The Recording Academy announced current three-time Grammy nominee Chris Brown (Best R&B Album for F.A.M.E., Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song for “Look At Me Now”) has been added to the lineup of performers set for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Also just added to the roster are nominees Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood who will perform a duet, as well as Grammy winners Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt. Marc Anthony, Lady Antebellum, and Ryan Seacrest will present at the star-studded event to be held on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
LL Cool J is hosting the event which will air on CBS from 8-11:30pm ET/PT.
Already announced to perform are Adele (in her first live performance since undergoing vocal cord surgery last fall), Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Glen Campbell with The Band Perry and Blake Shelton, Coldplay and Rihanna, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Paul McCartney, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, and Taylor Swift.
Previously announced presenters are Dierks Bentley, Jack Black, Drake, Fergie, Miranda Lambert, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, and Ringo Starr.
Source: The Recording Academy – February 7, 2012
—Posted by Rebecca Murray
