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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1977<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
<\/strong>The 19th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding achievement in coverage of special events \u2014 programs. The nod went to the show\u2019s producer, Marty Pasetta. This was the first nomination (in any category) for a Grammy telecast.<\/p>\nAbout the show:\u00a0<\/strong>This was the seventh and final show hosted by\u00a0Andy Williams, whose TV star power in the 1960s and early \u201970s helped get the Grammys on the air in 1971.\u00a0Natalie Cole was the show\u2019s opening performer for the second year in a row, this time with \u201cMr. Melody.\u201d (She had opened the show the previous year with her breakthrough smash \u201cThis Will Be.\u201d) Stevie Wonder\u00a0won album of the year for\u00a0Songs in the Key of Life<\/em>\u00a0and performed \u201cSir Duke\u201d live via satellite from Lagos, Nigeria. (Unfortunately, the satellite transmission was very glitchy.) This was Wonder\u2019s third album of the year win, a feat previously achieved only by Frank Sinatra.\u00a0Barry Manilow performed his signature hit \u201cI Write the Songs,\u201d but lost record of the year to George Benson\u2019s \u201cThis Masquerade.\u201d (\u201cI Write the Songs\u201d won song of the year for songwriter\u00a0Bruce Johnston.) Starland Vocal Band won best new artist on the back of their hit \u201cAfternoon Delight,\u201d which they performed on the show.<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0This was a \u201cjuried award.\u201d None of the five contenders received 50% of the vote, so no award was presented \u2013 a good way to disappoint everybody. The other nominees were the Oscars,\u00a0the Emmys, the Tonys and a PBS program,\u00a0The Good Old Days of Radio<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n1988<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
<\/strong>The 30th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety-music events programming. The nod went to producers Pierre Cossette and Ken Ehrlich.<\/p>\nAbout the show:<\/strong>\u00a0This was the second of three Grammy telecasts hosted by\u00a0Billy Crystal, who was nominated for outstanding individual achievement \u2013 special events.\u00a0Whitney Houston\u00a0opened the show with her zesty smash \u201cI Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).\u201d\u00a0Michael Jackson\u00a0stole the show with one of the most riveting performances in Grammy history \u2013 a double header of \u201cThe Way You Make Me Feel\u201d and \u201cMan in the Mirror.\u201d But he went home empty-handed that night.\u00a0U2\u00a0won album of the year for the first time for\u00a0The Joshua Tree<\/em>.\u00a0Paul Simon\u00a0won record of the year for \u201cGraceland,\u201d becoming the first three-time winner in that category. The movie theme \u201cSomewhere Out There\u201d won song of the year.\u00a0Jody Watley\u00a0won best new artist, even though she had received a previous Grammy nod as a member of Shalamar. (That couldn\u2019t happen today.) In a Grammy rarity, the telecast didn\u2019t feature performances from any of the winners of the so-called Big Four awards.<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0The Oscars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
<\/strong>The 53rd annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding special class programs. The nomination went to executive producers Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette, son of the telecast\u2019s original producer, Pierre Cossette. John Cossette died in April 2011, less than three months after this telecast aired (and less than two years after his father died). He was just 54.<\/p>\nAbout the show:<\/strong>\u00a0Lady A\u2019s \u201cNeed You Now\u201d took record and song of the year. The trio, then still known as Lady Antebellum, performed that smash on the show, along with \u201cAmerican Honey\u201d and a cover of the soul classic \u201cIf You Don\u2019t Know Me by Now.\u201d \u00a0Lady A\u2019s wins were expected, but few correctly predicted two other big winners.\u00a0Arcade Fire\u2019s\u00a0The Suburbs<\/em>\u00a0upset\u00a0Eminem\u2019s\u00a0Recovery<\/em>\u00a0to win album of the year. The Canadian indie rock band closed the show by performing two tracks from the album, \u201cMonth of May\u201d and \u201cReady to Start.\u201d In a Grammy shocker for the ages, jazz artist\u00a0Esperanza Spalding\u00a0beat\u00a0Justin Bieber,\u00a0Drake,\u00a0Florence + the Machine\u00a0and\u00a0Mumford & Sons\u00a0for best new artist. Other performance highlights included\u00a0Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cBorn This Way\u201d and Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cTeenage Dream.\u201d<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0The Tonys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
