ON AIR:                                              8:00-11:30 PM, live ET; delayed PT

ORIGINATION:                                 STAPLES Center, Los Angeles (live)

FORMAT:                                           Awards ceremony honoring outstanding achievements in the recording industry

SCHEDULED PERFORMERS:          Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, Chris Brown, the Dixie Chicks, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gnarls Barkley, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Ludacris, John Mayer, The Police, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rascal Flatts, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Shakira, T.I., Justin Timberlake and Carrie Underwood  

SCHEDULED PRESENTERS:            Burt Bacharach, Natasha Bedingfield, Joan Baez, Tony Bennett, Lewis Black, The Black Eyed Peas, Nicolas Cage, Ciara, Natalie Cole,  Ornette Coleman, Common, Melissa Etheridge, Nelly Furtado, Alyson Hannigan, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Reba McEntire, Mandy Moore, P!nk, Queen Latifah, LeAnn Rimes, Chris Rock, Rihanna, Nicole Scherzinger (The Pussycat Dolls), Seal, Cobie Smulders, David Spade, Quentin Tarantino, Luke Wilson and Stevie Wonder                                                           

PRODUCED BY:                                John Cossette Productions in association with Ken Ehrlich Productions for The Recording Academy

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:  Ken Ehrlich

John Cossette

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY:                               Walter C. Miller

COORDINATING PRODUCER:       Tisha Fein

SUPERVISING PRODUCER:            Tzvi Small

WRITTEN BY:                                    Ken Ehrlich, David Wild

PRODUCTION DESIGNED BY:       Steve Bass, Brian J. Stonestreet

LIGHTING DESIGNER:                     Bob Dickinson

MUSICAL DIRECTOR:                      Rickey Minor

PRODUCER EMERITUS:                   Pierre Cossette