Picks and Pans Review: 24th Annual Grammy Awards

UPDATED 03/01/1982 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 03/01/1982 at 01:00 AM EST

CBS (9-11 p.m. ET)

John Denver presides over the music biz's big night. Quincy Jones, with 11, and Lionel Richie, with seven, snagged the most nominations, but PEOPLE Associate Editor Frank Kappler also is a nominee: His biography of early jazz pioneer James P. Johnson is a contender in the "Album Notes" category.