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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. ( NOV. 30, 2017 ) — The Recording Academy ™  Producers & Engineers Wing ®  will honor GRAMMY ®  Award winners Alicia Keys and Kasseem Dean, aka "Swizz Beatz," at their annual GRAMMY Week celebration on  Thursday, Jan. 25 ,  2018, at  Rockefeller Center's iconic Rainbow Room  in New York City. The prestigious, invite-only event will celebrate the artistic contributions of the Producers & Engineers Wing's professional members and will highlight the unparalleled accomplishments of Keys and Dean. The event, now in its 11th year, is well-regarded among producers and engineers as well as industry titans. GRAMMY Week culminates with the 60 th Annual GRAMMY Awards ®  on  Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018,  airing live on the  CBS Television Network , at  7:30 p.m. ET /PT . "With multiplatinum success, fierce dedication to the craft, and unwavering support for the art of recorded sound, Alicia Keys and Swizz ...

Think you know Bruno? Think again He's a superstar who named himself after a planet, but in spite of this Bruno Mars is remarkably down-to-earth. He started off his career as an Elvis impersonator and is now well on his way to becoming one of the biggest chart-toppers of all time. Mars' journey to fame has been marked with highs and lows. While his laid-back demeanor doesn't hint at his troubles, Mars has had more than his fair share of hardships. Think you know everything there is to know about this icon? Think again. Mars has been churning out hits since childhood. He wrote his very first song when he was just four years old and dedicated it to the most important person in his life: his mother. She told Inquirer Lifestyle that Mars was "singing even before he started talking." He also started playing the piano at a young age, according to his mother. "I bought him a piano when he was just two," she said, "and he went on the piano a...

JAY-Z LEADS GRAMMY ®  NOMINATIONS WITH EIGHT; KENDRICK LAMAR FOLLOWS WITH SEVEN, AND BRUNO MARS WITH SIX  SANTA MONICA, CALIF. ( NOV. 28, 2017 ) — The Recording Academy ™  welcomes this year's class of GRAMMY ®  nominees. Already a 21-time GRAMMY winner, JAY-Z leads with eight nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar   (7), Bruno Mars (6), Childish Gambino   (5), Khalid (5), No I.D. (5), and SZA   (5).   Selected from more than 22,000 submissions across 84 categories, the nominations showcase some of the most gifted music makers of the past awards year (Oct. 1, 2016–Sept. 30, 2017). 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. "I'm inspired by this year's nominees and the incredible talent each possesses," said Neil P...