clowdiaa Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 source January 22, 2008, 5:05 PM ETAnn Donahue, L.A. The Writer's Guild of America won't picket the Grammy Awards next month, according to a guild spokesman, but the status of the Recording Academy's application to the WGA for an interim agreement for their two members who work on the show is still up in the air. The Board of Directors of the WGA West is scheduled to meet tonight (Jan. 22). In the past 10 days, officials with the Recording Academy have repeatedly met with WGA West president Patric Verrone outlining the reasons why the interim deal should be reached. In essence, the argument is that while performers' unions -- namely AFTRA and AFM -- support the writers in their strike against the producers, any actions that makes the Grammys collateral damage is unacceptable. The Recording Academy has lawyered up and hired a public relations firm that specializes in crisis management to press their viewpoint in the mass media. (It seems to be taking hold; in Tuesday's Los Angeles Times, entertainment columnist Patrick Goldstein told Verrone that he "shouldn't pick a fight you might lose. NARAS won't roll over and play dead like the Globes.") One of the critical elements of the Grammys that was emphasized to Verrone is the charities that benefit from Grammy Week and the telecast, especially MusiCares. Emphasizing the charitable benefits of Grammy week would seem to be a smart move -- the waivers granted to date for the NAACP Image Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards both cited the progressive societal benefits to those organizations having a televised show. Several artists, including Screen Actor's Guild member Beyonce, and the Foo Fighters, have said they intend to perform at the Grammys regardless of how the labor dispute turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire At Will Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 yayyy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin-tastic Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 joyyy! party time! this basically made my day, hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganm15 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 well thank god! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chriss Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yay!! *dances around the room* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoelii Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 aaa i'm so happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PlzSpeakSoftly Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 yyyyyyay!!!!!!!! i cant wait to see how stunning they will loook at the grammys C: ahh im getting even more excited for this now.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofa9053 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hooray!!! Now I'm excited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parawhore815 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is the best news so far this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xmurderxlovex Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thank goodness! I was planning to cry if The Grammy's was doomed because of the Strike. It's pretty hectic if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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