The latest performances announced for the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast are Prince, the Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake, and Beyoncé; a special segment celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ first U.S. appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” featuring Sting, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill and Pharrell Williams; and a tribute to the late singer/songwriter Warren Zevon featuring Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Timothy B. Schmit, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam and Jorge Calderón. In addition, Britney Spears, Keith Urban, Babyface and Joshua Bell have been named to present awards. The 46th GRAMMYs will take place on Feb. 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on CBS at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The show will also be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide and covered online at GRAMMY.com.
GRAMMY- and Oscar-winning recording artist Prince is currently nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album (N.E.W.S.). The Black Eyed Peas will perform their GRAMMY-nominated recording “Where Is The Love” with Justin Timberlake, for which they are currently nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Timberlake holds five nominations: Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album (Justified); Best Pop Male Vocal Performance (“Cry Me A River”); and Record Of The Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas (“Where Is The Love”). Beyoncé is nominated for six GRAMMYs, including Record Of The Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (“Crazy In Love” featuring Jay-Z); Best R&B Female Vocal Performance (“Dangerously In Love 2”); Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (“The Closer I Get To You” with Luther Vandross); Best R&B Song (“Crazy In Love”); and Best Contemporary R&B Album (Dangerously In Love).
The special segment celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ first U.S. appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” will feature fifteen-time GRAMMY winners Sting and Vince Gill, GRAMMY winner Dave Matthews and current nominee Pharrell Williams. Sting is currently nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (“Send Your Love”) and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (“Whenever I Say Your Name” with Mary J. Blige). Gill currently holds a nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance (“Next Big Thing”). Matthews is nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (“Gravedigger”). Williams currently holds six total nominations for the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards, including two nominations in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category (“Beautiful” and “Frontin'”); two nominations in the Best Rap Song category (“Beautiful” and “Excuse Me Miss”); Album Of The Year (as producer of Justin Timberlake’s Justified); and Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, as part of the Neptunes.
The late singer/songwriter Warren Zevon will be honored in a segment that will feature Jackson Browne, eleven-time GRAMMY winner Emmylou Harris, the Eagles’ Timothy B. Schmit, actor/recording artist Billy Bob Thornton, two-time GRAMMY winner Dwight Yoakam and Jorge Calderón. Zevon’s grown children Arial and Jordan also will make appearances. Zevon passed away in Los Angeles last September. He is currently nominated for five GRAMMYs, including Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (“Keep Me In Your Heart”); Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (“Disorder In The House” performed by Zevon and Bruce Springsteen); and Best Contemporary Folk Album (The Wind).
These artists join previously announced performances by Christina Aguilera, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Chick Corea, Celine Dion, Earth, Wind & Fire, 50 Cent, the Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Richard Marx, Martina McBride, OutKast, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Sting, Sean Paul and the White Stripes.
Newly announced presenters include pop star Britney Spears, country artist Keith Urban, ten-time GRAMMY winner Babyface and GRAMMY winner Joshua Bell. They join previously announced presenters including Hilary Duff, Kurt Elling, Faith Hill, Norah Jones, B.B. King, John Mayer, Brian McKnight, Carlos Santana, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Pharrell Williams, Sean Astin and Amber Tamblyn.
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