The GRAMMY Awards blog is here to provide you with fresh musical insight into the whirlwind of news emanating from GRAMMY Week. Throughout the week, you’ll get a sneak peek at the preparations that go into the high-profile events, as we report on rehearsals and radio remotes, continuing into a glimpse of the chaos that is the red carpet and media center on the day of the show! You can look forward to updates from our two professional bloggers, Shannon and Arjan. They’ll be attending events to give you an insider’s perspective, focusing on the Special Merit Awards and Nominees Reception as well as the Pre-Telecast (not all 110 of our categories can be on the telecast after all!), Telecast and After Party for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards!

Shannon is a lover of good rhythms, good lyrics and hard-wood dance floors. Growing up and living in Washington, DC with its mix of cultures, regional theatre and home grown talent, has made her a devotee of several musical genres. Her iPod is filled with, Go-Go, R&B, Rock & Roll, Blues, Reggae, Zydeco, Country, Jazz, Classical, Alternative, World, etc. It is the music that moves her across the floor when she is ballroom dancing, not her feet. Shannon is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the InSeries, a small performing arts organization, which has produced operas, cabarets and Latin programming for over 20 years, and regularly attends musical performances at venues throughout the area.

With his finger firmly on the pulse of what's hip and happening in pop music, Arjan has been writing about hot new music and emerging new talent on his ArjanWrites.com Music Blog since 2003. Now, ArjanWrites.com is one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed music blogs on the web that serves up a daily scoop of music topics that is always sweet & crunchy.

Arjan grew up in Amsterdam and vividly remembers watching the GRAMMYs ever since he was a little boy. It's a tribute to the fact that the annual GRAMMY show is more than just an American institution; it is a celebration of music excellence around the globe that inspires people in all corners of the world. One of Arjan's favorite GRAMMY moments was Madonna's 2006 much-anticipated virtual pairing with The Gorillaz, which he considers "a totally cool and unusual performance that was ahead of its time."