The 51st Grammy Awards' Unique Advertising Campaign

Access Hollywood - January 28, 2009 7:49 PM PST
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -- Last week, The Recording Academy and TBWAChiatDay unveiled their campaign to promote the 51st Annual Grammy Awards airing live on CBS February 8 at 8 PM ET.

And now, even Access Hollywood's own Billy Bush and Shaun Robinson are a part of it. Check out their portraits, which are composed of the songs that have inspired them.

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Once again, the award-winning Los Angeles-based agency created the campaign, titled "Celebrate The Music That Makes Us." The unique and visually appealing ads draw from the insight that music influences and inspires everyone.

"As a cultural event that inspires music fans everywhere, the Grammy Awards telecast is an opportunity to 'celebrate the music that makes us,' the way it makes us feel and the impact it has on our lives," said Evan Greene, Chief Marketing Officer of The Recording Academy. "This year's ad campaign brings this idea to life by highlighting the songs that influence and inspire several artists whose music has made a lasting impact on music lovers worldwide -- creating even greater anticipation for Music's Biggest Night."

VIEW THE PHOTOS: Grammys Red Carpet 2008

This fully integrated campaign includes TV, out of home, print and interactive advertisements and will highlight the songs that have influenced the people that have, in turn, influenced us. Portraits of diverse musicians -- including Lil Wayne , Rihanna , Stevie Wonder , and Thom Yorke of Radiohead -- are created using song titles that have inspired them in their careers and lives.

"We all have a song that inspires us, drives us or makes us feel better -- music that makes you the person you are," said Rob Schwartz, executive creative director at TBWAChiatDay. "This campaign celebrates the influence that music has on every one of us and asks the question: Do we make great music or does great music make us?"

Grammy artists involved in the campaign are: Four-time Grammy winner and current seven-time nominee Coldplay; four-time Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz ; current eight-time Grammy nominee Lil Wayne ; Grammy winner and current three-time nominee Rihanna ; 10-time Grammy winner and current six-time nominee Kanye West ; 25-time Grammy winner Stevie Wonder ; and Two-time Grammy winner and current five-time nominee Thom Yorke.

VIEW THE PHOTOS: Access At The 2008 Grammys

For more information about The Grammys visit www.grammy.com.

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  • LA
    People aren't as interested as they used to be .... years ago.
    report abuseposted March 21, 2009 6:11 PM PDT
  • keek-a-beak
    dont ever say anything bad about lil wayne he is amazing!!!! and kanye west is is fit for the grammys and i dont know why rihanna is pictured its not like we are going to see her horrable perfomrance anyways
    report abuseposted February 9, 2009 4:16 AM PST
  • Lotsokids
    Do you think they did Kanye because he would have thrown a fit if they didn't? It could the number of nods, but I can picture the buzz if they hadn't selected him. The marketing team focused on fairly mainstream music/musicians. Don't get me wrong I like the Grammys and I really like the way they did the pictures, but now we will get nothing but complaints about who was ch
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 3:58 PM PST
  • gosh
    how could people even think about nominating lil Wayne? he sucks!!!!!
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 2:10 AM PST
  • Jessica M
    donk ppl like you really piss me off keep your rude ass comments to your self
    report abuseposted January 22, 2009 12:41 AM PST
  • American Idol killed the Grammys. They don't mean a thing anymore.
    report abuseposted January 20, 2009 3:01 AM PST
  • donk!
    Ugh why is Rihanna's face pictured? %@!*#in hate her.
    report abuseposted January 20, 2009 12:55 AM PST
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