Earth, Wind & Fire and Cyndi Lauper’s Music to Be Celebrated in New ‘Grammy Salute’ Specials

CBS and the Recording Academy person announced abstracted upcoming Grammy Salute specials celebrating the euphony of Earth, Wind & Fire and Cyndi Lauper.

Both specials were filmed astatine the Hollywood Bowl successful Los Angeles and tally 2 hours; some volition aerial connected CBS and watercourse connected Paramount+. Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, was among the enforcement producers of some specials.

In a clever touch, the salute to Earth, Wind & Fire volition aerial connected “the 21st nighttime of September,” to get a enactment from 1 of their astir celebrated hits, “September.”

A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September volition aerial Sunday, Sept. 21 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT). The legendary set is joined by the LA Philharmonic, arsenic good arsenic Stevie Wonder, Jonas Brothers, Jon Batiste and Janelle Monáe. Ben Winston, Patrick Menton and Mason jr. are enforcement producers. Fulwell Entertainment and Grammy Studios are producing. Wonder was the taxable of his ain Grammy Salute peculiar successful 2015, Stevie Wonder: Songs successful the Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute.

A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live From The Hollywood Bowl volition aerial 2 weeks later, connected Sunday, Oct. 5 (8-10 p.m., ET/PT). The peculiar celebrates Lauper’s euphony arsenic she concludes her yearlong Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour. Special guests see Joni Mitchell, Cher, Angelique Kidjo, John Legend, SZA, Mickey Guyton, Trombone Shorty and Jake Wesley Rogers, with a video tribute from Brandi Carlile. Ken Ehrlich, Cyndi Lauper, Mason, Brian Burke and Lisa Barbaris are enforcement producers. Ken Ehrlich Productions and Grammy Studios are producing.

Earth, Wind & Fire and Lauper are some aggregate Grammy winners (six for the band; 2 for Lauper). In summation to EWF’s six Grammys, the group’s mastermind, Maurice White, won a seventh grant for his inventive statement of The Beatles’ “Got to Get You Into My Life.” EWF’s mentation of that classical made the apical 10 connected the Billboard Hot 100 successful 1978. (White died successful February 2016 astatine property 74.)

EWF and Lauper person some been voted into the Rock & Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame. Lauper has besides won a Primetime Emmy and a T...