The striking Hollywood writers guild said Tuesday it will refrain from picketing the upcoming Grammy Awards, possibly allowing the music ceremony to escape the fate of the wrecked Golden Globes show. The guild's board of directors has yet to grant the music industry show a waiver that would allow union writers to work on the ceremony, but the Grammys typically depend more on performances than scripted lines or comedy. The guild previously said it was unlikely to grant the Recording Academy a waiver for the Feb. 10 show, the music industry's most important event, set to be broadcast live on CBS from Staples Center in Los Angeles. The writers guild refused to grant a waiver for the Golden Globes and threatened to picket. The Screen Actors Guild encouraged its stars to stay away as well.
See "Striking writers say they won't picket Grammy Awards", Lynn Elber, San Francisco Chronicle, January 21, 2008