Grammy Station Launches On Pandora

Oakland, CA and Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/Pandora) Pandora, the popular personalized internet radio service, and The Recording Academy(R) announced today the launch of a special-edition GRAMMY(R) Pandora(R) internet radio station. The station, at pandora.com/grammys, adds to the building excitement for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 13th on the CBS Television Network from 8-11:30 p.m. EST/PST. People can simply add the GRAMMY station to their personalized Pandora internet radio station list by visiting pandora.com/grammys. The station allows fans to listen to a selection of songs from this year's nominees as well as easily click-to-buy their favorite tracks.

Said Tim Westergren, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Pandora, "Like the GRAMMY Awards, Pandora internet radio is about celebrating new musicians as well as honoring well-known ones. Our mission is to give people music they love and help musicians find a wider audience of listeners. A special-edition station, like this GRAMMY station, adds yet another way for listeners to enjoy and discover great music from a wide range of styles."

On Pandora internet radio, composers and performers earn a royalty every time their songs are played. Pandora has 75 million listeners who each have the ability to create up to 100 personalized radio stations. Pandora internet radio is free, easy to use, and currently accessible on more than 200 connected devices including smartphones, cars, TVs and more.