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

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located in Downtown Los Angeles.

Non-televised era

From 1959 to 1970, awards dinners were held in the following locations simultaneously on the same day: *1959–1961:

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and New York *1962–1964:

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, Los Angeles and New York *1965–1970: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York

Televised era

Grammy Award ceremonies have been televised live since 1971. The

(known as Staples Center from 1999 until 2021) has hosted the most Grammy Award telecasts, having hosted nineteen times. The

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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 serving as host once.

Ceremonies

Multiple ceremonies locations

Most frequent venues

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tribute is held at the adjacent

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two days prior to the Grammy Awards.

Most frequent host cities

has held a total of 40 Grammy telecasts, and a total of 51 including the pre-broadcast era years.

Multiple ceremonies hosted

The following individuals have hosted (or co-hosted) the Grammy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.

References

External links

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