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Grammy Awards ceremony heading to New York for 60th edition

By | Published on Wednesday 10 May 2017

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The Grammy Awards will return to New York next year, for the first time since 2003. The 60th edition of the event will take place at Madison Square Gardens on 28 Jan, after fifteen years in LA.

“It had always been something I had thought was of interest to us; it was really all about the details”, Grammy boss Neil Portnow tells Billboard. “We’ve been in LA for many years; we used to bounce back and forth from time to time. With the East Coast being the home for half the membership of the Academy – certainly there’s a very vibrant, vital part of the music industry on the East Coast and in New York – and given that this is an anniversary year for us, it’s a special chance to celebrate”.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement: “It is incredibly exciting that Music’s Biggest Night will return to the world’s greatest city. Playing host to the music industry’s marquee awards show is a unique creative, artistic and economic boon to the rich cultural fabric of our city. We welcome the Grammy Awards back to New York City with open arms and we look forward to continuing to partner with a music industry that supports access and empowerment in the arts”.

He shouldn’t get too comfortable with it though, plans are already in place to take the awards ceremony back to LA in 2019.



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