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GRAMMY Museum Launches Spotlight Saturdays Featuring Up-And-Coming Artists

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Staring Aug. 1, Republic Record will be the first label to take over the new weekly, intimate interview and performance digital series
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Jul 28, 2020 - 9:08 am

The GRAMMY Museum continues to introduce exciting and fresh digital content, announcing its new program series titled Spotlight Saturdays, kicking off Aug. 1 at their Digital Museum.

Spotlight Saturdays is part of the Museum's Public Programs digital series, which features intimate sit-down interviews and performances via digital conferencing. Each month will be in collaboration with a label, with the first takeover by Republic Records.

Take a look at the schedule for the August takeover by Republic Records:
8/1 — Kiana Ledé
8/8 — BENEE
8/15 — Conan Gray
8/22 — Duckwrth
8/29 — Jeremy Zucker

The series starts Aug. 1 with platinum-selling artist Kiana Ledé, whose debut album Kiki cracked the Top 5 of the Billbaord Top R&B Albums Chart. Auckland, New Zealand pop star BENEE will enter the spotlight the next Saturday, Aug. 8, followed by Texas singer/songwriter Conan Gray, L.A. wunderkind rapper Duckwrth and New Jersey-native singer/songwriter/producer Jeremy Zucker rounding out the month on subsequent Saturdays.

The GRAMMY Museum has continued its never-before-released Public Programs digital series features, releasing new intimate sit-down interviews with artists and musicians as well as digital exhibits while the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles remains closed until further notice in light of COVID-19.More August programming to be announced soon.

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Olivia Rodrigo

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GRAMMY Museum Announces February’s Spotlight Saturdays Series Takeover With Interscope Geffen A&M

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Spotlight Saturdays is part of the GRAMMY Museum’s public programs digital series on their official streaming service, COLLECTION:live, which features intimate sit-down interviews and performances
Morgan Enos
GRAMMY Museum
Feb 5, 2021 - 12:44 pm

The GRAMMY Museum’s roll with fresh, dynamic digital content continues unabated. The Museum has annouced more special guests for its stellar Spotlight Series program series, which features fascinating quarantine-safe virtual interviews and performances. The January edition featured a takeover by Republic Records where Kiana Ledé, BENEE, Conan Gray, Duckwrth and Jeremy Zucker performed.

Now, take a look at the lineup for February:

2/6 – Olivia Rodrigo
2/13 – J.I.
2/20 – Mereba
2/27 – Gracie Abrams

Rodrigo, whose smash single "Driver’s License" has amassed more than 107 million global streams, will kick things off. Then, the breakout rapper J.I., who has over 85 million views on YouTube for his single "Need Me," will follow.

R&B-soul wunderkind Mereba, who earned her first GRAMMY nomination in 2020 for Best Rap Album as part of the Dreamville Records collab album, Revenge of the Dreamers III, will take the third Saturday’s performance. Abrams, a bedroom-pop visionary crowned a 2020 breakout female musicians by British Vogue, will close out the month.

Watch the Spotlight Saturdays February Series Takeover By Interscope Geffen A&M exclusively via COLLECTION:live on watch.grammymuseum.org.

GRAMMY Museum Launches Spotlight Saturdays Featuring Up-And-Coming Artists

Mickey Smith Jr. at 2020 GRAMMYs

Mickey Smith Jr. (L) at the 2020 GRAMMYs

 

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2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Winner Mickey Smith Jr. Accepts $10,000 Check For Maplewood Middle School

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"If you just keep waking up every day, amazing can happen," the ever-inspirational Mickey Smith Jr. recently said
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMY Museum
Dec 7, 2020 - 2:52 pm

Last week, 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award winner Mickey Smith Jr. received the $10,000 check on behalf of the music department of Maplewood Middle School in Sulphur, La., where he works as the beloved band director.

Donna and John Bel Edwards, the First Lady and Governor of Louisiana, respectively, and Pamela Alexander of the Ford Motor Company Fund, which partners with the GRAMMY Museum to sponsor the annual accolade, presented the giant check to Smith Jr. virtually.

"Thank you to everyone that's been a part of this amazing process. As a kid, I'd always dreamed of winning a GRAMMY as a musician, but middle school band records don't win GRAMMYs, especially those in small towns," Smith shared as he accepted the prize. "But it's amazing how if you just keep waking up every day, amazing can happen."

