The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® is returning to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with current GRAMMY® nominee Randy Rainbow is set to co-host. Kicking off the ceremony, the opening number will feature a performance by Blind Boys of Alabama, La Marisoul from La Santa Cecilia and additional surprise performers.
Other artists scheduled to perform include current nominees Arooj Aftab, Madison Cunningham, Samara Joy, Anoushka Shankar, and Carlos Vives.
The Battle for Best Album
It is no secret that the fans favorites for the best album are Adel and Beyoncé.
The battle for the title of Best Album at the prestigious Grammy Awards has been raging between two of music’s all-time greats: Adele and Beyonce. Adele is up for “RENAISSANCE: having won last year and new album has already received much critical acclaim from both fans and critics alike.
However, Beyonce is giving her a run for her money this year with her newest release “RENAISSANCE”. The album has been praised by many as one of the most innovative works to come out this decade and has already attained chart success around the world.
Other contenders are: Voyage by ABBA, Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny, Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) Mary J. Blige, In These Silent Days by Brandi Carlile, Music Of The Spheres by Coldplay, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar, Special by Lizzo & Harry’s House by Harry Styles.
The Presenters and Hosts
Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards® of the day include current nominees Babyface, DOMi & JD BECK, Myles Frost, Arturo O’Farrill, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and five-time GRAMMY winner and former Recording Academy® Board of Trustees Chair Jimmy Jam. Recording Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees Tammy Hurt will provide opening remarks.
Additional talent and co-host to be announced in the coming days. The 65th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will stream live on Sun, Feb. 5, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and on live.GRAMMY.com.
This year, City National Bank has signed on as the first-ever presenting sponsor of the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony.
Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy said,
“We are so excited to kick off GRAMMY Sunday with the Premiere Ceremony ahead of Music’s Biggest Night®. Not only do we have an incredible lineup of presenters and performers, but this ceremony will also reveal the winners in the vast majority of our categories, celebrating this amazing year in music across many of our genre communities.”
All Premiere Ceremony performers and hosts are 65th GRAMMY® Award nominees, as are most presenters.
Aftab is nominated for Best Global Music Performance (“Udhero Na” with Anoushka Shankar);
Babyface is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Keeps On Fallin'” with Ella Mai).
Blind Boys of Alabama are nominated for Best Americana Performance (“The Message” with Black Violin);
Cunningham is nominated for Best American Roots Performance (“Life According To Raechel”) and Best Folk Album (Revealer).
DOMi & JD BECK are up for Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (NOT TiGHT);
Frost is nominated for Best Musical Theater Album (MJ The Musical); Joy is nominated for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album (Linger Awhile);
La Marisoul is up for Best Tropical Latin Album (Quiero Verte Feliz with La Santa Cecilia); O’Farrill is nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album (Fandango At The Wall In New York with The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective);
Rainbow is up for Best Comedy Album (A Little Brains, A Little Talent);
Shankar is up for Best Global Music Performance (“Udhero Na” with Arooj Aftab) and Best Global Music Album (Between Us… (Live) with Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago);
Vives is nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album (Cumbiana II); and Warner is nominated for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album (Hiding In Plain View).
The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards® will be broadcast live following the Premiere Ceremony on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8-11:30 p.m. ET / 5-8:30 p.m. PT.
About the Record Academy
The Record Academy is the organization responsible for producing and presenting the world-renowned Academy Awards. Established in 1927, it is one of the oldest professional organizations in the motion picture industry.
The Academy’s mission is to recognize outstanding achievement in both the art and science of making motion pictures, as well as to foster a closer relationship among all branches of the film industry.
The Record Academy consists of over 8,000 members from across all sectors of filmmaking including directors, producers, actors, writers, technicians and other creative professionals.
It has 22 separate branches that represent different areas within filmmaking such as cinematography or costume design. Each year these branches select nominees for their respective categories who can then be voted on by members to decide which individual or film will receive an Oscar award at the annual ceremony.
Sources: THX News, The Recording Academy, Grammy & Wikipedia.
