The
50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the
Staples Center in
Los Angeles, on February 10, 2008. It honored musical achievement of 2007 in which albums were released between October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The primary ceremonies were televised in the US on
CBS; however, as has become the custom, most of the awards were handed out during a pre-telecast portion of the show held at the
Los Angeles Convention Center and broadcast on
XM Satellite Radio. Two nights prior to the show
Aretha Franklin was honored as the
MusiCares Person of the Year.