Alicia Keys To Host 2019 Grammy Awards

Alicia Keys will be hosting the 2019 Grammy Awards, the singer announced this morning via a video on her YouTube channel.

“I’m soooo EXCITED to announce that I’ll be hosting the 61st Annual Grammy Awards ✨!! There’s so much in store and I CAN’T WAIT for y’all to see it ALL come to life 💜 Tune in on February 10th at 5PM PST / 8PM EST. Only on CBS!”

BIG news…. 🔥🔥🔥 @CBS https://t.co/tMBjNFH2wj pic.twitter.com/QwrOWdejlt

— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) January 15, 2019

“Look at all the action that’s around us: women running for office in record numbers, women banding together in the entertainment industry, women demanding an end to disparity in the music industry like equal representation on the Grammy stage,” she said.

“We were told we need to step up. Well, you feel that step up now?”

By hosting the 2019 awards, which include a notably larger number of female nominees, Keys becomes part of the solution.

“I know what it feels like to be on that stage, and I’m going to bring that vibe and energy,” Keys said in the official Grammy announcement. “I’m so excited to be the master of ceremonies on the biggest night in music and celebrate the creativity, power and, magic. I’m especially excited for all the incredible women nominated this year! It’s going “UP” on February 10!”

IT’S OFFICIAL! 15-time GRAMMY winner @AliciaKeys will host the 61st #GRAMMYs, marking her first time as master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night. pic.twitter.com/DsgsYqDNej

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 15, 2019