<\/strong>The 54th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding special class programs. The nomination went to executive producer Ken Ehrlich and first-time host\u00a0LL Cool J. The show received a total of six Emmy nods, more than any other Grammy telecast before or since. <\/p>\nAbout the show:\u00a0<\/strong>This show aired the night after Houston\u2019s shocking death, which boosted the ratings as viewers tuned in to see how the Grammys would respond to something they couldn\u2019t possibly have foreseen. From LL\u2019s heartfelt prayer to\u00a0Jennifer Hudson\u2019s subdued version of \u201cI Will Always Love You,\u201d the treatment of Houston\u2019s death hit all the right notes.\u00a0Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band opened the show with the rousing \u201cWe Take Care of Our Own.\u201d Adele\u00a0won six awards, including album of the year for\u00a021<\/em>\u00a0and record and song of the year for \u201cRolling in the Deep\u201d (which she performed on the telecast). Bon Iver\u00a0took best new artist, beating\u00a0Nicki Minaj\u00a0and\u00a0J. Cole, among others.<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to:\u00a0<\/strong>The Tonys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
<\/strong>The 60th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination went to executive producer Ken Ehrlich, Eric Cook (supervising producer), Ben Winston (producer) and host\u00a0James Corden, who was fronting the show for the second year.<\/p>\nAbout the show:<\/strong>\u00a0Bruno Mars\u00a0swept three of the Big Four awards. \u201c24K Magic\u201d took record of the year. His album of the same name won album of the year. \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d took song of the year. Mars teamed with\u00a0Cardi B\u00a0to perform \u201cFinesse\u201d on the telecast (having performed \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d on the show the previous year when it was a brand-new release).\u00a0Alessia Cara\u00a0won best new artist and teamed with\u00a0Logic\u00a0and\u00a0Khalid\u00a0to close the show with their smash, \u201c1-800-273-8255\u201d (the phone number of the suicide prevention hotline). The unlikely team-up of\u00a0Kendrick Lamar, U2 and\u00a0Dave Chappelle\u00a0opened the show.<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0Jesus Christ Superstar, Live in Concert<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
<\/strong>The 61st annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Ken Ehrlich and Ben Winston, executive producers; Eric Cook, supervising producer; Jesse Collins, Raj Kapoor, Chantel Saucedo and David Wild, producers; and first-time host\u00a0Alicia\u00a0Keys.<\/p>\nAbout the show:<\/strong>\u00a0For the first time in the show\u2019s history, the opening performance was a medley of Latin hits \u2013 Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug\u2019s \u201cHavana,\u201d Ricky Martin\u2019s \u201cP\u00e9gate\u201d and J Balvin\u2019s \u201cMi Gente.\u201d They were joined by legendary Cuban-American jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. Childish Gambino\u2019s \u201cThis Is America\u201d won record and song of the year, becoming the first hip-hop hit to win in either category. (Better late than never.)\u00a0Kacey Musgraves\u2019\u00a0Golden Hour<\/em>\u00a0became the first country album to win album of the year since Taylor Swift\u2019s Fearless<\/em> in 2010. Musgraves performed \u201cRainbow\u201d on the telecast.\u00a0Dua Lipa\u00a0took best new artist. She performed \u201cOne Kiss.\u201d<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman\u2019s Lear\u2019s All in the Family and The Jeffersons<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
<\/strong>The 63rd annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Ben Winston, executive producer; Jesse Collins and Raj Kapoor, co-executive producers; Eric Cook, supervising producer; Josie Cliff, Fatima Robinson, David Wild, Patrick Menton and Hamish Hamilton, producers; and Trevor Noah, first-time host.<\/p>\nAbout the show:<\/strong>\u00a0This was the first Grammy telecast held during a pandemic.\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0won album of the year for\u00a0folklore<\/em>, becoming the first woman to win three times in that category.\u00a0She also performed a medley of \u201cCardigan,\u201d \u201cAugust\u201d and \u201cWillow,\u201d joined by collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. Beyonc\u00e9\u00a0surpassed\u00a0Alison Krauss\u00a0as the woman with the most Grammys in history (28).\u00a0Billie Eilish\u00a0won record of the year for \u201cEverything I Wanted,\u201d making her just the third artist in Grammy history to win back-to-back awards in this category.\u00a0She also performed the song on the show. H.E.R.