Grammy Nominations
The Grammy Awards nominations take place in December of each year for the next years' awards ceremony that normally takes place in February. The awards are given to people in the music industry including artists, songwriters, producers and others that have had an influence in industry for the past year.
Fast Facts
- 2009 Ceremony: December 3, 2008
- Network: CBS
- Time: 9/8c
- Hosts: LL Cool J and Taylor Swift
- Award show: February 3, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles1
- Most wins: 31 by Sir Georg Solti2
- Most nominations: 79 by Quincy Jones3
- Youngest nominee: Billy Gilman at age 124
- First Grammys awarded: 1959
- First live telecast: 1971
2009 Nomination Ceremony
For the first time in the Grammy Awards history, a special nomination concert will take place on December 3, 2008, a change from their normal press conference. The ceremony will be hosted by Mariah Carey, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift. Performers will include Foo Fighters, John Mayer, B.B. King, Celine Dion, Taylor Swift and Christina Aguilera. Please check out our 2009 Grammy Nominations page at 8/7c tonight for breaking news and nominations updated live as the concert airs.
How It Works
- Artists are submitted to the Recording Academy by members or record company's to be considered for nomination for a Grammy Award. A panel of 150 experts in the music field discuss the entries and place them in the proper category. The entries are then sent to all the voting members of the Recording Academy where each member may only vote in the category they are experts in. After the list is narrowed in a final vote, the results are counted and shown live on the awards show.5
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