The Grammy Awards will go ahead as normal on 10 February after the striking Writers Guild of America agreed to let writers work on the show.
The guild says it wants to offer support to musicians also facing challenges getting "compensation for the use of their work in new media."
The strike began in early November over payments for DVD sales and downloads.
It has already derailed the Golden Globes ceremony and leaves a question mark hanging over the Oscars.
Last week the guild agreed not to picket the event, suggesting an agreement was possible.
Patric M Verrone, President of the Writers Guild of America West said: "In the interest of advancing our goal of achieving a fair contract, the WGAW Board felt that this decision should be made."
The Recording Academy, which organises the Grammys, had already pledged to run the show with or without the support of writers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7214750.stm
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