The Writers Guild of America announced on Monday that it has granted a waiver to the Recording Academy which would allow writers to work on the "nonsinging" parts of the Grammy Awards ...
Patric M. Verrone (WGA West President): "Professional musicians face many of the same issues that we do concerning fair compensation for the use of their work in new media. In the interest of advancing our goal of achieving a fair contract, the WGAW Board felt that this decision should be made on behalf our brothers and sisters in the American Federation of Musicians and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists."
Neil Portnow (President and CEO of the Recording Academy): "The Recording Academy is gratified by the WGA's decision to grant the interim agreement we requested for our milestone 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Having our talented writers on the team further ensures the highest level of creativity and innovation, something our audience has come to expect every year."
The February 10 ceremony will include performances from Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, Carrie Underwood, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna ... and possibly Amy Winehouse ...
The show will air live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on CBS ...
~Papi Chulo~