Music's Biggest Night Rocks Out on Global

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY(R) Awards Air This Sunday, January 31 - 8pm ET /PT on Global

'The GRAMMY(R) Awards: ET Canada Live' Pre-Show Kicks Off the Star-Studded Evening with Minute-by-Minute Red Carpet Coverage

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TORONTO , Jan. 26 /CNW/ - Scandalous outfits, jaw-dropping speeches and everything in between...the year's best in music to be honoured at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY(R) Awards.

Broadcast live on Sunday, January 31 - 8pm ET /PT on Global, the prestigious award ceremony boasts 2009's most celebrated recording artists as they vie for a spot in GRAMMY(R) history. Fueled by spectacular performances from Bon Jovi, Beyoncé, The Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift , Pink, Dave Matthews Band, Zac Brown, Lady Antebellum and Maxwell, the night promises to be filled with memorable moments and unexpected musical pairings.

"The GRAMMY(R) Awards are guaranteed to deliver the coolest A-list talent and show-stopping performances, but I think this year's Michael Jackson tribute is going to truly knock everyone's socks off," said Barbara Williams , EVP of Content, Canwest Broadcasting. "Whether it's the ultra-glamorous ET Canada red carpet pre-show or the always-outstanding Awards themselves, music fans need only tune into Global for all things GRAMMY(R)."

As the only Canadian entertainment outlet positioned on the red carpet, ET Canada's special pre-show, 'The GRAMMY(R) Awards: ET Canada Live' kicks off the festivities starting at 7pm ET /PT and will lead directly into the Awards broadcast. ET Canada's Cheryl Hickey , Rick Campanelli and Kim D'Eon will have the exclusive scoop live from the top of the carpet, joined by special fashion correspondent, supermodel Coco Rocha. Coco will share her extensive professional experience from the catwalk with fans and assess the best and most interesting designer threads lighting up the red carpet that evening.

ET Canada airs weeknights at 7:30pm ET /PT on Global and 11pm ET / 8pm PT on SLICE(TM). Entertainment Tonight airs weeknights at 7pm ET /PT on Global. To catch up on special episodes and all the latest in entertainment news, please visit: www.ETCanada.com.

Global Television is a Canwest Broadcasting network.

About Canwest Broadcasting

Canwest Broadcasting operates Global Television and eighteen of the country's most popular specialty channels, including HGTV, Mystery TV, National Geographic Channel, Showcase, History Television, Food Network and TVtropolis. Canwest Broadcasting is a division of Canwest Media Inc.

About Entertainment Tonight Canada

Entertainment Tonight Canada is the country's most trusted entertainment newsmagazine, delivering in depth and breaking up-to-the minute celebrity, film, television and music news. Together with trusted global powerhouse, Entertainment Tonight, ET Canada delivers the Most Watched Hour of Entertainment News to Canadians every night, every week, coast to coast. Hosted by Cheryl Hickey , ET Canada is produced by Canwest for Global Television in association with Paramount Domestic Television. Tamara Simoneau serves as Senior Executive Producer.

About Canwest Media Inc.

Canwest Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Canwest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwest.com), Canada's largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, operating 18 industry-leading specialty channels and having ownership in 5 specialty channels, Canwest is Canada's largest publisher of English language paid daily newspapers and owns and operates more than 80 online properties.

For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Jacqueline Kendall, Publicist, Global Television, [phone], [email protected]; Grace Park, Publicity Manager, Global Television, [phone], [email protected]