Related: 2021 Music Educator Award Semifinalists Announced By The Recording Academy & GRAMMY Museum

The Music Educator Award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. The 2021 recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY Week next year.

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Jody Watley in 2019

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GRAMMY Museum's Latest Virtual GRAMMY Career Day To Feature Cheryl Cobb, Jody Watley & David Sears

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Students from three high schools—Northeast High School in Kansas City, Mo., Parkrose High School in Portland, Ore. and Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Ariz.—will participate
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Nov 18, 2020 - 2:04 pm

On Wednesday, Dec. 2, the GRAMMY Museum, in partnership with the Ford Motor Company Fund, will continue its virtual GRAMMY Career Day music industry mentorship series for students. The online day of mentorship and career advice will feature GRAMMY-winning music and style icon Jody Watley, President of Cheryl Cobb Entertainment Cheryl Cobb and the GRAMMY Museum's own David R. Sears, Vice President of Education for GRAMMY In The Schools.

Students from three high schools—Northeast High School in Kansas City, Mo., Parkrose High School in Portland, Ore. and Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Ariz.—will participate in the event.

Related: Take A Look Inside The Latin GRAMMYs Digital Exhibit At The GRAMMY Museum

According to the GRAMMY Museum, the programming "provides insight to high school students about careers that are available to them in the music industry, and direction on how to prepare for them. GRAMMY Career Day provides an opportunity for students to interact with professionals representing a wide range of careers. Speakers for Career Day include GRAMMY winners and nominees, and professionals in related disciplines. These interactive sessions take students through the inner workings of the industry to learn exactly what it takes to make it in the business."

The upcoming session follows eight other star-studded, regional Career Day events hosted this fall. The events are typically held in person across the country, but have gone virtual for the first time this year. More virtual Career Day events will take place in spring 2021, thanks to the continued support of the Ford Motor Company Fund.

For more information on the GRAMMY Museum's extensive music and career education programs as well as current virtual programming, please visit grammymuseum.org.

2021 Music Educator Award Semifinalists Announced By The Recording Academy & GRAMMY Museum

Juan Gabriel at 2009 Latin GRAMMYs

Juan Gabriel at the 2009 Latin GRAMMYs

 

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Take A Look Inside The Latin GRAMMYs Digital Exhibit At The GRAMMY Museum

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Explore the colorful artwork for each Latin GRAMMY Awards, outfits worn by artists at shows over the years and an amazing collection of instruments
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Nov 10, 2020 - 1:31 pm

Ahead of the 2020 Latin GRAMMYs on Thursday, Nov. 19, the GRAMMY Museum invites you to revisit their engaging bilingual exhibit celebrating the magic and history of the Latin GRAMMYs. Available for the first time virtually (for free!), "Latin GRAMMYs, 20 Years Of Excellence" invites viewers to take a closer look at the artists—along with their instruments, performances and killer outfits—and moments that make the yearly Latin GRAMMYs show the Biggest Night in Latin Music.

In the exhibit, you can explore the colorful artwork for each Latin GRAMMY Awards show, outfits worn by artists at the shows over the years—like the tuxedo, pictured above, Juan Gabriel wore during his 40-minute performance at the 2009 Latin GRAMMYs—and an amazing collection of instruments, including a custom guitar from Carlos Vives and an accordion from Los Tigres del Norte's frontman Jorge Hernández.

You will learn about the history of the show—like how the first five years it was broadcast in English instead of Spanish—and its lively performances. You can also explore the different musical styles, from salsa to cumbia to alt-rock en Español, and sounds created in the Latin GRAMMY-nominated and -winning music throughout the decades.

Related: GRAMMY Museum November 2020 Digital Schedule: Jimi Hendrix, Dave Mason, Loudon Wainwright & More

First unveiled at the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live in 2019 as part of the museum's renovated third floor, the exhibit celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Latin GRAMMY Awards that year.

Visit "Latin GRAMMYs, 20 Years Of Excellence" on the GRAMMY Museum's site, where you can also explore all virtual exhibits, including exhibits celebrating Count Basie, John Denver, Monterey International Pop Festival and many more.

The 2020 Latin GRAMMYs will air on Univision on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT). The broadcast will also air on TNT (cable) at 7 p.m. (MEX)/8 p.m. (COL)/10 p.m. (ARG/CHI), and on Televisa on Channel 5.

Learn more about the 2020 Latin GRAMMY Awards via the Latin Recording Academy's official website.

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