CBS announced today that GRAMMY winners Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, and Usher will join in a tribute to Michael Jackson at THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, broadcasting live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on January 31st. This will feature the never-before-seen 3-D mini-movie for 'Earth Song' that was created by Jackson for his 'This Is It' tour.
"This very special GRAMMY Moment will feature some of our most beloved GRAMMY winners, all of whom have a great love for Michael," added Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "This segment promises to be an emotional highlight of this year's show, and is sure to join the unique list of amazing performances for which the GRAMMY Awards have become renowned."
This will be the first time a major awards show broadcasts in 3-D. CBS and Target have partnered to provide millions of free 3-D GRAMMY Glasses. From Sunday, Jan. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 31, Target stores nationwide will exclusively offer these 3-D GRAMMY Glasses so that fans have the opportunity to see the film that was very personal to Jackson. The audience at STAPLES Center will be wearing the same glasses.
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First there were granny glasses; now we have Grammy glasses…
Now THAT’S witty!
Um, this “never-before-seen” video was shown as part of the “THIS IS IT” movie. It’s not new at all but for some reason all media seems to be parrot-ing the press release. Anyone who has seen the movie will already have seen it. It also does not even feature Michael Jackson. It’s just a gimmick to capitalize on the 3D Eco-theme from AVATAR. People will be very disappointed.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630036/20100120/jackson_michael.jhtml
“Late last year, Jermaine Jackson seemed enthusiastic about the Grammy Awards paying tribute to his late brother, saying, “We’d just like to see exactly what went down in a great sort of tribute or whatever the plan is. We want it to be real.”
so essentially Jermaine has taken Papa Joe’s role. like father like son
Not to sound like a Luddite… but if the technology exists to broadcast 3D to homes on current HDTVs, then why do we need new 3D TVs? Or is this “old school” 3D technology with coloured lenses?