CBS ANNOUNCES "MOTOWN 60: A GRAMMY(R) CELEBRATION," A NEW SPECIAL TO BE BROADCAST SUNDAY, APRIL 21

An All-Star Lineup of Performers Will Be Announced Next Week as GRAMMY Week Kicks Off

The Special Will Be Taped Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles

Just two days after THE 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS(R), CBS, the Recording Academy(TM) and AEG Ehrlich Ventures will celebrate historic American record label Motown Records by presenting MOTOWN 60: A GRAMMY(R) CELEBRATION. The special will be broadcast Sunday, April 21 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The live concert will be filmed Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 PM, PT at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Presale concert tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 1 at 10:00 AM, PT (use code MOTOWN60), and general tickets go on sale Saturday, Feb. 2 at 10:00 AM, PT and are available for purchase at AXS.com.

Paying tribute to the iconic sound that changed America, an all-star lineup of artists participating in the celebration will be announced at the beginning of GRAMMY week, which begins Feb. 4.

MOTOWN 60: A GRAMMY(R) CELEBRATION is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC. Ehrlich is executive producer, Ron Basile and Chantel Sausedo are producers, and David Wild is the writer/producer.

About the Recording Academy

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