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Zakiya Hooker performs during Celebrating John Lee Hooker: King Of The Boogie at The GRAMMY Museum on March 29, 2018
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GRAMMY Museum July Content Lineup: Blues Royalty Zakiya Hooker, Country Star Brett Eldredge & Much More

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The upcoming month's digital public programs also include Butch Walker, Christie Lenée, MAX, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lettuce, The Jayhawks and more, plus The Road to the GRAMMY Awards digital exhibit
Nate Hertweck
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Jun 30, 2020 - 11:48 am

As the summer heats up and music fans remain stuck in doors, the GRAMMY Museum has announced its next round of new and never-before-released digital content for the month of July. The Museum's Public Programs digital series features new intimate sit-down interviews with artists and musicians recorded via Zoom, while the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles remains closed until further notice in light of COVID-19.

Highlights include acclaimed songwriter/producer Butch Walker, virtuoso guitarist Christie Lenée, pop sensation MAX, GRAMMY-nominated funk fusion band Lettuce, Zakiya Hooker at Celebrating John Lee Hooker: King Of The Boogie, plus country star Brett Eldredge appearing with his recent producers and co-writers Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk the day after the release of his fifth album, Sunday Best. Check out the full July lineup below:

DIGITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS
7/1 – Matoma
7/6 – MAX
7/8 – Christie Lenée
7/9 – The Immediate Family – LIVE (via Zoom)        
7/11 – Brett Eldredge with Producers Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk
7/13 – Ray Wylie Hubbard
7/15 – The Jayhawks
7/18 – Jake Troth
7/20 – Alec Benjamin
7/22 – Butch Walker
7/25 – Zakiya Hooker
7/27 – Lettuce
7/29 – To Be Announced

In addition to new content posting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week in July, GRAMMY In The Schools Mini-Lessons will be posted on Thursdays. 

On Friday, July 10, the Museum will also unveil its latest digital exhibit, The Road to the GRAMMY Awards. 

Since the Museum opened 12 years ago, it has offered more than 900 Public Programs. The Museum is also releasing exhibit slideshows featuring items from past exhibitions. The Museum continues to release digital educational content and lesson plans as part of the GRAMMY In The Schools Knowledge Bank, continuing its mission of paying tribute to our musical heritage and bringing our community together through music. 

For more information about the GRAMMY Museum, how to become a member and to access its catalog of digital content, visit their Digital Museum. 

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GRAMMY Museum Announces 2020 Career Day With Madison Beer, Manny Marroquin, Rickey Minor & More

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The career mentorship education program series will be hosted virtually via digital conferencing for the first time
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Sep 23, 2020 - 10:16 am

Attention middle and high school students in music programs! Today the GRAMMY Museum announced eight GRAMMY Career Day events featuring a wide variety of members of the Recording Academy and other music industry professionals who will mentor aspiring musicians and music industry students.

The nationwide education program will be hosted virtually via digital conferencing for the first time and will take place Thursdays at 3 p.m. PT from Sept. 24 to Nov. 19. Check out the Full Schedule:

  • Sept. 24: GRAMMY Award-winning mixing engineer Manny Marroquin and GRAMMY Award-winning producer, songwriter and musician Mike Elizondo
  • Oct 1: Founder and CEO of the management firm Culture Collective Jonathan Azu and GRAMMY Award-winning music supervisor Julia Michels
  • Oct. 8: Owner and CEO of The Village Studios Jeff Greenberg and Chief Creative Officer at Adarga Entertainment Group Henry Alonzo
  • Oct. 15: Songwriter, producer and video director Madison Beer and CEO/artist/bassist Sekou Bunch
  • Oct. 22: Assistant Vice President, Membership Group at ASCAP Loretta Muñoz and entrepreneur and music manager Orly Marley
  • Oct. 29: Singer/songwriter and CEO of Hits For Life Kiara Lanier
  • Nov. 12: Composer for film and television Amanda Jones
  • Nov 19: Bass player, composer, producer, and Emmy-winning music director Rickey Minor and musician, educator, and GRAMMY Award-nominated recording artist Paul Jackson Jr.

