At CBS’ upfront presentation recently, the broadcasting company has announced that “The Late Late Show” star James Corden will return as the host of the 2018 Grammy Awards.
In celebration of its 60th edition anniversary, the annual awards will return to the Big Apple for the first time since 2003. The show is set to take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York on 28th January 2018.
The Tony-winning British entertainment hosted the Grammys for the first time earlier this year and his performance was very well-received. According to Billboard, Corden replaced longtime Grammys host LL Cool J, who had hosted the awards show for the last 5 years.
Based in Los Angeles, Corden succeeded Craig Ferguson as the new host of “The Late Late Show” in March 2015. “The Late Late Show with James Corden” features several popular recurring segments such as “Carpool Karaoke”, “Drop The Mic”, “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts”, and more. It is also undoubtedly one of America’s most-watched shows and it has won the “Outstanding Interactive Program” and the “Outstanding Variety Special” at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, Page Six, Billboard.
