49th Grammy Awards – Live and exclusive!
It’s that time of the year again- the biggest music awards show is around the corner, brought to you by Channel O; the 49th Annual Grammy Awards will hit your screens live and exclusive on Monday, 12 February at 03:00am Central African Time. strictly for the insomniacs, the show promises all of the incredible excitement, energy and top music that make the annual broadcast “music’s biggest night”.
Mary J Blige tops the nominations with eight, while will.i.am earned five nods. Beyoncè, Ludacris, Justin Timberlake and Gnarls Barkley received four nominations each. Five of Mary J’s nominations are in the R&B field. Missy Elliot competes with male rappers in the Best Rap Solo Performance category with “We Run This”.
On the home front, the Soweto Gospel Choir earned a nomination in the Best Traditional World Music Album for Blessed, while Ladysmith Black Mambazo earned themselves two nominations for their album Long Walk to Freedom. The nominations are in the categories Best Contemporary World Music Album and Best Surround Sound Album.
Some of the artists billed to perform in the evening include Beyoncè, Christina Aguilera, the Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlake among others.
The show will repeat on M-Net on Monday evening at 20:30.
