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LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – It’s not possible to hand out all 84 Grammy Awards during the televised ceremony, so for many years the bulk of the trophies have been given out during the afternoon before the big show at the Premiere Ceremony — often called the “pre-tel.” While the ceremony is not as glamorous or well-attended as the main show, in many ways it is more genuine: Anyone who’s attended has probably experienced the whoops of genuine joy from a winner seated nearby when their name was announced — a refreshing change from the often more choreographed reactions in the main show.
The 2021 Grammys will not have their usual audience and neither will the Premiere, which instead will be streamed live on Grammy.com before the big show on March 14, beginning at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. PT.
Def Jam Recording artists and multiple Grammy nominee Jhene Aiko will host while performances include Nigerian singer Burna Boy, jazz band Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, blues musician Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, classical pianist Igor Levit, Colombian-Canadian singer Lido Pimienta, pop-rock musician Poppy, and singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright.
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