54th Grammy Awards

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS 8:00 p.m. ET. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex and Radiohead all earned five nominations.

A total of 78 awards will be presented following the Academy's decision to restructure the Grammy Award categories. Paul McCartney received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 10, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the Grammy telecast. LL Cool J is set to host the show. It's the first time in seven years that the music industry's premier event will have an official host.

On February 08, 2012 academy announced that 54th Grammy Pre-Telecast Ceremony will Stream Live Internationally. The show will take place from 1–3:30 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live in its entirety internationally at Grammy's official website and CBS Television Network. The ceremony will be co-hosted by Dave Koz and MC Lyte. a total of 68 Awards will be presented in the Pre-Telecast ceremony