Fulwell Entertainment, the producer of the main telecast, is taking on production duties for the pre-telecast ceremony as well, the Recording Academy said.
The Grammys will air the award show’s Premiere Ceremony on Disney+, the Recording Academy confirmed on Friday, live from L.A.’s Peacock Theater.
Fulwell Entertainment, the producers behind the main show, are expanding their roles to now produce the Premiere Ceremony as well, the Grammys said. With about 100 Grammy categories, the main Grammy Awards telecast only airs a small number of the categories each year, with the bulk of the winners announced during the earlier Premiere Ceremony each year.
“The Premiere Ceremony has always been one of the most celebratory moments of Grammy Sunday,” Grammys CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in a statement. “With the ceremony streaming on Disney+ for the first time, even more fans will get to be part of that celebration. To bring it to life for a new audience, we couldn’t ask for a better partner than Fulwell, and I’m confident they’ll bring the same magic they bring to the telecast year after year.”
Ben Winston, Eric Pankowski and Greg V. Fera will be executive producers of the premiere ceremony, while the Recording Academy’s Branden Chapman, Chantel Sausedo, Rex Supa and Ruby Marchand are producers.
The Grammy Awards and the Premiere Ceremony will both take place on Feb. 7. The Premiere Show will kick off at 11:30 a.m. PST, while the main telecast will start at 4 p.m., airing on ABC and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. This year marks the first time the Grammys will air on Disney’s ABC after a decades-long partnership with CBS. The nominations themselves will be revealed on Monday morning starting at 7:45 a.m. ET/4:45 a.m. PST.