Middle school and high school students and teachers across the United States are invited to join these GRAMMY Career Day event dates. Schools can participate by registering here. 

GRAMMY Career Day, which is supported by the Ford Motor Company Fund, will also continue with another series of virtual Career Day events in spring 2021.

Watch Billie Eilish, FINNEAS & More On GRAMMY Museum's New Streaming Service COLLECTION:live

 

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Billie Eilish & FINNEAS To Appear On GRAMMY Museum's New Streaming Service COLLECTION:live

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Coming Sept. 17, the online streaming service will also feature programs with the Avett Brothers, BTS, Selena Gomez, Run The Jewels, Tame Impala, The War And Treaty and more
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Sep 10, 2020 - 8:00 am

The GRAMMY Museum announced today that Billie Eilish and FINNEAS are set to appear on COLLECTION:live, the Museum's official online streaming service featuring newly produced artist interviews, performances and livestreams, as well as special releases from the GRAMMY Museum archive.

COLLECTION:live launches with a special recently taped interview with Eilish and FINNEAS, conducted by GRAMMY Museum Moderator Scott Goldman, on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 12 a.m. ET HERE. Film score composer and record producer Hans Zimmer will join their program to discuss the making of their original song “No Time To Die” written for the new forthcoming MGM/Eon Productions James Bond film. The Museum will also release Eilish and FINNEAS' 2019 interview and performance from the archives.

"It’s an honor to be part of this new series and to support the GRAMMY Museum, a place that had such a huge impact on us growing up," said Eilish

"Without the GRAMMY Museum, we wouldn’t have gotten to experience or learn about so many important artists before us. Their programs provide a unique access, insight and education that we consider hugely instrumental in our own careers and musical development. We are proud to be part of this series," said FINNEAS.

Prior to COVID-19, the Museum's popular public programs were recorded over the last decade from the Museum's Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles. Since March 2020, the Museum has continued its series via digital conferencing and has since surpassed the 1,000 program mark. COLLECTION:live is an artfully curated collection of many of these never-before-released programs, available soon on all streaming devices, including computer, tablet, mobile phone, or TV for $2.99/month or $29.99 a year. New users can explore COLLECTION:live with a free, introductory three-day trial.

The Sept. 17 launch day will also feature interviews and/or performances by The Avett Brothers, Black Pumas, Glass Animals, Selena Gomez, Run The Jewels, and Tones And I. Plus, the new streaming service will offer a special benefit rental performance by Scarypoolparty and never-before-released programs from the archives from a wide array of artists.

The following Thursday, Sept. 24 will feature addional content with BTS, Perfume Genius, Blake Mills, Poo Bear, Dennis Quaid, Jared Gutstadt: Bear And A Banjo, Rufus Wainwright, Sam Fischer, Sparks, Tame Impala and The War And Treaty. Additionally, there will be a special prrogram, to be announced, debuting on Sept. 30.

“COLLECTION:live represents another phase of the GRAMMY Museum’s continued success with delivering music and museum-related content in a new and accessible way for our members, students, and music lovers,” said Michael Sticka, President of the GRAMMY Museum. “Creating a streaming option for our programming was always a part of our strategic approach, but COVID-19 brought it to the forefront. We look forward to continuing to grow this platform, even after we re-open our doors to the physical Museum.”

GRAMMY Museum members receive 50 percent off the annual subscription price. New programming will be released each week. Proceeds benefit the Museum's music education initiatives and help keep the Museum's mission alive while the physical location remains closed due to COVID-19.

Please visit HERE to RSVP and to sign-up for more information.

