Grammy Week
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The Recording Academy has a full slate of events lined up for the week leading up to the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4.
Michael Kushner, Atlantic Records’ executive VP of business & legal affairs and general counsel, will be honored at the 26th annual Entertainment Law Initiative event on Friday morning Feb. 2.
Jon Bon Jovi will be honored at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala that night.
Jon Platt, Sony Music Publishing chairman/CEO, will be honored at the Pre-Grammy Gala the following night. He is the 2024 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honoree.
Here are the Recording Academy’s Grammy Week events. (We will add additional details and events as they become available.)
Wednesday, Jan. 31
A Celebration of Craft: Presented by Producers & Engineers and Songwriters & Composers Wings
The Grammy Museum
7 p.m.
Recording Academy private event: by invitation only
Thursday, Feb. 1
2024 Recording Academy Honors presented by the Black Music CollectiveFairmont Century Plaza7 p.m.Recording Academy private event: by invitation only
Friday, Feb. 2
Grammy U Masterclass, Presented by Mastercard11 a.m.: Doors1 p.m.: Panel/LivestreamRecording Academy event: by invitation only
26th Annual Entertainment Law InitiativeHonoring Michael KushnerBeverly Wilshire Hotel11 a.m.Recording Academy private event: by invitation only
MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon JoviLos Angeles Convention Center 5 p.m.MusiCares eventUnitedMasters: A Celebration of IndependenceFeaturing Uncle Waffles, Tokischa and special guests Hollywood Palladium 9:30 p.m. By invitation only
Saturday, Feb. 3
Special Merit Awards Ceremony and 66th Annual Grammy Nominees ReceptionWilshire Ebell Theatre2:30 p.m.Recording Academy private event: by invitation only
Pre-Grammy GalaHonoring Jon Platt The Beverly Hilton7 p.m.Recording Academy private event: by invitation only
Sunday, Feb. 4
66th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere CeremonyPeacock Theater11:30 a.m.: Doors12:30 p.m.: Awards CeremonyRecording Academy event
66th Annual Grammy Awards TelecastHosted by Trevor NoahCrypto.com Arena5 – 8:30 p.m.Recording Academy event
Grammy CelebrationLos Angeles Convention Center, West Hall8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.Recording Academy event
Artists, music executives, songwriters and more descended on Los Angeles’ Nightingale Plaza on Wednesday night for the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and Billboard Grammy Week Showcase.
Throughout the star-studded night, Demi Lovato, Sabrina Carpenter and Jimmie Allen each performed an intimate set, highlighting the work of a particular songwriter who helped each craft the sound of their latest studio set. Carpenter, the rising star behind Emails I Can’t Send, put a spotlight on Amy Allen, with whom she duetted on their co-written single “Vicious.”
Later in the evening, Allen performed a brand-new track titled “Small Town Anthem” as well as his 2022 hit “Down Home” before posing alongside Nashville powerhouse Liz Rose, who sits on the NMPA board of directors and was awarded song of the year during the party for co-writing “All Too Well” hand-in-hand with a certain superstar by the name of Taylor Swift back in 2012.
Lovato eventually closed out the musical festivities with back-to-back performances of “Feed” and “4 Ever 4 Me” from their 2022 album Holy Fvck — both of which were penned by Laura Veltz along with 11 more of the album’s 16 pop-punk-infused tracks.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. and NMPA president David Israelite were both on hand for the soiree, as well as songwriters from Makia, Nija Charles and Alex Raphael to Amber Mark and Patty Smyth. Heading into the 2023 Grammys on Sunday, Charles, Veltz and Allen are all among the inaugural pack of nominees for the first-ever award for songwriter of the year, non-classical.
Check out Billboard‘s exclusive gallery of the NMPA and Billboard Grammy Week Showcase below.
The Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) will honor Peter T. Paterno, partner at King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP, with the 2023 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award. The award will be presented at the ELI’s 25th-anniversary event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 — two nights before the 65th Annual Grammy Awards are presented at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
“We’re thrilled to return to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for the 25th anniversary ELI Grammy Week Event to salute the impact of entertainment law on the music industry,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “The creative community is grateful for Peter’s advocacy on behalf of music makers, and I look forward to celebrating ELI’s mission to inspire dialogue between industry professionals and to cultivate an inclusive future generation of entertainment law practitioners.”
Over the course of his career, Paterno has nurtured the careers of dozens of recording artists. He has extensive experience in all aspects of copyright and trademark law, tax planning relating to the entertainment industry, litigation management and live theater production.
Paterno’s clients include Dr. Dre, Metallica, Van Morrison, Blink-182, Twenty One Pilots, Skrillex, Tyler the Creator, Q Tip, Goo Goo Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, Rancid, Alice In Chains, Offspring, Linda Ronstadt, Jared Leto/Thirty Seconds to Mars, Roddy Ricch, Richard Sherman, Sia, Shirley Manson, Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos — as well as the estates of Tupac Shakur and Henry Mancini.
Peter T. Paterno
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In 1990, Paterno started and became the first president of Hollywood Records, the Walt Disney Company’s popular music record label.
The Service Award winner is determined by ELI’s executive committee, which is currently chaired by Laurie Soriano. Members include Kris Ahrend, Sandy Crawshaw-Sparks, Susan Genco, Renee Karalian, Michael Kushner, Dina LaPolt, Wade Leak, Angie Martinez, Tanya Perara, Julian Petty, Leron Rogers, Henry Root, Bobby Rosenbloum, Julie Swidler, Jeff Walker, Robert Windom and Stephanie Yu.
The ELI Grammy Week event will also celebrate the winner and two runners-up of the Entertainment Law Initiative writing contest, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. The contest challenges students in Juris Doctorate and Master of Laws programs at U.S. law schools to research a pressing legal issue facing the modern music industry and outline a proposed solution in a 3,000-word essay. Students have until Jan. 3, 2023, to enter the contest.
A $10,000 scholarship is awarded to the author of the winning paper, and $2,500 scholarships are awarded to two runners-up. The winning paper will be published in the ABA’s journal Entertainment & Sports Lawyer. The winner will also receive travel and tickets to Los Angeles to attend the 65th Grammy Awards, MusiCares Person of the Year and the ELI Grammy Week Event. See official rules, detailed prize packages and deadlines at recordingacademy.com/eli.
Individual tickets and a limited number of discounted student tickets to the ELI Grammy Week event are on sale now.