The Grammy Awards have been held in many prestigious locations. In 1971 the Grammy Awards had its first live telecast and therefore had its own sole venue each year for the telecast. From 1963 to 1970 the Academy aired a TV special annually called "The Best On Record" which highlighted the awards dinners. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have been held in the Staples Center located in Downtown Los Angeles.
Non-televised era
From 1959 to 1970 Awards dinners were held in the following locations simultaneously on the same day:
Televised era
Grammy Award ceremonies have been televised since 1971. The Staples Center has hosted the most Grammy telecasts, having hosted seventeen times. The Shrine Auditorium which hosted sixteen times was surpassed by the Staples Center in 2017. Los Angeles has held a total of 36 Grammy Award telecasts, with New York having hosted nine times and Nashville serving as host once.
Ceremonies
Listed below is a table showing Grammy Award ceremonies. Future editions of the Grammy Awards are designated in italics.
Ceremony |
Year |
Venue |
City |
State |
Host |
Ref. |
1st Annual Grammy Awards |
May 4, 1959 |
Various (including Beverly Hilton Hotel) |
Beverly Hills & New York City |
California, New York |
Mort Sahl |
|
2nd Annual Grammy Awards |
November 29, 1959 |
Meredith Willson |
3rd Annual Grammy Awards |
April 13, 1961 |
None |
4th Annual Grammy Awards |
May 29, 1962 |
Various (including Beverly Hilton Hotel) |
Chicago, Los Angeles & New York City |
Illinois, California, New York |
5th Annual Grammy Awards |
May 15, 1963 |
Frank Sinatra |
6th Annual Grammy Awards |
May 12, 1964 |
None |
7th Annual Grammy Awards |
April 13, 1965 |
Beverly Hilton Hotel |
Beverly Hills |
California |
8th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 15, 1966 |
Various |
Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York City |
Illinois, California, Tennessee and New York |
Jerry Lewis |
9th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 2, 1967 |
None |
10th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 29, 1968 |
11th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 12, 1969 |
12th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 11, 1970 |
13th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 16, 1971 |
Hollywood Palladium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Andy Williams |
14th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 15, 1972 |
Felt Forum |
New York City |
New York |
15th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 3, 1973 |
Tennessee Theatre |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
16th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 2, 1974 |
Hollywood Palladium |
Los Angeles |
California |
17th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 1, 1975 |
Uris Theater |
New York City |
New York |
18th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 28, 1976 |
Hollywood Palladium |
Los Angeles |
California |
19th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 19, 1977 |
20th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 1978 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
John Denver |
21st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 15, 1979 |
22nd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 27, 1980 |
Kenny Rogers |
23rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1981 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
Paul Simon |
24th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1982 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
John Denver |
25th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 1983 |
26th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 28, 1984 |
27th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 26, 1985 |
28th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1986 |
Kenny Rogers |
29th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1987 |
Billy Crystal |
30th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 2, 1988 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
31st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 22, 1989 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
32nd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 21, 1990 |
Garry Shandling |
33rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 20, 1991 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
34th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1992 |
Whoopi Goldberg |
35th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1993 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Garry Shandling |
36th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 1, 1994 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
New York |
37th Annual Grammy Awards |
March 1, 1995 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Paul Reiser |
38th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 28, 1996 |
Ellen DeGeneres |
39th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 26, 1997 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York City |
New York |
40th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 25, 1998 |
Radio City Music Hall |
Kelsey Grammer |
41st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 24, 1999 |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
California |
Rosie O'Donnell |
42nd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 2000 |
Staples Center |
43rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 21, 2001 |
Jon Stewart |
44th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 27, 2002 |
45th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 23, 2003 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York City |
New York |
None |
46th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2004 |
Staples Center |
Los Angeles |
California |
47th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 13, 2005 |
Queen Latifah |
48th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2006 |
None |
[1] |
49th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 11, 2007 |
[2] |
50th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 10, 2008 |
[3] |
51st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2009 |
[4] |
52nd Annual Grammy Awards |
January 31, 2010 |
[5] |
53rd Annual Grammy Awards |
February 13, 2011 |
[6] |
54th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 12, 2012 |
LL Cool J |
[7] |
55th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 10, 2013 |
[8] |
56th Annual Grammy Awards |
January 26, 2014 |
[9] |
57th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 8, 2015 |
[10] |
58th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 15, 2016 |
[11] |
59th Annual Grammy Awards |
February 12, 2017 |
James Corden |
[12] |
60th Annual Grammy Awards |
January 28, 2018 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York City |
New York |
[13] |
61st Annual Grammy Awards |
February 10, 2019 |
Staples Center |
Los Angeles |
California |
TBA |
[14] |
62nd Annual Grammy Awards |
TBD 2020 |
63rd Annual Grammy Awards |
TBD 2021 |
64th Annual Grammy Awards |
TBD 2022 |
Most frequent venues
With seventeen telecasts hosted, the Staples Center have hosted the most Grammy telecasts. The Staples Center surpassed the Shrine Auditorium as the most frequent host in 2016. The Shrine Auditorium hosted fifteen times between 1978 and 1999.
Most frequent host cities
Los Angeles has held a total of 36 Grammy telecasts, and a total of 44 including the pre-telecast era years. The last time the Grammy Awards took place outside of Los Angeles was in 2018.
References
- ↑ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 8, 2005. p. 1. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ↑ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ↑
- ↑ Information Not Found | Billboard.com
- ↑ "2009 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "53rd GRAMMY Awards Slated For Feb. 13, 2011". Grammy.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ↑ Mervis, Scott (December 1, 2011). "Grammys stumble with Kanye West album snub". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ↑ "2013 Grammy Nominations". MTV. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ Jon Weisman, Grammy Awards Set for Jan. 26, Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2013
- ↑ "The Academy Introduces The GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony". Grammy.com. November 8, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ↑ Grammy.com, 11 May 2015
- ↑ Press Release, 16 June 2016
- ↑
- ↑ "GRAMMY AWARDS® TO RETURN TO STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES IN 2019". Grammy.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
External links
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- The Beverly Hilton (1959; 1965)
- Hollywood Palladium (1971, 1974, 1976-1977)
- Felt Forum (1972)
- Madison Square Garden (1972, 1997, 2003, 2018)
- Tennessee Theatre (1973)
- Uris Theatre (1975)
- Shrine Auditorium (1978–1980, 1982–1987, 1989-1990, 1992-1993, 1995-1996, 1999)
- Radio City Music Hall (1981, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998)
- Staples Center (2000–2002, 2004-2017, 2019-present)
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