The Grammy Awards Is Coming to Vegas
Known as the Grammy, the Grammy Awards is an award presented by the Recording Academy. It acknowledges the “Outstanding Achievement in the music industry”. As an American award, it takes into consideration the American music industry. The Grammys are in the top 3 American music awards, being the other 2, the Billboard Awards and the American Music Awards. And it is also part of the top 4 annual American entertainment awards, the EGOT. The acronym “EGOT” stands for the Emmy Awards, the Grammy, the Oscars, and the Tony.
The Origin
The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
In 1953 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce had the idea of building a Walk of Fame. E.M. Stuart, responsible for the idea, said the walk was to “maintain the glory of a community whose name means glamor and excitement in the four corners of the world”. There was then a committee to decide the details of the landmark. During this period of planning, the committee came up with a list of significant people from the entertainment industry that deserved a spot on the Walk. However, They realized that many people from that list would never earn a star with their names. With that in mind, they decided to create an award like the Emmy or the Oscar. To decide the name they held a mail-in contest that resulted in almost 300 submissions of the name “Grammy” as a reference to the gramophone.
It was only in 1959 that the first ceremony happened. The event happened in two places at the same time. It happened at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in California, and the Park Sheraton Hotel, in New York. Twenty-eight Grammys were awarded during the ceremony. This event did not have a television broadcast. It was only the second ceremony that happened a little later, still, in 1959, that was on TV. However, the event did not air live. The first Grammy Award to be live on television was the 13th ceremony, in 1971.
The Latin Grammy
With Latin music making its way into the American industry, the Latin Recording Academy understood the necessity of creating a separate award. And so in 2000, the Latin Grammy was in the Crypto.com Arena, (former Staple Center) in Los Angeles. The award had 39 categories and would take into consideration any song with at least 51% of its content in Spanish or Portuguese. Also, it has voting members from several regions in and out of the US, including Latin America and Iberia.
This year the Latin Grammys will be on November 17th. The ceremony will happen at the Michelob Ultra Arena, in Las Vegas and will count on the performances of Rauw Alejandro, Jesse & Joy, Sebastian Yatra, and Marco Antonio Solís.
Las Vegas This Month
There will be a lot of concerts this month from artists who were nominated for or even won Grammys.
Post Malone
The nine-time Grammy nominee, Austin Richard Post, known as Post Malone, is mostly famous for his songs that mix genres like rap, pop, trap, and R&B. Starting his career in 2011, he only gained recognition in 2015 with a song, “White Iverson” that hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the next year, he released an album that was a Grammy nominee in the category of Album of the Year. He has been nominated for the Grammys in 2019, 2020, and 2021 with a total of 9 nominations. He was also several times in the AMA’s nomination list, the Billboard, and many other awards, winning many times.
His show in Las Vegas, part of the Twelve Carat Tour, will happen on November 11th, at 8 p.m., at the T-Mobile Arena. You can get your tickets here. They are costing from $39.00 to $2,000.00. You can also purchase the VIP packages that may include access to the VIP bar, access to light bites and candies, a taste of Dre London’s Don Londrés Tequila & Post Malone’s Maison No. 9. You can also get a photo booth opportunity, plus games and surprise gifts.
Kevin Hart
The Philadelphian stand-up comedy artist is now here in Vegas. He was a Grammy nominee in 2018 for Best Comedy Album with the album: Kevin Hart: What now?
He will perform in Las Vegas on November 18th and 19th. The tickets cost from $89.00 to $967.00 and the show will be a phone-free event. There will be a special filming session. Get your ticket here. And if you want to know more about Hart’s trajectory, check out our article: Stand-Up.
Adele
The Grammy winner, Adele starts her residency in Vegas on November 18th. She will be performing at The Colosseum until the end of March. Tickets may vary from a little more than $800.00 to a little more than $38,700.00.
The singer debuted in 2008 with her album “19”. Her first album was already a hit. She was nominated and won the Brit Awards for Rising Star and the Grammy for Best New Artist. Her following albums and singles followed the same pattern, granting her several awards. In 2022 Adele won 15 Grammys from her 18 nominations. She is also the second female artist to win six Grammy awards in one night.
1975 Grammy’s
The 2002 English band formed by three men has its origin in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, where the three teenage boys would play together. However, it was only in 2016, with their second album “I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It” that 1975 got real recognition, reaching No. 1 in the US and other countries and getting Grammy nomination for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. After their hiatus in 2017, they reunited and in 2020 they were nominated to the Grammys again for Best Rock Song.
They are performing in Vegas on November 25th at The Theater, in the Virgin Hotel. The tour “1975 Ate Their Very Best” has tickets from $39.00 to $338.00.
Having Great Grammy Experiences In Great Style
If you’d like the chance to attend a Grammy nominee or winner concert, here’s your chance. In November, Las Vegas reunited a great selection of performers that will please anyone interested in a great show.
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