The latest performers announced for THE 56TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® are current GRAMMY® Award nominee Gary Clark, Jr., nominee Hunter Hayes, as well as a rousing broadcast finale featuring nominees Nine Inch Nails, Queens Of The Stone Age and Dave Grohl, joined by GRAMMY Award winner Lindsey Buckingham. The show airs Sunday, January 26th at 8/7c on CBS.
The first presenters announced include current nominee
Marc Anthony, nominees Black Sabbath, three-time GRAMMY Award winner Zac Brown, nominee
Gloria Estefan, actor
Anna Faris, GRAMMY Award and Academy Award® winner
Jamie Foxx, singer/songwriter and actor
Ariana Grande, four-time Emmy®-winning actor
Neil Patrick Harris, GRAMMY Award winner
Olivia Harrison, actor
Anna Kendrick, nominee
Alicia Keys, two-time GRAMMY Award and 19-time Latin GRAMMY® Award winner Juanes, nominee
Cyndi Lauper, singer/songwriter and actor
Jared Leto, nominee
Bruno Mars, country singer/songwriter
Martina McBride, nominee Miguel, two-time GRAMMY Award winner
Yoko Ono, GRAMMY winner
Smokey Robinson, TV and radio host/producer (as well as Honorary Chair of the GRAMMY Foundation® Board)
Ryan Seacrest, and four-time GRAMMY Award winner
Steven Tyler.
This will be the first performance on the
Grammy Awards broadcast for
Gary Clark Jr.,
Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age.
Gary Clark Jr., 13-time GRAMMY Award winner
Dave Grohl and
Queens Of The Stone Age are each
UP for two awards: Clark Jr. is nominated for Best Rock Song for "Ain't Messin' Round" and Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Please Come Home"; Grohl has nominations for Best Rock Song for "Cut Me Some Slack" (along with
Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, and
Pat Smear) and Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media for Sound City: Real To Reel;
Queens Of The Stone Age have nods for Best Rock Performance for "My God Is The Sun" and Best Rock Album for ...Like Clockwork.
Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning group
Nine Inch Nails are nominated for Best Alternative Music Album for Hesitation Marks.
Previously announced performers include current nominee
Sara Bareilles together with four-time GRAMMY Award winner and 2014 MusiCares® Person of the Year
Carole King; current nominees Daft Punk with nominee Nile Rodgers (of Chic), nominee
Pharrell Williams, and 25-time GRAMMY Award winner
Stevie Wonder; nominee
Kendrick Lamar joined by nominees Imagine Dragons; nominee
John Legend; nominee Lorde; nominees
Macklemore &
Ryan Lewis; eight-time GRAMMY Award -winning group
Metallica and GRAMMY Cultural Ambassador to China
Lang Lang performing together; nominee and 2014 Recording Academy Lifeteime Achievement Award recipient (as a member of the Beatles)
Paul McCartney; nominee
Kacey Musgraves; nominee
Katy Perry; nominees P!nk and Nate Ruess (of FUN.); nine-time GRAMMY winner and 2014 Recording Academy Lifeteime Achievement Award recipient (as a member of the Beatles)
Ringo Starr; nominee
Robin Thicke and GRAMMY Award -winning group
Chicago (whose debut album was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® this year); nominee
Taylor Swift; nominee
Keith Urban; and a special performance featuring
Merle Haggard, 2014 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Kris Kristofferson,
Willie Nelson, and nominee
Blake Shelton. Also performing with Daft Punk are the RAM (Random Access Memories) session players:
Chris Caswell, Nathan East, Omar Hakim, and
Paul Jackson, Jr.
THE 56TH ANNUAL Grammy Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
About The Recording Academy
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the Grammy Awards - the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music - The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music Makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Foursquare, GetGlue, Google +, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and YouTube.
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