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Grammy Awards Moving to Disney From CBS in 2027

The Grammys are getting a brand new house after greater than 50 years on CBS.

In a serious shakeup of the TV awards panorama, the Grammy Awards will transfer to Disney retailers starting in 2027. ABC, Hulu and Disney+ will simulcast the music business honors underneath a 10-year deal that runs by 2036. The transfer may also make Disney the house of what are historically the 2 most watched awards telecasts in any given yr, with the Grammys becoming a member of the Oscars.

CBS may have the Grammys in 2025 and 2026, with the ultimate yr marking the tip of greater than half a century of broadcasting the awards. The community first aired the Grammys in 1973 — George Harrison’s The Live performance for Bangladesh gained album of the yr — and has partnered with The Recording Academy on the present ever since. 

“As The Walt Disney Firm combines forces with The Recording Academy to open this thrilling new chapter within the historical past of the Grammys, we accomplish that with satisfaction and gratitude,” mentioned Disney Leisure co-chairman Dana Walden in a press release. “Reside occasions have by no means been extra essential to our tradition and business, and we simply acquired one of many crown jewels, including to our portfolio of world-class programming throughout all genres.”

Added Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., “We’re utterly thrilled to be bringing the Grammys and different new music programming to the Disney ecosystem. We’re grateful to our long-standing companions at CBS and now honored to be becoming a member of with Disney, an iconic firm the place creators have at all times been on the forefront. This partnership represents one other essential milestone within the Academy’s transformation and development, and strengthens our potential to satisfy our mission of uplifting and serving music individuals all over the world.”

Within the first yr of Disney’s Grammy deal, ABC will function three of the largest TV occasions of the yr in fast succession: the 2027 Tremendous Bowl, the Grammys and the Oscars.

The 66th Grammy Awards in February introduced in 17.09 million viewers for CBS, a 36 p.c bounce from the earlier yr’s telecast. In the important thing advertiser demographic of adults 18-49, the present’s 4.05 ranking (equal to about 5.4 million individuals in that age vary) outdrew the Oscars (3.82 ranking/about 5.1 million viewers).

Together with the Oscars and the NFL, Disney’s dwell occasion portfolio additionally contains the annual New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve particular, the CMA Awards, the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony, the NBA Finals and the School Soccer Playoff.

Rapper Killer Mike to Not Face Charges for Grammys Arrest

The saga surrounding Killer Mike‘s arrest on the Grammy Awards is a step nearer to a conclusion.

The Grammy Award successful rapper, actual title michael Santiago Render, was detained on the telecast on Feb. 4 following a scuffle with a safety guard exterior Crypto.com Enviornment. He won’t face costs for the incident after prosecutors within the Los Angeles Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace have elected to not file.

“Mr. Render has efficiently accomplished the Workplace’s Listening to course of, together with a neighborhood service requirement that was imposed. We’ve got no additional remark presently,” per Ivor Pine, a spokesperson for the L.A. Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace. The information was first reported by TMZ.

THR broke the information that the rapper had been detained on Feb. 4 contained in the Grammys venue. The information despatched shockwaves via the music trade and past that night time as Killer Mike was recent from the stage after successful three trophies together with finest rap music, finest rap efficiency and finest rap album for Michael. Mike and his crew had maintained his innocence and claimed that he can be cleared of any wrongdoing.

Two days after the incident, he launched an announcement saying such and shedding extra gentle on what he claims occurred. “As you possibly can think about, there was so much going and there was some confusion round which door my crew and I ought to enter. We skilled an over-zealous safety guard, however my crew and I’ve the upmost confidence that I’ll in the end be cleared of all wrongdoing,” Mike stated within the assertion. On the time of his detainment, he had been on the transfer to Crypto.com Enviornment from the adjoining Peacock Theater, the location of the pre-show telecast.

Days later, he was pressed in regards to the incident by Sunny Hostin throughout an look on The View. “Backstage was overcrowded, the winners have been exuberant, and I feel safety obtained a little bit overzealous. It’s water below the bridge for me,” added Mike. “All of my heroes have been in handcuffs — [Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Medgar Evers]. I walked out with the identical dignity and respect that I walked in with, and I’d implore folks to only take that from it. Don’t dwell on the unhealthy stuff.”

TMZ reported (and revealed video) that the altercation occurred when Killer Mike tried to bypass safety who had requested to see his tickets for the telecast throughout a tense change.

June 26, 4:42 p.m. Up to date with assertion from the L.A. Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace.

66 Stars Close to EGOT Status

Greater than 60 celebrities are near reaching the hard-to-achieve, extremely coveted standing by profitable an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Revealed on Might 20, 2024

Solely 19 folks have gained an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony — the hard-to-achieve, extremely coveted EGOT.

However greater than 60 performers are only one win away from becoming a member of the EGOT ranks, which incorporates the likes of Richard Rodgers, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn and Mel Brooks.

Cher, Kate Winslet, Frequent, Helen Mirren, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, Lily Tomlin and Julie Andrews are additionally among the many actors and musicians who want just one award to have an EGOT.

Learn on to see the listing of performers who’ve gained three of the 4 honors that make up an EGOT.