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 The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with The Recording Academy to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage.
GRAMMY Charity Online Auction Rolling Stone framed cover autographed by Mariah Carey |
The next installment of the GRAMMY Charity Online Auction series will run June 22 – through July 2 and feature elegantly framed Rolling Stone magazine covers, with each autographed by the artist on the cover. The covers range from actors to musicians, and vintage to current. Among those featured in the auction are Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Zac Efron, Eminem, Melissa Etheridge, Fall Out Boy, Fergie, Dustin Hoffman, Jay-Z, John Mayer, Jack Nicholson, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keith Richards, Paul Simon, Slash, Sting, Steven Tyler, Usher, Ronnie Wood, and Rob Zombie. Presented in partnership with Kompolt, the lots are available for bid at www.ebay.com/grammy.
The GRAMMY Foundation has selected 84 talented high school students from 75 cities and 23 states across the United States as participants in the fifth annual GRAMMY Camp. Taking place July 11–19 at the University of Southern California, these students will work with GRAMMY-winning and -nominated professionals and industry specialists affiliated with The Recording Academy to experience an immersive, interactive and highly collaborative residential summer music camp. GRAMMY Camp is sponsored in part by Epiphone. Other product sponsors include Apple, Center Staging, Coca-Cola, Converse, Digidesign, Guitar Center, Line 6, Mackie, and Shure, among others. Click here for more information.
Tickets-for-Charity offers a new way to support the GRAMMY Foundation while allowing access to great seats to see some of the biggest names in entertainment including
Coldplay, Billy Joel, Elton John, Kenny Chesney, and Diana Krall, among others.
Tickets-for-Charity works with top performing artists to offer fans a convenient way to purchase great seats to high-demand events while supporting the causes they care about. Seats at Tickets-for-Charity's Web site are available at face value plus a separate donation amount that directly benefits participating charities. Learn more about how you can purchase tickets and support the GRAMMY Foundation here.
Now through July 31, any teenager who loves music and wants to make a difference can support the GRAMMY Foundation through Best Buy's @15 Change Exchange. Best Buy is donating $1 million in 2009, and participating teens get to decide where the funds are distributed.
Interested teens can visit www.at15.com, register and begin earning points by completing various activities. Accrued points can then be donated to the GRAMMY Foundation — the more points given, the more money that goes to support the GRAMMY Foundation and its programs such as GRAMMY in the Schools.
The 30 talented high school students selected to represent the 2009 GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles have concluded their weeklong musical adventure that featured performances in front of some of music's biggest names during GRAMMY Week and launched them into the spotlight surrounding the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards. The GRAMMY Foundation encourages high school students interested in the unparalleled opportunities provided by the GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles program to apply now for 2010 at www.grammyintheschools.com.
The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program has awarded $150,000 in grants to 11 recipients across the United States. Funds will be given to help facilitate a range of research, archiving and preservation projects on a variety of subjects including: surveying recently discovered audio materials that potentially represent as many as 1,200 unique recordings of musical compositions by Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys; improving access to culturally and historically significant Native American and Latin American sound recordings; and testing whether music decreases pain and stress caused by medically necessary procedures such as the heel-stick blood draw in critically-ill premature infants. Click here for a complete list of grant awards and projects. The deadline each year for submitting grant applications is Oct. 1. Applications for the 2010 cycle will be available at www.grammyfoundation.com/grants in June 2009.
The 2009 GRAMMY Signature Schools and Enterprise Award winners have been announced. For a complete list of this year's GRAMMY Signature Schools, visit www.grammyintheschools.com.
Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top U.S. public high schools that are making an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year. GRAMMY Signature Schools is presented by the Gibson Foundation with support from the Ford Motor Company Fund. Each of the 14 GRAMMY Signature Schools will receive a custom award and a monetary grant to benefit its music program. The top three are designated Gold recipients, and the top Gold recipient is designated the National GRAMMY Signature School. The National GRAMMY Signature School will receive $10,000, and the two remaining Gold schools each will receive $5,000. In the Enterprise Award category, which recognizes efforts made by schools that are economically underserved, six schools will receive a grant of $5,000 each. The remaining five GRAMMY Signature Schools recipients will receive a grant award of $1,000 to benefit their music programs. The recipients are determined by a panel of top music educators and professionals.
