• The Grammy Red Carpet page is up to the minute info on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. A "red carpet" is a length of carpet in the color red, which is laid out to welcome VIPs to formal events.

  The 51st Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EST.

• Fast Facts

  1. 2009 Grammy Awards: February 8, 2009, at 8/7c
  2. Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
  3. Network: CBS
  4. The Grammy Awards began in 1959
  5. First live telecast: 1971
  6. Presented by: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
  7. Grammy is short for Gramophone
  8. Musical awards are given in recognition of musical excellence
  9. E! Online will host liveblogs and an interactive GlamCam for the red carpet arrivals

• Red Carpet History

  The earliest known reference to walking a red carpet is in the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC. A hallmark of celebrity events, the red carpet has become a hot bed of pre-event activity ranging from interviews with the press to paparazzi snapping pictures of celebrity guests in fashionable clothes.

• Red Carpet Statement

  The red carpet is sometimes used by the stars to make a public statement. In 2008, rapper Nas wore a black t-shirt with the word N----- on it to promote his album and acknowledge discrimination.YouTube Video: Nas on Grammy Red Carpet

  
  

  
  

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