\u00a0won song of the year for the Black Lives Matter anthem \u201cI Can\u2019t Breathe.\u201d\u00a0Megan Thee Stallion\u00a0took best new artist and performed in a segment that also featured Cardi B, her collaborator on the risque smash \u201cWAP.\u201d Harry Styles opened the show with a performance of \u201cWatermelon Sugar.\u201d\u00a0BTS performed \u201cDynamite.\u201d<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0Stephen Colbert\u2019s Election Night 2020: Democracy\u2019s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\tThe 64th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Raj Kapoor, Ben Winston and Jesse Collins, executive producers; Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, co-executive producer; Eric Cook, supervising producer; Hamish Hamilton, Tabitha D\u2019umo, Fatima Robinson, David Wild, and Patrick Menton, producers; and host Trevor Noah.<\/p>\n
About the show: <\/strong>This was the second Grammy telecast held during a pandemic, which was then mercifully nearing its end. Silk Sonic opened the show with \u201c777\u201d and \u201cHot Music\u201d and later won record and song of the year for \u201cLeave the Door Open\u201d (which they had performed on the 2021 telecast when it was a brand-new release). Jon Batiste performed \u201cFreedom\u201d and was a surprise album of the year winner for We Are<\/em>. Olivia Rodrigo performed \u201cDrivers License\u201d and won best new artist (to no one\u2019s surprise). The show also featured tributes to Ukraine, which had been invaded by Russia five weeks before the telecast, and legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, who had died in November 2021.<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to: <\/strong>The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\tThe 66th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins, executive producers; Eric Cook, Patrick Menton and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, co-executive producers; Trevor Noah, producer\/host; Hamish Hamilton, David Wild, Tabitha Dumo, Alexandra Papa and Rita Maye Bland, producers; and Hilary Gladstein, line producer.<\/p>\n
About the show: <\/strong>Taylor Swift became the first artist in Grammy history to win album of the year four times, but she didn\u2019t perform on the show. Miley Cyrus performed \u201cFlowers\u201d and won record of the year for the Hot 100-topping smash. Billie Eilish and Finneas performed \u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d and won song of the year for co-writing the Barbie <\/em>ballad. Best new artist winner Victoria Mon\u00e9t did not perform. Dua Lipa opened the show with a medley of \u201cTraining Season\u201d and \u201cHoudini.\u201d The extended In Memoriam segment included Tony Bennett, Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor, Tina Turner and music executive Clarence Avant.<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to: <\/strong>The Oscars, on which Eilish and Finneas again performed \u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\tThe 68th annual Grammy Awards is nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination is shared by Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins, executive producers; Trevor Noah, executive producer\/host; Eric Cook, Patrick Menton, Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Tabitha D\u2019umo, co-executive producers; Hilary Gladstein, supervising producer; Hamish Hamilton, David Wild, Rita Maye Bland, Dave Piendak and Eboni Nichols, producers.<\/p>\n
About the show: <\/strong>Lots of history was made. Bad Bunny\u2019s Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em>became the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year. Kendrick Lamar and SZA\u2019s \u201cLuther\u201d won record of the year, making Lamar the first male solo artist to win back-to-back awards in that category. Billie Eilish and Finneas became the first songwriters to win song of the year three times (this time for \u201cWildflower\u201d). None of these acts performed on the telecast. The only performance on the show by the winner in a Big Four category was Olivia Dean performing an abbreviated version of \u201cMan I Need\u201d in the best new artist medley. Ros\u00e9\u00a0and Bruno Mars opened the show by performing their smash \u201cAPT.\u201d The show also featured extended tributes to three giants who died in 2025: Ozzy Osbourne, D\u2019Angelo and Roberta Flack.<\/p>\nAnd the Emmy went to: <\/strong>TBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/grammy-telecasts-nominated-for-top-primetime-emmy-full-list\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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About the show:\u00a0<\/strong>This was the seventh and final show hosted by\u00a0Andy Williams, whose TV star power in the 1960s and early \u201970s helped get the Grammys on the air in 1971.