John Legend, Big & Rich, Patti LaBelle, Natasha Bedingfield, Chad Kroeger & CeCe Winans To Announce Nominations On Dec. 8 In NY City For 48th Annual Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES (By Ron Roecker/ Recording Academy)
WHO: The Recording Academy, along with GRAMMY winners Patti LaBelle and CeCe Winans, past GRAMMY nominees Big & Rich and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, as well as multitalented newcomers Natasha Bedingfield and John Legend.

WHAT: Announcement of nominations for the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
GRAMMY season officially kicks off coast-to-coast with the nominations announcement in the Big Apple on Dec. 8, 2005. The 48th GRAMMY Awards will take center stage in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2006, on CBS.

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005
8 a.m. ET

WHERE: Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway (36th Street)
New York, NY 10018

INFO: MEDIA MUST RSVP: 212.445.8364

NOTE: The Recording Academy along with its affiliated MusiCares Foundation, which provides a safety net of critical services for music people in crisis, have set up the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund and distributed more than $1.5 million to music people affected by Hurricane Katrina so far. To help music people affected by this tragedy, log on to www.grammy.com/musicares.
Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs - including the creation of the national public education campaign What's The Download (www.WhatsTheDownload.com). For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.