Vh1 to telecast 57th Annual Grammy Awards 2015 live
Simulcasts music's biggest night live from Los Angeles, California on February 9, at 6.30 AM with a primetime Repeat at 9 PM IST
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | January 28, 2015
Keeping the 2015 international award-fever alive, Vh1 is all set to air the biggest night for international music live in India. Vh1 will be airing the star-studded 57th Annual Grammy Awards live from Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California on February 9, 2015 at 6.30 AM, with a primetime repeat at 9 PM the same evening.
Leading up to the awards, Vh1 has also organised a special contest enabling a lucky winner (+1) to watch music's biggest night, live and in person.
“After the successful airing of the prestigious Golden Globe Awards, we take pride in carrying forward the awards fever ever further with the LIVE telecast of the Grammy Awards on Vh1. We believe in airing only the best music & international lifestyle content for our viewers and are delighted to present yet another grand edition of the biggest music night in the world,” said, Ferzad Palia, EVP & Head - English Entertainment, Viacom18.
The 57th edition of this musical extravaganza will witness rapper LL Cool J as a host for the evening for the 4th time in a row. This year's Grammy evening will showcase mesmerizing performances by a league of extraordinary music legends. The eclectic line-up comprises of superlative artistes such as seven-time Grammy winner Madonna, hard rock veteran AC/DC, pop star Ariana Grande, country rocker Eric Church, and singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran. This year's edition of Grammy awards marks the debut performance of highly-nominated artist Sam Smith.
Beyonce, Sam Smith and Pharrell Williams leads the race this year with six nominations each, followed by Beck, Eric Church, Tom Coyne, Drake, Gordon Goodwin, Jay-Z, Miranda Lambert, Sia, Usher, Jack White and Iggy Azalea with four nominations each. The 57th edition of Grammy Awards has introduced two new award categories; namely, Best American Roots Performance and Best Roots Gospel Album.
The Annual Grammy Awards is a part of an illustrious award show line-up aired live on Vh1 which includes Golden Globe Awards, The American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Video Music Awards & Europe Music Awards.