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2012 Grammy Awards

54th Annual Grammy Awards
54th Grammy Award Poster.jpg
Date

February 12, 2012
1:00–3:30 p.m. PST (Pre-Telecast Ceremony)

5:00–8:30 p.m. PST (54th Grammy Awards)
Location Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by LL Cool J
Most awards Adele (6)
Most nominations Kanye West (7)
Television/Radio coverage
Network CBS
Viewership 40 million viewers

February 12, 2012
1:00–3:30 p.m. PST (Pre-Telecast Ceremony)

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. 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. The nominations were criticised by many music journalists as Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy missed out on a nomination for Album of the Year despite being highly critically acclaimed and topping many end of year charts. West's album went on to win Best Rap Album.

A total of 78 awards were 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.


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