Will Smith Performs New Inspirational Music at Grammy Museum
October 16, 2024
Will Smith revealed two new inspirational songs, “You Can Make It” and “Work of Art,” at the Grammy Museum on Oct. 3.
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Grammy Museum
Urban Country Gospel Artist Al Mac Wil to Perform at Grammy Museum Concert
July 24, 2024
Al Mac Wil, a Stellar-nominated Urban Country Gospel artist, will headline the City Sounds – Council District 9 Concert on Friday, July 26, at 7 p.m., in the Clive Davis Theater at the Grammy Museum, 800 West Olympic Blvd., in downtown Los Angeles.
Grammy Museum Celebrates Little Richard with Special Screening
June 19, 2024
The Grammy Museum invited the public out on Saturday, June 8 for a screening of the Grammy-nominated documentary and musical “Little Richard: I am Everything.”
Grammy Museum Celebrates Ray Charles Terrace
February 21, 2024
Ray Charles, an 18-time Grammy award winner, was honored on Jan. 29, at the Grammy Museum at LA Live.
City Year Los Angeles Announces New Board Co-Chairs Giselle Fernandez and Mattie McFadden-Lawson
August 6, 2020
Giselle Fernandez, the award-winning Spectrum News 1 anchor, and Mattie McFadden-Lawson, a national philanthropic leader, will meet the urgency of the moment to further address systemic inequity in education amplified by the pandemic.
Oscar Nominee Angela Bassett Hosts Release Event to Celebrate Friend and Vocal Powerhouse Ledisi Hosts Book Release Event at The Grammy Museum
October 4, 2018
The Walk is a new inspirational book, where Ledisi uses her voice as she does with music to tell her heartfelt journey to living her best life. Evoking emotions and drawing readers in page by page, The Walk is currently available via Amazon and takes readers through simple and optimistic ways the singer harnesses from her own life: personal and professional. The Walk will guide readers in finding their own happiness with the premiere vocalist’s sage advice. See photos from this weekend’s event below!
Jermaine Dupri and So-So Def Grammy Museum Exhibit
September 27, 2018
Music producer Jermaine Dupri was honored at the Grammy Museum in Downtown Los Angeles, Thursday Sep. 21. Dupri, founder of So-So Def Recordings, was issued an entire exhibit dedicated to his role in shaping southern hip-hop culture. This marks the first time the Grammy Museum has dedicated an entire exhibit for hip-hop music.
L.A. Grammy Museum now accepting applications for Grammy Camp-Jazz Session for High School Student Musicians
October 13, 2017
The program is part of the Museum’s Grammy in the Schools offerings and is supported in part by Converse, Journeys, RBC Capital Markets, Hot Topic Foundation, and the Ford Motor Company Fund.
Grammy Award Winner Mavis Staples Receives Woody Guthrie Award
August 12, 2015
Grammy award-winning artist Mavis Staples received the second annual Woody Guthrie Award at the Grammy Museum on July 22. Given to an artist that “best exemplifies the spirit and life of Woody Guthrie,” the award celebrates those who “speak for the less fortunate through music, film, literature, dance, or other arts,” said Deanna McCloud, executive director of the Woody Guthrie Center located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A beloved member of the award-winning gospel group, the Staple Singers, Mavis Staples was honored for their work during the Civil Rights movement. “Mavis Staples and the Staples Singers were fighters for civil rights and