Throughout the year, the GRAMMY Foundation presents GRAMMY SoundChecks with a wide range of artists on tour in cities across the country. GRAMMY SoundChecks provide young people with a glimpse into the realities of music careers by inviting them to attend rehearsals and concert sound checks of major artists. GRAMMY SoundChecks have featured a host of artists, including Babyface, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Coldplay, the Dave Matthews Band, Destiny's Child, Macy Gray, Billy Joel, Jack Johnson, Juanes, John Mayer, No Doubt, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, U2 and Kanye West. Visit our events page for information on upcoming SoundChecks.
Starkey Hearing Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation have partnered with Best Buy to launch the Sound Matters campaign in more than 900 Best Buy store locations. With a goal of communicating the importance of hearing health and hearing loss prevention among young music fans, Sound Matters has enlisted the support of artists such as Sara Bareilles, Crosby Loggins, Taylor Swift, and Jimmy Wayne  to help promote the campaign. Funds from participating partners JVC, Sony and Philips Headphones, along with customers' purchases, will be donated to the Sound Matters awareness campaign and matched by the Best Buy @15 Fund. Best Buy established the @15 Fund to allow teenagers to help decide where to allocate the fund's community service contributions. For more information on this initiative and to watch Taylor Swift's PSA, visit www.soundmatters.org.
The GRAMMY Foundation and Studio One Media Inc. have entered into a multiyear licensing and sponsorship agreement that will partner Studio One Media's MyStudio recording studios and its accompanying Web site for auditions and promotions relating to several GRAMMY Foundation programs for young musicians including GRAMMY Camp, GRAMMY Signature Schools and GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles.
Odetta
Dec. 31, 1930 – Dec. 2, 2008 |
The GRAMMY Foundation's Living Histories program, a mainstay of our archiving and preservation work, is now streaming on-demand footage online. Click here to watch a segment with the trailblazing artist and human rights activist Odetta, who was often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement." Click here for GRAMMY Living Histories.
Amazon.com
10 Years Of Music |
To help customers discover music across multiple formats, Amazon.com has launched more than 100,000 new artist stores at www.amazon.com/artiststores. The stores feature comprehensive artist content including full album discographies, CDs, DRM-free MP3s and vinyl catalog selection along with other features such as biographies and photos. To celebrate the launch of the artist stores and its 10th anniversary, Amazon is releasing a limited-edition Amazon.com 10 Years Of Music CD compilation featuring a range of artists with a portion of the proceeds for each CD sold going to the GRAMMY Foundation. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/10yearsofmusic.
Artists House Music has entered into a special partnership with the GRAMMY Foundation that will make free online educational opportunities available to musicians worldwide. ArtistsHouseMusic.org — the first free, comprehensive and interactive online community for musicians and music business enthusiasts — is a treasure trove of articles, videos, and expert instruction from current and past leaders of the music business. The site's conception and development funding comes courtesy of the Herb Alpert Foundation. The GRAMMY Foundation will provide Artists House Music with instructional video content from GRAMMY Pro Sessions. The first release is titled "How To DJ" and features content from a recent GRAMMY Pro Sessions with DJ Shortee, one of the world's most prominent female DJs. Visit www.artistshousemusic.org for more information.
 The Celebrity Vault, preeminent purveyors of celebrity fine art, is now open in Beverly Hills, featuring artwork by: Malcolm Farley, Danny Clinch, Gered Mankowitz, Lynn Goldsmith, Bob Freeman, Elliott Landy, Robert Knight and Richard Aaron with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation and the MusiCares Foundation. Please visit www.thecelebrityvault.com for more information.
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