The Grammy Awards have been held at multiple locations throughout the years. In 1971 the Grammy Awards had its first live telecast and therefore had its own sole venue each year for the telecast. From 1963 to 1970 the Academy aired a TV special annually called "The Best On Record" which highlighted the awards dinners. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have been held most years at Crypto.com Arena located in Downtown Los Angeles.
From 1959 to 1970, awards dinners were held in the following locations simultaneously on the same day:
Grammy Award ceremonies have been televised live since 1971. The Crypto.com Arena (known as Staples Center from 1999 until 2021) has hosted the most Grammy Award telecasts, having hosted twenty-one times. The Shrine Auditorium which hosted sixteen times was surpassed by the Staples Center in 2017. Los Angeles has held a total of 38 Grammy Award telecasts, with New York having hosted ten times and Nashville and Las Vegas serving as host once each.
With twenty-one telecasts hosted, Crypto.com Arena has hosted the most Grammy telecasts. The Shrine Auditorium hosted fifteen times between 1978 and 1999.
While Crypto.com Arena hosts the main telecast which is broadcast on CBS, the premiere ceremony (also known as the Pre-Telecast) is held at the neighboring Peacock Theater, which is just across the street from the Crypto.com Arena. The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute is held at the adjacent Los Angeles Convention Center two days prior to the Grammy Awards.
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th |
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Venue | Crypto.com Arena | Shrine Auditorium | Beverly Hilton Hotel | Radio City Music Hall | Hollywood Palladium Madison Square Garden | Tennessee Theatre Gershwin Theatre Los Angeles Convention Center MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Number of Telecasts | 21 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Los Angeles has held a total of 40 Grammy telecasts, and a total of 51 including the pre-broadcast era years.
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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City | Los Angeles, CA | New York City, NY | Chicago, IL | Nashville, TN Las Vegas, NV |
Number of Non-Televised Era Award Ceremonies | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
Number of Telecasts | 41 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
Total Number of Times Hosted | 53 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
The following individuals have hosted (or co-hosted) the Grammy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.
Host | Number of Ceremonies |
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Andy Williams | 7 |
John Denver | 6 |
LL Cool J | 5 |
Trevor Noah | 4 |
Garry Shandling | |
Billy Crystal | 3 |
James Corden | 2 |
Ellen DeGeneres | |
Alicia Keys | |
Rosie O'Donnell | |
Kenny Rogers | |
Jon Stewart |
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