{"id":126824,"date":"2025-01-15T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/01\/15\/heres-how-the-grammys-are-planning-to-pivot-on-their-feb-2-show\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:08:17","slug":"heres-how-the-grammys-are-planning-to-pivot-on-their-feb-2-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/01\/15\/heres-how-the-grammys-are-planning-to-pivot-on-their-feb-2-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s How the Grammys Are Planning to Pivot on Their Feb. 2\u00a0Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tHarvey Mason Jr.<\/a>, CEO, Recording Academy and MusiCares and Tammy Hurt<\/a>, chair of the academy\u2019s board of trustees, held a webinar on Wednesday (Jan. 15) to tell Academy members of their plans for the Feb. 2 show and other Grammy Week events.<\/p>\n

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\n\tMason also released a press statement in which he explained the rationale for going forward. \u201cWe understand how devastating this past week has been on this city and its people,\u201d Mason said. \u201cThis is our home, it\u2019s home to thousands of music professionals, and many of us have been negatively impacted. So, after thoughtful consideration and multiple assurances from state and local elected leaders, public safety agencies and with support from our incredible artist community, we have decided to go ahead with the Grammy telecast and some select events. Grammy Week 2025 will not just be about honoring music, it will be about using the power of music to help rebuild, uplift and support those in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe academy also released a revised (they used the term \u201ccondensed\u201d) 2025 Grammy Week event schedule. As previously announced, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards telecast on CBS will continue to be held on Feb. 2, \u201cbut with a renewed sense of purpose: raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honoring the bravery and dedication of first responders who risk their lives to protect ours.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe academy\u2019s decision to go forward with the 67th annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, despite the wildfires that have devastated parts of the city, has been controversial.<\/p>\n

\n\tEven before the Grammys announced plans to go on with the show, Lucas Keller, president and founder of Milk & Honey Management, announced that he was cancelling Milk & Honey\u2019s popular Grammy party. \u201cIt would be tone deaf to celebrate and I hope all other companies will follow suit,\u201d he wrote on his Instagram Story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tMany followed Keller\u2019s lead. Just hours after the Recording Academy announced that it planned to go ahead with the telecast, Universal Music Group (UMG) announced it was canceling all of the company\u2019s Grammy-related events, including its artist showcase and after-Grammy party, and will instead \u201credirect the resources that would have been used for those events to assist those affected by the wildfires.\u201d Within 24 hours, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment had also canceled plans. BMG and Billboard<\/em> also canceled party plans.<\/p>\n

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\n\tMany executives not based in Los Angeles expressed concern about taking up hotel rooms that may be needed by evacuees and planned not to attend.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn their messaging, the Academy is stressing the philanthropic angle. They note that each event on the schedule \u201cwill have a fundraising element.\u201d Clive Davis\u2019 & the Recording Academy\u2019s legendary pre-Grammy gala \u2013 which most simply refer to as \u201cClive\u2019s party\u201d \u2013 has been rebranded for this year as Clive Davis\u2019 & the Recording Academy\u2019s Pre-Grammy Fundraising Event. The academy also made sure to include the word \u201ccharity\u201d in the name of another of its most exclusive events \u2014 the MusiCares Persons of the Year Charity Gala.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe revised schedule for Grammy Week events is as follows:<\/p>\n

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