10 things you don't know about Grammy Awards

The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 12. We know that you are praying for your favorite artists to win the most prestigious music award. There's a lot of history behind the Grammy Awards, so what's the better way to celebrate the biggest night in the music industry than to use these interesting facts you may not know? Which one surprised you the most? The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards ceremony was first broadcast in 1971 at the Hollywood Palladium hotel in Los Angeles. Each Grammy trophy weighs 6 pounds. In 1997, Ryan rims became the youngest Grammy award-winning artist at the age of 14.

Sinard O'Connor refused to accept her 1991 best alternative album award and resisted this over commercialized event. The Snoopy dog has been nominated 17 times, but has not yet won the Grammy Award. Country singer Alison Klaus has won 27 awards and remains the biggest winner among female singers. Only three U.S. presidents won Grammy Awards - Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

Michael Jackson and Santana kept the record of men who won the most Grammys in one night; Adele and Beyonce were women. Kill it as usual! It was not introduced as a category until 1989.

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