The Grammy Awards holds an afternoon event where many of the awards are handed out. The primetime awards are reserved for the more popular genres.   The awards for folk, polka, Native American, etc are usually announced with a chyron scoll going into or out of commercial breaks.

I don't think Tom was present at the ceremony as he was home dealing with a family issue.   The lifetime achievement awards at the Grammy's are usually not big productions.

Not that I agree with any of there broadcast specs- obviously I care about the "other" awards more. The good thing is, I could look up the awards online and save several hours of my life from watching that drivel on TV!