The producers of next month’s Grammy Awards ceremony have secured the benevolence and participation of the striking writers guild, who agreed Monday to allow its members to work on the show.

An interim agreement was reached Monday between striking film and television writers and the producers of the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards show that will allow the program to be written by members of the writers guild.

Last week, the union said it would not picket the Grammy ceremony, putting an end to fears that the list of absentee stars not wishing to cross picket lines would ruin the event at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

The Golden Globes stand as a precedent – the usually glamorous awards ceremony was sadly transformed into a celebrity-free news conference and the Grammys as well as the Academy Awards feared a similar fate.

The WGA said last week that its decision to forego picketing was “made on behalf of our brothers and sisters” in two unions that represent musical performers, the American Federation of Musicians and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which had asked for a “waiver” for the Grammys.

On Monday, the striking Hollywood writers once again said they support union musicians. “Professional musicians face many of the same issues that we do concerning fair compensation for the use of their work in new media,” the guild said in a statement.

Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which sponsors the Grammys, called the guild's decision to support the Grammys gratifying and promised a 50th anniversary show “with an amazing lineup of artists and performances.”

Portnow expressed similar gratitude last week, when the striking writers announced they would not picket the Grammys. “We are gratified that the 50th annual Grammy Awards will focus solely on the great music, artists and charitable work resulting from our show,” he said.

Grammy nominees who also have TV and movie credits who can now participate carefree are Beyoncé Knowles, Justin Timberlake and Queen Latifah, to name but a few.

It remains to be seen whether the WGA will grant a waiver to the Academy Awards as well; organizers insist the show will go on as planned, on Feb. 24, with or without picketing.