Grammy Awards 2010 to be held on January 31

The 52nd annual Grammy award is scheduled to be held on Sunday, Jan 31st. 2010.The venue of this year’s Grammy award ceremony is Los Angeles’ Staples Center. The event will be aired live by CBS.

The nominations for the 52nd yearly Grammy awards were announced last year. Since then, the expectation of the fans of the nominated music artists has been running high.

This year the fight is tough and the main battle is likely to be between two contenders- Beyonce Knowles and Taylor Swift. Beyonce Knowles has a wide fan following and she has got a whopping 10 nominations.

However, it would be wrong to underestimate rising star Taylor Swift. The young country singer has been making waves since last year. Her album ‘Fearless’ has fetched her 8 Grammy nominations.

As per the latest reports, the 52nd Grammy awards ceremony will be inaugurated by no other than Lady Gaga. Incidentally, she has also got six Grammy nominations.

This annual award is presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to the outstanding achievers in music industry. The ceremony witnesses performances by eminent music artists. Its origin can be traced back to 1958.