Grammy's in talks to get writers?

Strikers recently agreed on Monday, to an interim arrangement with the producers of February's Grammy award show, that would allow the program to be written by members of the writers guild.

The announcement from the Union wants the public to rest assured that the award ceremony will not be disrupted, or halt any of the initial plans for production.

Just last week, the union made a good call not to picket the show in Los Angeles, which did a great job in ending the music industry's concerns and fears of the amount of damage that could have been caused to the show, in an already bruised music industry. The show needs for celebrities to be at the show, and picket lines would prevent the possibility, and ruin a large part of the show; which is to see all of your favorite stars in the same place and supporting one another. The attendants would have been reluctant to cross picket lines, in support of the writers, picketing the show.

Patrick M. Verrone, president of the WGA west, made aware his respect for the music union, and made a statement to the cause on Monday.


The writers’ decision not to picket followed a move by two music unions to rally to the defense of the Grammy program. Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America West, acknowledged the music unions in a statement Monday “Professional musicians face many of the same issues that we do concerning fair compensation for the use of their work in new media.”