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 Rock star, David Bowie said, in Rolling Stone magazine: "Rock has always been the Devil´s Music" Little Richard, one of the pioneers and architects of rock ´n´ roll: "I believe all kind of music is Demonic. A lot of the beats in music today are taken from Voodoo, from the voodoo Drums" |
Like the Oscars, the Grammys, which currently have 108 categories within more than 20 musical genres of music, are voted upon by peers (voting members of the Academy). Popularly recognized voting members include Jon Bon Jovi, Prince, Paul Simon, and Beyoncé Knowles.
The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammy Awards are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. Of the "big three" music awards shows, the Grammys are the highest rated.
The Grammy Awards are currently broadcast on CBS. Prior to the first live Grammys telecast in 1971 on ABC (CBS bought the rights in 1973 after moving the ceremony to Nashville, Tennessee; the American Music Awards were created for ABC as a result), a series of taped annual specials in the 1960s called The Best on Record were broadcast on NBC.
The awards were held for several years at the shrine auditorium, known as the home of the Oscars and its famous red carpet, however due to the increase in categories and attendance it was moved to the Staples Center. Non presenting attendees and nominees must pay to attend the event, however, the fee is traditionally covered by the record label.
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The 49th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place on February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In 2008 the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place. This will be a milestone for the GRAMMYs and the Recording Academy. New York City was a contender for this February´s GRAMMY Awards but was not awarded the hosting rights due to the fact that New York City hosted the Latin Grammy Awards. New York City is expected to vie for hosting duties in 2008. The Recording Academy itself was founded in New York.
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