Neil Portnow News

GRAMMY® Award winner and talented graphic designer Masaki Koike has been selected to create the official artwork for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®.

will.i.am, GRAMMY Foundation® Board member and frontman/producer of the multi-GRAMMY®-winning group the Black Eyed Peas, will deliver the keynote address at the 13th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative® Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., it was announced today by the GRAMMY Foundation. John T. Frankenheimer, distinguished entertainment attorney, partner and co-chairman of Loeb & Loeb LLP., and chair of the firm's music industry practice group, will be the recipient of the 2011 Service Award at this year's ELI Luncheon.

The Latin Grammy Person of the Year Award at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10, 2010.

Onstage during the 2010 Person of the Year honoring Placido Domingo at the Mandalay Bay Events Center inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 2010 Person of the Year honoring Placido Domingo at the Mandalay Bay Events Center inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Underscoring its commitment to audio excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music, The Producers & Engineers Wing® of The Recording Academy® will kick off a year-long celebration of its 10th anniversary with a GRAMMY® Soundtable panel discussion at the 129th Audio Engineering Society Convention in San Francisco Nov. 4 - 7.

Underscoring its commitment to audio excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music, The Producers & Engineers Wing® of The Recording Academy® will kick off a year-long celebration of its 10th anniversary with a GRAMMY® Soundtable panel discussion at the 129th Audio Engineering Society Convention in San Francisco Nov. 4 - 7.

The GRAMMY Salute To Country Music honoring Loretta Lynn in Nashville, Tennessee October 12, 2010.

As part of its ongoing tradition of celebrating musical excellence throughout the year, The Recording Academy will host GRAMMY Salute To Country Music honoring Loretta Lynn on October 12 at 8 p.m. at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. The star-studded tribute presented by MasterCard will feature live performances and will include a special presentation of The Recording Academy President's Merit Award to Lynn in honor of her dynamic career and contributions to country music.

Albertina Walker died today in Chicago after a battle with emphysema. She was 81 years old. Hailed as the Queen of Gospel, Walker was known for forming the Caravans, the popular gospel act in the '50s that helped launch the careers of artists such as Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, James Cleveland, and Cassietta George. The group's classic recordings include songs such as 'Blessed Assurance,' 'Mary Don't You Weep,' 'Soldiers In The Army,' and 'Solid Rock.' As a solo artist, Walker won a GRAMMY for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 1994 for Songs Of The Church - Live In Memphis.

As part of its ongoing tradition of celebrating musical excellence throughout the year, The Recording Academy will host GRAMMY Salute To Country Music honoring Loretta Lynn on October 12 at 8 p.m. at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. The star-studded tribute presented by MasterCard will feature live performances and will include a special presentation of The Recording Academy President's Merit Award to Lynn in honor of her dynamic career and contributions to country music.

The GRAMMY Foundation® is currently accepting applications for its 2011 GRAMMY Camp®, GRAMMY® Jazz Ensembles and GRAMMY Signature Schools programs for high school students and high school music programs.

Barbra Streisand, actress/singer/director/writer/composer/producer/designer/author/activist and eight-time GRAMMY® winner (as well as GRAMMY Legend and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), will be honored as the 2011 MusiCares® Person of the Year at its 21st annual benefit gala, it was announced today by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation® and The Recording Academy®, and Paul Caine, Chair of the MusiCares Foundation Board.

The GRAMMY Foundation® announced today that three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and one of country music's most successful and influential artists Keith Urban will headline its signature benefit Starry Night concert on July 23, 2010, at the LA Tennis Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Recording Academy® will host the sophomore installment of its GRAMMY Artists RevealedTM series, presented by MasterCard®, as part of its continuing tradition of celebrating musical excellence and diversity throughout the year.

The GRAMMY Foundation® announced today that three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and one of country music's most successful and influential artists Keith Urban will headline its signature benefit Starry Night concert on July 23, 2010, at the LA Tennis Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Recording Academy® will host the sophomore installment of its GRAMMY Artists RevealedTM series, presented by MasterCard®, as part of its continuing tradition of celebrating musical excellence and diversity throughout the year.

The sixth annual MusiCares® MAP Fund® benefit concert will celebrate Women In Recovery and salute former first lady Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Friday, May 7.

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards will take place in Los Angeles at STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, and will air live on the CBS Television Network from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). As a result of last year's earlier show and Awards process dates, this year the eligibility dates for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards are Sept. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010.

GRAMMYs on The Hill® honorees include solo artist of the century and two-time GRAMMY® winner Garth Brooks, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and the music program of Neuqua Valley High School (a GRAMMY Foundation® Signature School from Naperville, Illinois). The event will be hosted by Oscar®-winning songwriter Paul Williams with performances by Marc Roberge (lead singer of rock band O.A.R.), the GRAMMY Congressional Band and other special guests.