buzzz worthy. . .
CBS Entertainment Special Will
Announce Nominations for the
55th Annual GRAMMY
Awards® Live from the Bridgestone Arena, 10 P.M. ET/9 P.M.
CT
SANTA MONICA,
Calif. (Aug. 21, 2012) —"The
GRAMMY®
Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest
Night®" is set to
take place in Nashville, Tenn., at the Bridgestone Arena and will
air live on CBS Wednesday, Dec. 5 10 p.m. ET/PT and 9 p.m. CT.
This will mark the first time the special — which officially kicks off GRAMMY
season by revealing nominations in several categories while featuring unique
performances from past GRAMMY
winners and/or nominees — has taken place outside of Los Angeles. For
GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording
Academy®'s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.
"We are excited for
the opportunity to bring 'The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Special Live!!' to
Nashville this year as we recognize our nominees for the 55th Annual GRAMMY
Awards®," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy.
"Nashville's rich musical and cultural history is so important and vital to our
industry, and indeed to the world — a fact The Academy has recognized for
decades by locating one of our most thriving and active Chapters there. We look
forward to celebrating the year in music in such a passionate, vibrant, and
flourishing city."
"Having The GRAMMY Nominations Concert
Live!! in Music City is a perfect fit," said Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. "This
announcement further validates that Nashville is a destination on the rise, and
our rich musical heritage has once again put us on the national stage. This is
tremendous news for Nashville, and we look forward to working with The Recording
Academy to ensure the show's success."
This concert special marks the fifth
time nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards will be announced live on
primetime television. Last year's airing of the nominations special helped lead
to increased ratings for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards which attracted 39.9
million viewers, the largest GRAMMY audience since 1984 and the second largest
in history. The telecast was also the biggest social event in the
history of television, drawing 13 million social media comments with the
conversation on Twitter reaching a record high at 160,341 tweets per minute
during the live telecast. Additionally, the 54th GRAMMY Awards telecast has
received six Emmy® nominations, including in the Outstanding Special
Class Programs category.
Details regarding ticket sales,
presenters, and performers for "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" will be
announced in the coming weeks.
The road to Music's
Biggest Night begins with "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" and
culminates with the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, live from STAPLES
Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, and broadcast
on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
"The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To
Music's Biggest Night" is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC. Ken Ehrlich is
the executive producer.