The 2012 Grammy Awards will be broadcast tonight, February 12 at 8pm on CBS, and nominees for "Best Musical Theater Album" this year are THE BOOK OF MORMON, ANYTHING GOES, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Though the category will not be included in the actual Grammy telecast, theatre lovers can tune in at 1pm for the live-stream on www.grammy.com/live and www.cbs.com, to find out which album takes home the prize!
Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards of the night in 68 categories will be current nominees Gerald Clayton, Chick Corea, Brandon Heath, Arturo O'Farrill, OK Go, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Esperanza Spalding as well as GRAMMY-winning producer Jimmy Jam. The live stream of the Pre-Telecast will remain on GRAMMY.com as video on demand for 30 days following the event. Following the ceremony, the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m ET/PT. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy®'s social networks on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/thegrammys and www.twitter.com/thegrammys.
Nominees for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, a traditionally theatre-heavy category include Duets II - Tony Bennett & Various Artists, The Gift - Susan Boyle, In Concert On Broadway - Harry Connick Jr., Music Is Better Than Words - Seth MacFarlane & What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman - Barbra Streisand.
In the remaining categories, Kanye West topped the nominations with seven; Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars each garnered six nods; and Lil Wayne and Skrillex each are up for five awards. Drake, Paul Epworth, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Nicki Minaj, Mumford & Sons, Radiohead, Rihanna, and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) each received four nominations.
All three musical theater nominees opened this spring and are still running at their respective theatres. Last year's award, then named "Best Musical Show Album," went to Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT.
THE BOOK OF MORMON was the recipient of nine 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. ANYTHING GOES received three Tony Awards including Best Revival, for which HOW TO SUCCEED was also nominated.
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 12, 2012, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
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