RSVP Today For The GRAMMY Museum's COLLECTION:live Launching Sept. 17

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GRAMMY Museum September Schedule: Ellie Goulding, Jon Brion On Mac Miller & More

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Find out what's on deck this month, including Atlantic Records' takeover of Spotlight Saturdays, Count Basie digital exhibit and new editions of The Drop
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Sep 1, 2020 - 4:36 pm

GRAMMY Museum At Home continues with the announcement of Septembers's slate of new and never-before-released digital content while the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles remains closed until further notice in light of COVID-19.

This month's lineup of Museum's Public Programs digital series features new intimate interviews with artists and musicians recorded via digital conferencing. New editions of The Drop this month will include Mac Miller’s Circles Featuring a conversation with producer Jon Brion plus exclusive sit-downs with Elizabeth Cook and Ellie Goulding.

Also this month, Atlantic Records will take over the new Spotlight Saturdays series, launched last month, with a fresh crop of up-and-coming artists from its roster. Starting Sept 5, catch Faouzia, ABIR, BRELAND and Jasmine Thompson on sequential Saturdays thorugh Septmeber.

The Museum is also releasing the new digital exhibit, Count Basie: The King Of Swing, with several photo slideshows.

More September programs will be announced soon, but in the meantime, check out the schedule for the first round of releases in September:

DIGITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS
9/2 – The Drop: Mac Miller’s Circles Featuring a Conversation with Producer Jon Brion
9/7 – The Drop: Elizabeth Cook
9/9 – The Drop: Ellie Goulding
*More programs to be announced soon.

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAYS SERIES TAKEOVER BY ATLANTIC RECORDS
9/5 – Faouzia
9/12 – ABIR
9/19 – BRELAND
9/26 – Jasmine Thompson

DIGITAL EXHIBIT
9/4 – Count Basie: The King Of Swing

The Museum also continues to release digital educational content and lesson plans as part of the GRAMMY In The Schools Knowledge Bank each thursday, continuing its mission of paying tribute to our musical heritage and bringing our community together through music. 

For more information about the GRAMMY Museum, how to become a member and to access its catalog of digital content, visit their Digital Museum. 

Davido Set For GRAMMY Museum Mentorship Monday Instagram Live Event

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Davido Set For GRAMMY Museum Mentorship Monday Instagram Live Event

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The Afrobeats star singer/songwriter and producer will offer up guidance to college students and recent graduates in the latest edition of the ongoing series
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Aug 28, 2020 - 4:10 pm

The GRAMMY Museum has announced the next special guest in its Mentorship Monday series: singer, songwriter and producer Davido. You can catch the session Monday, Aug. 31 from 11:30–12:30 p.m. PT on the GRAMMY Museum's Instagram.

The 27-year-old breakout Afrobeats star will participate in the instagram Live event as part of its Mentorship Monday series in partnership with GRAMMY U and former first lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher initiative. Every Monday from July 20 through Aug. 31, top-tier music industry professionals have mentored college students and recent graduates via digital conferencing.

Davido has been everywhere of late. He was featured on the May 2020 cover of Billboard magazine and was a guest on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" just last month. According to Rolling Stone, his single "Fall" off his 2019 album, A Good Time, holds the record for the longest Nigerian pop song in Billboard history.

We recently spoke with Davido about his rise to success and what he loves about his African musical influences.

"To me, when I listen to Afrobeats, it's just a different feeling," he sad. "You'd be in the club, they play hip-hop, trap, R&B, whatever the case may be. And once the Afrobeat come on, you can tell the difference from the scenery, the feeling, the beats. Most people don't even know what we saying, but they still listen to it. So that's the great thing about it."

The Mentroship Monday sessions have provided an opportunity for students to connect with established music industry professionals and creatives, and served as a valuable tool for information, advice and exploration within a wide variety of music careers and topics as they pursue their own careers. 

The Instagram Live event features Davido and will be hosted by GRAMMY Museum Education Coordinator Schyler O'Neal. For more information, visit www.grammymuseum.org, "like" the GRAMMY Museum on Facebook, and follow @GRAMMYMuseum on Twitter and Instagram.

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