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Frank Sinatra's acceptance speech for a Legend Award at the 1994 Grammys was cut short due to commercial breaks. In response, Billy Joel stopped halfway through his performance of 'The River of Dreams' later on, simply looking at his watch and saying 'valuable advertising time going by...'

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In 2013 when Ed Sheeran's "The A Team" received a Grammy nomination Elton John tried to get Ed a performance slot at the award show, but was told he was not high-profile enough. Elton decided to perform with Ed to solve the problem.

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  1. After Janet Jackson's incident at the Super Bowl halftime show, Viacom retaliated by keeping her music off their properties including MTV, VH1, and radio stations. They also rescinded her invitation to the Grammys. Justin Timberlake was still allowed to go and actually picked up some awards.

  2. Term "EGOT" was coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas who said he planned to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony within 5 years. As of 2019, he has yet to be nominated for any of the awards.

  3. Celine Dion wanted no part in singing the hit Titanic song "My Heart Will Go On" and only did so after her manager/husband convinced her that it would benefit her career. Her song went on to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

  4. Beck wrote and composed all of the songs on his Grammy Award Winning Album of the Year 'Morning Phase' whilst also playing over 15 instruments and singling vocals.

  5. Only one actor has ever earned a REGOT (Razzie, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards): actress Liza Minnelli.

  6. The record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime is held by Georg Solti,a Hungarian-British conductor who conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 22 years.He has won a total of 31 competitive Grammy Awards out of 74 nominations and was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

  7. Steve Martin has won more Grammy awards for playing banjo than he did for comedy.

  8. Mel Brooks is one of twelve people to ever win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (an EGOT) and the only person to ever receive those four plus awards from the American Film Institute and the Kennedy Center

  9. Jennifer Lopez wearing a green Versace dress during the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards subsequently led to the creation of Google's image search.

  10. It was Kevin Costner who suggested his co-star Whitney Houston record "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard starring Costner and Houston. Her efforts were rewarded with 2 Grammy Awards and 4 million copies sold in the United States alone.

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Matt Stone (co-creator of South Park) is only an O away from being an EGOT (emmy, grammy, oscar, tony award winner)

Here Come the Mummies, a funk band consisting of 12 members, who are rumoured to have several Grammy awards among the members, however this is difficult to prove, as all the members wear full mummy costumes when performing. - source

Every Grammy statue awarded in the last 30-odd years has been made by one guy in a little town in Western Colorado. - source

'Baba Yetu', the theme song for Civilization IV, became the first piece of video game music to be nominated for, and win, a Grammy Award.

Grammy award winning solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie is deaf and "listens" through vibration - source

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Paz Dylan pranked the Grammy Museum when he snuck in and hung a series of informational wall display pieces featuring strange descriptions and photographs of himself eating tacos. Awarding himself song of the year, album of the year, and best new artist of 2013, they hung unnoticed for a month

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Delilah from the song "Hey There Delilah" is a real person and actually attended the grammys when the song was nominated for multiple awards

Whoopi Goldberg is one of only twelve people to receive Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards.

In February 1977, Stevie Wonder was visiting Africa and could not be present at the Grammy's. Instead, a satellite hook-up was arranged so he could still be awarded. Andy Williams, the host, went on to make a public blunder when he asked him, "Stevie can you see us?"

The Green Versace dress that JLo wore on Feb 2000 for the 42nd Grammy Awards, drew massive attention and at the time and was the most popular search query Google had ever seen. But they we had no surefire way of getting users exactly what they wanted thus, Google image search was born.

LeAnn Rimes is the youngest individual Grammy Award winner. She won for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance when she was 14

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Betty White has won a Grammy, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, eight Emmy Awards, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Tupac was a big Mariah Carey fan and would play Mariah's music while reading poetry on tour. Mariah met Pac at the 1996 Grammy Awards and admitted if she wasn't married to Tommy Mottola, Pac and her could've been an item. To this day, Carey keeps a framed picture of Pac in a tub in her NYC apt.

Only 12 people have ever won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards). The longest time between completion was 45 years; the shortest was 10 years.

Gloria Gaynor won the Grammy for Best Disco Recording at the 22nd awards, then the category was discontinued.

Robert Lopez is not only the person with the fastest EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) win on record, but he is also the only person to get all of those awards more than once.

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After several issues revolving around drug use, including arrests for possession, Amy Winehouse was not permitted to attend the 2008 Grammy Awards in the U.S. She won five Grammy Awards that night and performed via satellite.

Boris Karloff, most famous for his role as Frankenstein's Monster, won only one major performance award in his career. He received a Grammy for his narration of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Grammy Award winner Erykah Badu is a certified doula & as of 2015, has helped deliver 40 babies.

Robin Williams won one Oscar, two Emmy awards, a total of 7 Golden Globe Awards, 4 Grammy Awards, and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The first 'Best Hard Rock/Metal' Grammy awarded in 1989 went to Jethro Tull over huge favorite Metallica in a decision viewed by many critics as 'out of touch.' Metallica responded by adding 'Grammy Award LOSERS' to their albums, Jethro Tull countered that flutes are a 'heavy, metal instrument.'

In 2009 Amy Winehouse was added to the Guinness Book of World Records for Most Grammy Awards Won by a British Female Act.

Duke Ellington has received many honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

After Metallica lost to Jethro Tull at the 1989 Grammy Awards in the category for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental. They added a sticker to subsequent releases of ...And Justice for All, reading: "Grammy Award LOSERS"

Mel Brooks has won Tony, Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy awards - making him known as an EGOT.

Georg Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor who conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for twenty-two years. Has won a total of 31 Grammy Awards out of 74 nominations. The most Grammy wins out of anyone.

Martin Scorsese films have won awards such as Academy Awards, BAFTA awards, Golden Globe Awards, Palme d"Or awards, Cannes Film Festival Awards, Grammy Awards, Emmy's, DGA awards, and Silver Lions.

Eminem has won 15 Grammys, 17 BMA, 8 AMA, 10 World Music Awards and 1 Oscar

The acronym EGOT was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas (best known for his role in Miami Vice) in reference to his plans on winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award. He has not received nominations for any of them.

Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, The Who, Biggie, Nas, Led Zeppelin, Run DMC and Tupac have all won a combined ZERO Grammy awards.

John Denver never won a Grammy while he was alive. After his death he won for best children's album and received a Grammy Hall of Fame award for "Take Me Home, Country Roads".

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