"These important grants represent some of our most vital
missions," said Neil Portnow, President of the GRAMMY Foundation and
The Recording Academy(R).,
is a division of Essence Communications Inc.

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Vines -- Quebec, Canada ($39,600)

Archiving and Preservation:

Arhoolie Foundation -- El Cerrito, Calif. July 1, 2 and 3 in Houston, TX

NEW YORK, Essence Festivals, LLC." The Empowerment Seminars will
feature an amazing lineup of Hollywood celebrities , music and hip-hop moguls,
business executives, spiritual leaders and politicians.

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Additionally , the Essence Marketplace will showcase artists from
throughout the country who offer an array of quality arts and crafts that
reflect Black culture. Tickets are $45, $56, $67, $72, $83, and $110 .
The 2006 Essence Music Festival is produced by Essence Festivals, LLC.

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com/press/releases. For more information, please
visit www.
Comedic star Steve Harvey, is known for both his comedy performances as
well as his impeccable sense of style.

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2005 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Research:

Alice-Ann Darrow -- Tallahassee, Fla.Y. This multigenerational Festival
offers free Empowerment Seminars during the day and exciting performances at
night, where Festivalgoers can dance and sing along with the biggest names in
entertainment -- R+B, classic soul, hip-hop, neo-soul and jazz.

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Her style of
music blends gospel with influences from jazz, hip-hop and R+B. Army will serve as official sponsors for the Festival.

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Monies Will Support Archiving + Preservation Programs and Research
Efforts Related to the Impact of Music on Human Development and
Musicians' Health Issues

The GRAMMY Foundation(R) Grants Program announced today that
nearly $600,000 will be distributed to 19 recipients in 2005. ($20,000)

Library of Congress -- Washington, D.Y. ($24,500)

Yale University for Oral History, American Music (OHAM) -- New Haven,
Conn.com

com, (800) 488-5252 or (713) 629-3700
in Houston. For hotel accommodations, call
(888) 508-5731.

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The Festival , set for July 1, 2 and 3, will take place in its new interim
home, state-of-the-art Reliant Park in Houston, Texas -- a city with a dynamic
melting pot of cultures and a venue for world-class shopping , restaurants and
nightlife.com.
The Essence Music Festival's major sponsors are Budweiser , Kraft Foods,
Chevrolet and Verizon Corporation.

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($20,000)

Columbia College/Center for Black Music Research -- Chicago, Ill.
($19,574)

Educational Broadcasting Corporation -- New York, N.

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ESSENCE will continue to work closely with city and state officials
to help rebuild the city of New Orleans and its educational system. Essence Festivals, LLC. ECI is also the publisher
of ESSENCE magazine.

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($40,000)

Beale Street Caravan, Inc. The marketplace will also include sponsor activities,
celebrity meet-and-greets, festival souvenirs and a book fair with author book
signings .

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.D.

Gospel Icon Yolanda Adams Hip-Hop Soul Songstress Keyshia Cole and Comedian Steve Harvey to Perform at the 2006 Essence Music Festival

Adams is a Grammy Award-winner and the
recipient of several Stellar Awards, gospel's highest accolade.

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1. The Foundation
accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage
the music industry and cultural community as well as the general
public.GRAMMYFoundation.
Hip -hop soul songstress Keyshia Cole fulfilled her childhood dreams with
her debut album The Way It Is .
Yolanda Adams, Keyshia Cole and Steve Harvey are joining previously
announced artists Mary J.S. Additional
sponsors will be announced at a later date. ESSENCE, after 35 years, continues to be the preeminent
lifestyle magazine of African-American women.

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Y.Y. ($39,000)

National Organization for Traditional Artists Exchange -- Kihei,
Hawaii ($20,000)

Poets House -- New York, N . Adams' lists
of hits include Open My Heart, Victory, Yeah and Already Alright. The Festival has become a destination of choice for families and
friends as they schedule their reunions. For more information, see the April 2006 issue of ESSENCE or
log on to essence.

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grammy., announced today
that gospel icon Yolanda Adams, hip-hop soul songstress Keyshia Cole and
comedian Steve Harvey will perform at the 2006 Essence Music Festival. Blige, Toni Braxton, Cedric "The Entertainer," Earth
Wind + Fire , LL Cool J, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Mo'Nique and Charlie
Wilson. All tickets are
subject to additional service charges. (ECI).

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Applications will be
available at www.
The theme for this year's Essence Empowerment Seminars is "Reclaiming the
Dream: The ESSENCE Commitment to our Youth.

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Halpern -- Lewisberg, Pa. ($39,526)

Steven Brown, Ph.
($36,584)

University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill, N.
The Essence Music Festival, known as "the party with a purpose ," is the
nation's largest annual African-American event and gathering of musical talent
in the world.

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GRAMMY Foundation Awards Nearly $600 000 in Grants toward Music Research and Preservation

($38,414)

Monterey Jazz Festival -- Monterey, Calif. ($40,000)

Museum of Modern Art - - New York, N.
Yolanda Adams, a Houston native has been wowing gospel audiences around
the world since her 1988 debut.

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($32,800)

Andrea R. ($20,550)

Naropa University -- New York , N. ($30,000)

University of New Orleans/American Routes -- New Orleans, La. He is one of the original "Kings of
Comedy;" starred in The Steve Harvey Show, a successful sitcom; is the former
host of Showtime at the Apollo; created The Steve Harvey Collection a line of
men suits; and is currently the host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show, a
nationally-syndicated radio show.

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This
year , funds will be given to preserve recordings of cultural events
such as the first 10 years of the Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as
collections at the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, Museum
of Television and Radio, and numerous colleges and universities. ($20,000)

For more information about our grant program and for a link to the
list, including past recipients, please visit:
www.
Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster. In addition, Level Vodka, Southwest and
U ., in
association with Festival Productions of New Orleans.

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"Each year we strive to reach out to the
archiving and preservation community, whether it is a large
institution or a private collection of rare and culturally significant
recordings that would otherwise be lost. The grants given to research
lead us further down the road of defining the importance of music in
education and its ability to enhance various therapies, as well as to
manage the occupational challenges of music professionals . Recipients are
determined based on criteria such as merit, uniqueness of project and
the ability to accomplish intended goals. The deadline each year for
submitting grant applications is Oct.-- San Antonio, Texas ($26,450)

Bradley W. ($37,606)

Western Folklife Center -- Elko, Nev .aspx

The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the
understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of
recorded music on American culture -- from the artistic and technical
legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of
the future generations of music professionals. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with The
Recording Academy to bring national attention to important issues such
as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of
preserving our rich cultural heritage.

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C. ($29,600)

Museum of Television + Radio -- New York, N.

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Research projects include studying a possible link between music
studies and reading skills in learning-disabled second graders and
locating brain activity in order to better understand how training in
music changes the way the brain works. -- Memphis, Tenn.C.

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"
The GRAMMY Foundation Grants Program, with funding provided by The
Recording Academy, works to administer grants each year to
organizations and individuals to support the efforts that advance the
archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of
the Americas for future generations, as well as research projects
related to the impact of music on the human condition.grammyfoundation /grants after May 1, 2005. The album is comprised of songs like I
Should've Cheated, I Changed My Mind, and I Just Want It To Be Over and Never. Additional stellar artists will be announced in coming weeks.

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dance n 1: an artistic form of nonverbal communication 2: a party of people assembled for dancing 3: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: dancing, terpsichore] v 1: move in a graceful and rhythmical way 2: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance [syn: trip the light fantastic] 3: skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; 'Dancing flames'; 'The children danced with joy'