\u00a0Natalie Cole was the show\u2019s opening performer for the second year in a row, this time with \u201cMr. Melody.\u201d (She had opened the show the previous year with her breakthrough smash \u201cThis Will Be.\u201d) Stevie Wonder\u00a0won album of the year for\u00a0Songs in the Key of Life<\/em>\u00a0and performed \u201cSir Duke\u201d live via satellite from Lagos, Nigeria. (Unfortunately, the satellite transmission was very glitchy.) This was Wonder\u2019s third album of the year win, a feat previously achieved only by Frank Sinatra.\u00a0Barry Manilow performed his signature hit \u201cI Write the Songs,\u201d but lost record of the year to George Benson\u2019s \u201cThis Masquerade.\u201d (\u201cI Write the Songs\u201d won song of the year for songwriter\u00a0Bruce Johnston.) Starland Vocal Band won best new artist on the back of their hit \u201cAfternoon Delight,\u201d which they performed on the show.<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0This was a \u201cjuried award.\u201d None of the five contenders received 50% of the vote, so no award was presented \u2013 a good way to disappoint everybody. The other nominees were the Oscars,\u00a0the Emmys, the Tonys and a PBS program,\u00a0The Good Old Days of Radio<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n About the show:<\/strong>\u00a0This was the second of three Grammy telecasts hosted by\u00a0Billy Crystal, who was nominated for outstanding individual achievement \u2013 special events.\u00a0Whitney Houston\u00a0opened the show with her zesty smash \u201cI Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).\u201d\u00a0Michael Jackson\u00a0stole the show with one of the most riveting performances in Grammy history \u2013 a double header of \u201cThe Way You Make Me Feel\u201d and \u201cMan in the Mirror.\u201d But he went home empty-handed that night.\u00a0U2\u00a0won album of the year for the first time for\u00a0The Joshua Tree<\/em>.\u00a0Paul Simon\u00a0won record of the year for \u201cGraceland,\u201d becoming the first three-time winner in that category. The movie theme \u201cSomewhere Out There\u201d won song of the year.\u00a0Jody Watley\u00a0won best new artist, even though she had received a previous Grammy nod as a member of Shalamar. (That couldn\u2019t happen today.) In a Grammy rarity, the telecast didn\u2019t feature performances from any of the winners of the so-called Big Four awards.<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0The Oscars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n About the show:<\/strong>\u00a0Lady A\u2019s \u201cNeed You Now\u201d took record and song of the year. The trio, then still known as Lady Antebellum, performed that smash on the show, along with \u201cAmerican Honey\u201d and a cover of the soul classic \u201cIf You Don\u2019t Know Me by Now.\u201d \u00a0Lady A\u2019s wins were expected, but few correctly predicted two other big winners.\u00a0Arcade Fire\u2019s\u00a0The Suburbs<\/em>\u00a0upset\u00a0Eminem\u2019s\u00a0Recovery<\/em>\u00a0to win album of the year. The Canadian indie rock band closed the show by performing two tracks from the album, \u201cMonth of May\u201d and \u201cReady to Start.\u201d In a Grammy shocker for the ages, jazz artist\u00a0Esperanza Spalding\u00a0beat\u00a0Justin Bieber,\u00a0Drake,\u00a0Florence + the Machine\u00a0and\u00a0Mumford & Sons\u00a0for best new artist. Other performance highlights included\u00a0Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cBorn This Way\u201d and Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cTeenage Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0The Tonys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n About the show:\u00a0<\/strong>This show aired the night after Houston\u2019s shocking death, which boosted the ratings as viewers tuned in to see how the Grammys would respond to something they couldn\u2019t possibly have foreseen. From LL\u2019s heartfelt prayer to\u00a0Jennifer Hudson\u2019s subdued version of \u201cI Will Always Love You,\u201d the treatment of Houston\u2019s death hit all the right notes.\u00a0Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band opened the show with the rousing \u201cWe Take Care of Our Own.\u201d Adele\u00a0won six awards, including album of the year for\u00a021<\/em>\u00a0and record and song of the year for \u201cRolling in the Deep\u201d (which she performed on the telecast). Bon Iver\u00a0took best new artist, beating\u00a0Nicki Minaj\u00a0and\u00a0J. Cole, among others.<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to:\u00a0<\/strong>The Tonys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n About the show:<\/strong>\u00a0Bruno Mars\u00a0swept three of the Big Four awards. \u201c24K Magic\u201d took record of the year. His album of the same name won album of the year. \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d took song of the year. Mars teamed with\u00a0Cardi B\u00a0to perform \u201cFinesse\u201d on the telecast (having performed \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d on the show the previous year when it was a brand-new release).