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Ben Winston Reveals Why the Grammys Are the ‘Hardest Show on Television to Make’ and All About That Summer Olympics ‘Handover’ Special


Ben Winston Reveals Why the Grammys Are ‘the Hardest Show on Television to Make’ and Why He’s Proud of That Summer Olympics ‘Paris-to-L.A. Handover’

The Joni Mitchell performance in 2024 [where she was joined on “Both Sides, Now” by Carlile, SistaStrings, Blake Mills, Lucius, Allison Russell and Jacob Collier], that was a year and a half in discussions. And then he said, “and let’s take a look at the music they created this year…” So you think you’re going to the package that will show the nominees and then Benson stands up, and all these other artists – Shaboozey, RAYE, Doechii – run through their hits. Brits definitely are snarkier, and we have a slightly more cutting sense of humor — and you can see that from some of the British hosts who come over here, including Ricky Gervais on the Golden Globes.

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