And speaking of the red carpet, who makes sure the nominees get their moment in front of the cameras without pop-star gridlock? Red carpet coordinator Sara Labb, above, is just one of a veritable army of pros on the Grammys crew who make the awards show work. Follow live coverage of the Grammys as it happens>>. We captured many of them preparing for the show in the days before Monday's airtime.
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