The Recording Academy and CBS announced today the dates for the Grammy Awards in 2020 and 2021. The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will air on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, and the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will air on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. As the only peer-selected music award, the GRAMMY® is voted on by the Recording Academy’s membership body of music makers who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers, and will honor recordings released within the eligibility year.
“Our return to Los Angeles and the debut of the GRAMMY Awards in January for 2020 and 2021 should prove to be exciting for our industry and the music creators we honor,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy. “The Recording Academy is pleased to call Los Angeles, STAPLES Center, and CBS our partners in celebrating musical excellence, and we look forward to furthering the synergistic and successful relationship we’ve cultivated over the years.”
Nominations for the 61st GRAMMY Awards will be announced in all 84 categories on Wednesday, Dec. 5 and will honor the best in recordings released between Oct. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018. Music’s Biggest Night airs Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, (8:00–11:30 PM, live ET/5:00–8:30 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Key dates and deadlines for the 61st GRAMMY Awards process and GRAMMY Week events are as follows:
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018
First Round of Voting Opened
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018
First Round of Voting Closes
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018
Nominees Announced for 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018
Final Round of Voting Opens
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019
Final Round of Voting Closes
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
Producers & Engineers Wing® GRAMMY Week Celebration
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019
Music Educator Award™ Presentation
GRAMMY In The Schools® Live!
Friday, Feb. 8, 2019
Entertainment Law Initiative® Event & Scholarship Presentation
MusiCares® Person of the Year
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019
GRAMMY Nominees Reception
Clive Davis’ and the Recording Academy’s Pre-GRAMMY Gala
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019
GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony®
61st Annual GRAMMY Awards
GRAMMY Celebration®
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