\u00a0Alessia Cara\u00a0won best new artist and teamed with\u00a0Logic\u00a0and\u00a0Khalid\u00a0to close the show with their smash, \u201c1-800-273-8255\u201d (the phone number of the suicide prevention hotline). The unlikely team-up of\u00a0Kendrick Lamar, U2 and\u00a0Dave Chappelle\u00a0opened the show.<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0Jesus Christ Superstar, Live in Concert<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n About the show:<\/strong>\u00a0For the first time in the show\u2019s history, the opening performance was a medley of Latin hits \u2013 Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug\u2019s \u201cHavana,\u201d Ricky Martin\u2019s \u201cP\u00e9gate\u201d and J Balvin\u2019s \u201cMi Gente.\u201d They were joined by legendary Cuban-American jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. Childish Gambino\u2019s \u201cThis Is America\u201d won record and song of the year, becoming the first hip-hop hit to win in either category. (Better late than never.)\u00a0Kacey Musgraves\u2019\u00a0Golden Hour<\/em>\u00a0became the first country album to win album of the year since Taylor Swift\u2019s Fearless<\/em> in 2010. Musgraves performed \u201cRainbow\u201d on the telecast.\u00a0Dua Lipa\u00a0took best new artist. She performed \u201cOne Kiss.\u201d<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman\u2019s Lear\u2019s All in the Family and The Jeffersons<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n About the show:<\/strong>\u00a0This was the first Grammy telecast held during a pandemic.\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0won album of the year for\u00a0folklore<\/em>, becoming the first woman to win three times in that category.\u00a0She also performed a medley of \u201cCardigan,\u201d \u201cAugust\u201d and \u201cWillow,\u201d joined by collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. Beyonc\u00e9\u00a0surpassed\u00a0Alison Krauss\u00a0as the woman with the most Grammys in history (28).\u00a0Billie Eilish\u00a0won record of the year for \u201cEverything I Wanted,\u201d making her just the third artist in Grammy history to win back-to-back awards in this category.\u00a0She also performed the song on the show. H.E.R.\u00a0won song of the year for the Black Lives Matter anthem \u201cI Can\u2019t Breathe.\u201d\u00a0Megan Thee Stallion\u00a0took best new artist and performed in a segment that also featured Cardi B, her collaborator on the risque smash \u201cWAP.\u201d Harry Styles opened the show with a performance of \u201cWatermelon Sugar.\u201d\u00a0BTS performed \u201cDynamite.\u201d<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to:<\/strong>\u00a0Stephen Colbert\u2019s Election Night 2020: Democracy\u2019s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThe 64th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Raj Kapoor, Ben Winston and Jesse Collins, executive producers; Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, co-executive producer; Eric Cook, supervising producer; Hamish Hamilton, Tabitha D\u2019umo, Fatima Robinson, David Wild, and Patrick Menton, producers; and host Trevor Noah.<\/p>\n About the show: <\/strong>This was the second Grammy telecast held during a pandemic, which was then mercifully nearing its end. Silk Sonic opened the show with \u201c777\u201d and \u201cHot Music\u201d and later won record and song of the year for \u201cLeave the Door Open\u201d (which they had performed on the 2021 telecast when it was a brand-new release). Jon Batiste performed \u201cFreedom\u201d and was a surprise album of the year winner for We Are<\/em>. Olivia Rodrigo performed \u201cDrivers License\u201d and won best new artist (to no one\u2019s surprise). The show also featured tributes to Ukraine, which had been invaded by Russia five weeks before the telecast, and legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, who had died in November 2021.<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to: <\/strong>The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThe 66th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins, executive producers; Eric Cook, Patrick Menton and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, co-executive producers; Trevor Noah, producer\/host; Hamish Hamilton, David Wild, Tabitha Dumo, Alexandra Papa and Rita Maye Bland, producers; and Hilary Gladstein, line producer.