United Kingdom, Jan. 27 -- Grammys producer Ben Winston had to beg Trevor Noah to host the ceremony for one final time.

The Recording Academy announced earlier this month that the 41-year-old comedian would be hosting the music awards for a sixth consecutive year on February 1 and Winston revealed that he decided to turn to the former host of The Daily Show in an act of desperation as bosses were struggling to find a replacement.

He told reporters: "After last year's show, he respectfully said, 'Look, I've done a great five years, it's time to hand the microphone off to somebody else and move on.'"

Winston, 44, continued: "It got to December, and we hadn't found anybody that we absolutely loved. I sent him a video, and I was literally,...