live.GRAMMY.com.
More than 80 of this year's 94 Grammy Awards will be presented at this ceremony. Tranter is nominated for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical in recognition of his work with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Måneskin and Reneé Rapp.
The show will also include several performances. The first track will feature J. Ivy, Larkin Poe, Pentatonix, Sheila E. and Jordin Sparks. Other artists scheduled to perform include current Grammy nominees Adam Blackstone, Brandy Clark, Kirk Franklin, Robert Glasper, Bob James, Laufey, Terrace Martin and Gaby Moreno, as well as an artist who is not nominated this year but was on the past, acclaimed drummer Harvey Mason Sr., the father of Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr.
Mason Sr. he amassed 10 Grammy nominations between 1975 and 2009. That's twice as many nods as his son has amassed. Surprisingly, none of the musicians have won a Grammy yet.
Presenters for these first Grammy Awards of the day include Patti Austin, Natalia Lafourcade, Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle, Rufus Wainwright and five-time Grammy winner Jimmy Jam, former chairman of the board of the Recording Academy. Mason Jr. and Tammy Hurt, current board chair, will provide opening remarks.
“The Premiere Ceremony is the most incredible event for Music's Biggest Night,” Mason jr. he said in a statement. “With an amazing line-up of presenters and performers, we will reveal and celebrate the winners of more than 80 categories, spanning the diverse genres and crafts that have contributed to such a spectacular year in music.”
This year's Premiere Ceremony is produced by Branden Chapman, Ruby Marchand, Chantel Sausedo and Rex Supa on behalf of the Recording Academy. Greg V. Fera is executive producer and Cheche Alara is music producer and music director.
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will air live following the Premiere Ceremony on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT. It will also be broadcast live and on demand on Paramount+.
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