Levar Burton To Host Pre-Grammy Show
• GRAMMY® winner and current nominee LeVar Burton is hosting this year’s 64th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® at the MGM Grand Conference Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas. This pre-GRAMMY event will stream live from Las Vegas on Sun, April 3 at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT on YouTube at Recording Academy® / GRAMMYs and on live.grammy.com.
The opening number will feature a special multi-nominee performance including Madison Cunningham, Falu, Nnenna Freelon, Kalani Pe’a, John Popper, and The Isaacs. Other artists scheduled to perform include current nominees Jimmie Allen, Ledisi, Mon Laferte, Allison Russell, and Curtis Stewart.
The first GRAMMY Awards® of the day will be presented by current nominees Jimmie Allen, Arlo Parks, Nate Bargatze, Nnenna Freelon, Pierce Freelon, and Sylvan Esso, and five-time GRAMMY winner and former Chair of the Recording Academy Board of Trustees, Jimmy Jam.
“I’m excited to host this celebration of the best performers across genres and art forms,” said Burton, who is nominated in the Best Spoken Word Album category for Aftermath. “I am incredibly honored in particular to be represented in the Best Spoken Word category this historic year, with a cohort of five other outstandingly talented Black men, along with the words of the late great Congressman John Lewis.”
The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live following the Premiere Ceremony on CBS and Paramount+ from 8-11:30pm ET/5-8:30pm PT. [Burton photo credit: MasterClass]