<\/p>\n About the show: <\/strong>Taylor Swift became the first artist in Grammy history to win album of the year four times, but she didn\u2019t perform on the show. Miley Cyrus performed \u201cFlowers\u201d and won record of the year for the Hot 100-topping smash. Billie Eilish and Finneas performed \u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d and won song of the year for co-writing the Barbie <\/em>ballad. Best new artist winner Victoria Mon\u00e9t did not perform. Dua Lipa opened the show with a medley of \u201cTraining Season\u201d and \u201cHoudini.\u201d The extended In Memoriam segment included Tony Bennett, Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor, Tina Turner and music executive Clarence Avant.<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to: <\/strong>The Oscars, on which Eilish and Finneas again performed \u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThe 68th annual Grammy Awards is nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination is shared by Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins, executive producers; Trevor Noah, executive producer\/host; Eric Cook, Patrick Menton, Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Tabitha D\u2019umo, co-executive producers; Hilary Gladstein, supervising producer; Hamish Hamilton, David Wild, Rita Maye Bland, Dave Piendak and Eboni Nichols, producers.<\/p>\n About the show: <\/strong>Lots of history was made. Bad Bunny\u2019s Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em>became the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year. Kendrick Lamar and SZA\u2019s \u201cLuther\u201d won record of the year, making Lamar the first male solo artist to win back-to-back awards in that category. Billie Eilish and Finneas became the first songwriters to win song of the year three times (this time for \u201cWildflower\u201d). None of these acts performed on the telecast. The only performance on the show by the winner in a Big Four category was Olivia Dean performing an abbreviated version of \u201cMan I Need\u201d in the best new artist medley. Ros\u00e9\u00a0and Bruno Mars opened the show by performing their smash \u201cAPT.\u201d The show also featured extended tributes to three giants who died in 2025: Ozzy Osbourne, D\u2019Angelo and Roberta Flack.<\/p>\n And the Emmy went to: <\/strong>TBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/grammy-telecasts-nominated-for-top-primetime-emmy-full-list\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2259501587-e1783713458917.jpg?w=1024″] The 2026 Grammy Awards telecast was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for outstanding variety special (live) on July 8. 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<\/strong>The 19th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding achievement in coverage of special events \u2014 programs. The nod went to the show\u2019s producer, Marty Pasetta. This was the first nomination (in any category) for a Grammy telecast.<\/p>\n1988<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>The 30th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety-music events programming. The nod went to producers Pierre Cossette and Ken Ehrlich.<\/p>\n2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>The 53rd annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding special class programs. The nomination went to executive producers Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette, son of the telecast\u2019s original producer, Pierre Cossette. John Cossette died in April 2011, less than three months after this telecast aired (and less than two years after his father died). He was just 54.<\/p>\n2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>The 54th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding special class programs. The nomination went to executive producer Ken Ehrlich and first-time host\u00a0LL Cool J. The show received a total of six Emmy nods, more than any other Grammy telecast before or since. <\/p>\n2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>The 60th annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination went to executive producer Ken Ehrlich, Eric Cook (supervising producer), Ben Winston (producer) and host\u00a0James Corden, who was fronting the show for the second year.<\/p>\n2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>The 61st annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Ken Ehrlich and Ben Winston, executive producers; Eric Cook, supervising producer; Jesse Collins, Raj Kapoor, Chantel Saucedo and David Wild, producers; and first-time host\u00a0Alicia\u00a0Keys.<\/p>\n2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/strong>The 63rd annual Grammy Awards was nominated for outstanding variety special (live). The nomination was shared by Ben Winston, executive producer; Jesse Collins and Raj Kapoor, co-executive producers; Eric Cook, supervising producer; Josie Cliff, Fatima Robinson, David Wild, Patrick Menton and Hamish Hamilton, producers; and Trevor Noah, first-time host.<\/p>\n2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n