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After 48 years of success, the GRAMMY continues to honor the best and brightest in the world of music. The GRAMMY has steadily grown over the years to an impressive 105 categories. The GRAMMY is awarded to artists and technical professionals by their peers, for outstanding achievement over the past year.
In past years, the GRAMMYs have been telecast from large venues such the Madison Square Garden in New York City, and also in Los Angeles. Millions of viewers watch the ceremonies on television, with the 48th Annual award proceedings projected to have a world audience of about 650 million people.
The 46th Annual GRAMMYs marked the highest ratings for the show in three years. Fifty-seven million people watched all or part of the ceremony, which included some landmark performances including Prince and Beyoncé Knowles, and the Foo Fighters with Chick Corea.
In recent years, the spirit and merriment of the awards ceremony has spread out into an entire week of events sponsored and hosted by the Recording Academy. Events like the MusicCares Person of the Year charity dinner and show have become permanent fixtures during what is now dubbed "GRAMMY Week."
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