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The GRAMMYs Check out the clips from John Mellencamp's stop at The GRAMMY Museum!

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GRAMMY-winning rocker John Mellencamp enjoyed a special evening at the GRAMMY Museum on Aug. 17, appearing before an intimate audience of 200 on the same day his new album, No Better Than This, hit stores and online retailers.
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The GRAMMYs You might've seen Bruno Mars sing "Billionaire" but have you heard him croon "Just The Way You Are" live from our building? That and more on GRAMMY.com: http://bit.ly/cksgg7

Singer/songwriter/producer Bruno Mars visited The Recording Academy headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., on Aug. 10, accompanied by singer/songwriter Philip Lawrence and Brian Wiggins on piano, for an intimate acoustic set including "Just The Way You Are."
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The GRAMMYs What questions would you ask Alejandro Fernández? GRAMMY Artists Revealed is right around the corner and we want your questions when we sit down to interview him!

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The Recording Academy will host its first international installment of GRAMMY Artists Revealed, presented by MasterCard, with three-time GRAMMY-nominated artist Alejandro Fernández on Sept. 1 at Lunario in Mexico City.
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The GRAMMYs Check out John Legend live, unplugged and in our building!

"It's great!" laughs Legend about receiving GRAMMYs. "It means that the people who know music said that you've made something that was great." More: http://bit.ly/9BZrdv
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The GRAMMYs Tell us what you think about this article on indie music stores and local culture in the Summer 2010 edition of GRAMMY Magazine!

High Fidelity: Indie music stores continue to cultivate artists and a sense of community.

By Steve Ho...chman: http://bit.ly/b1osZD
Read the entire Summer 2010 issue of GRAMMY Magazine! http://bit.ly/bqe8qt
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    • Jonathan Roberts Great link! I'm going to share.
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    • Brad Green Looks like the Grammys are waking up a bit. I still think there's a ways to go in recognizing more indie artists, but it appears an effort is being made.
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    • Melissa Bachochin
      Love it! As a Recording Academy Member, I believe that artists should continue to give back. I have a Project in Pepsi's Refresh Everything that will will continue to provide a new opportunity for Indie Artists to have their music heard. ht...tp://musicforawareness.blogspot.com/
      Consider voting and supporting daily now thru Sept 30th for funding for Hope and Awareness Grants for special kiddos. Music has the power to change lives.
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The GRAMMYs Spain's search for Shakira, Lady Gaga's Twitter fame, Rolling Stone and the Beatles, Bruno Mars, Neil Young and more in GRAMMY.com's The Week In Music!

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Spotted: Shakira and her truth-telling hips frolicking in Barcelona's Pla de Palau fountain and riding around dangerously cool on a motorcycle without proper head protection. The GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-winning artist was reportedly on location shooting the video for her upcoming duet "Loca," featu...
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The GRAMMYs Check out these words of wisdom (and three live and unplugged performances!) from Jakob Dylan.

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Dylan participated in an installment of 5 Questions With…, answering questions on what it was like to win a GRAMMY, his musical influences, songwriting, and collaborating with producer T Bone Burnett. He also played a few songs from the album, including "Nothing But The Whole Wide World" and "Everyb...
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The GRAMMYs Check out GRAMMY-winning jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour's Great Guitars session at The GRAMMY Museum! He spoke about the various guitarists he collaborated with on 6 String Theory, including Keb' Mo', BB King, Pat Martino and Slash, among others.

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Aptly nicknamed "Captain Fingers," Ritenour is well-versed in a variety of styles including jazz, rock and Brazilian music. He began his career as a teenager, accompanying the likes of Tony Bennett and Lena Horne. In the '90s Ritenour co-founded Fourplay, one of the more successful contemporary jazz...
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The GRAMMYs When Bruno Mars stopped by for our 5 Questions With... series he also treated us with a performance! Catch out these live versions of "Billionaire" and "Just The Way You Are!"

Singer/songwriter/producer Bruno Mars visited The Recording Academy headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., on Aug. 10, accompanied by singer/songwriter Philip Lawrence and Brian Wiggins on piano, for an intimate acoustic set including "Just The Way You Are" and "Billiona...ire," a track on which he coll...
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The GRAMMYs Hope everyone had a great weekend! What are you listening to now that summer's almost over?

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The GRAMMYs Singer/songwriter/producer Bruno Mars stopped by The Recording Academy HQ for an acoustic set and sat down for our 5 Questions With... series! Check out the article and videos here!

Singer/songwriter/producer Bruno Mars visited The Recording Academy headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., on Aug. 10, accompanied by singer/songwriter Philip Lawrence and Brian Wiggins on piano, for an intimate acoustic set including "Just The Way You Are" and "Billiona...ire," a track on which he coll...
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      THANK YOU BEIJOS :)

      When you listen MY songs are guaranteed to hear a song with meaning, poise, and a little attitude mixed with Latin flavor, Brazilians and the tact of the Middle Eastern.

      PEACE, LOVE & LIGHT! PAZ, AMOR & LUZ !
      ...Never give up until you have reached your dreams… Believe in yourself!!!
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The GRAMMYs The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards won a Creative Arts Emmy Award in Best Sound Mixing For A Music Series Or Special this past weekend - congrats to our crew for this great achievement!

52nd GRAMMY Awards Earn Creative Arts EmmyThe 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards tied with the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert to receive the award for Best Sound Mixing for a Music Series or Special at the 2010 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles. The Rock and Roll Hall o...
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The GRAMMYs Check out The Indie Issue of GRAMMY Magazine, including A Week In The Life of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings!

The official magazine of the GRAMMY Awards, GRAMMY is the resource for information about the GRAMMYs and the rest of the music universe that revolves around them.
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The GRAMMYs Can you spot the moment John Legend realized we were about to give him a replacement GRAMMY Award? Restitution indeed.

Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow made the presentation, saying, "We heard at your house there was a little bit of pandemonium. We heard there was some mischief [and] your nephew was in trouble so we figured we might be able to help fix that."
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The GRAMMYs presented John Legend with fresh GRAMMY Award this afternoon to replace the one accidentally broken by his young nephew!

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"I came to the right place," joked Legend in accepting the fresh GRAMMY. "Thank you very much. I do not take these for granted, I am very appreciative of them. I will try to protect them in a better way. I am just happy there is restitution. My nephew and I will have to have a talk the next time he ...
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