LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 67th Grammy Awards are taking place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and joy was felt from the start. The Premiere Ceremony, a pre-telecast show, began with host/songwriter Justin Tranter setting the scene — giving out the first award of the day, best pop solo performance given to Sabrina Carpenter for “Espresso.
” It is her first Grammy win. A whopping 85 Grammys will be handed out pre-broadcast. The energy was high from minute one: Yolanda Adams, Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying, Angelique Kidjo and Taj Mahal opened the premiere ceremony with a soulful rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.
” As Los Angeles continues to recover from fires that destroyed more than 14,000 structures and displaced tens of thousands, the Recording Academy has reformatted its award show to benefit to help wildfire victims. “We're also going to recognize the resilience of our community and celebrate our first responders and do our very best to lift up this city that we love," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in his opening remarks.
Last night, at the annual pre-Grammy benefit gala hosted by Clive Davis, Mason jr. revealed the Grammys and its affiliated MusiCares charity has raised “almost $5 million in aid" to those in the music industry impacted by the wildfires. The Grammys will seek to add to those donations.
Viewers and attendees will still see trophies handed out and a bespoke concert experience — but the.
