New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The first round of performers for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast has been announced and includes two-time GRAMMY winner and current 11-time nominee Kendrick Lamar, GRAMMY winners and current two-time nominees
Little Big Town, current seven-time nominee The Weeknd, and 10-time GRAMMY winner Adele. A special tribute to 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year
Lionel Richie will highlight the GRAMMY winner's wide-ranging career. Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J is set to host Music's Biggest Night for the fifth consecutive year. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Additional performers will be announced shortly.
This year's top GRAMMY nominee, Lamar is up for Album Of The Year (To Pimp A Butterfly), Song Of The Year ("
Alright"), Best Rap Performance ("
Alright"), Best Rap Song ("
All Day" and "
Alright"), Best Rap Album (To Pimp A Butterfly), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (with
Taylor Swift for "
Bad Blood"), Best
Music Video ("
Alright" and "
Bad Blood"), Best Dance Recording (with
Flying Lotus for "Never
Catch Me"), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("These Walls").
Nominated for two awards,
Little Big Town will take the GRAMMY stage for the first time. The band is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("
Girl Crush") and Best Country Album (Pain Killer).
This year's GRAMMY telecast will also mark The Weeknd's debut GRAMMY performance. One of this year's most nominated artists, The
Weeknd received seven nominations: Record Of The Year ("
Can't Feel My Face"), Album Of The Year (Beauty Behind The Madness), Best Pop Solo Performance ("
Can't Feel My Face"), Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, Best Song Written For Visual Media ("Earned It [Fifty Shades of Grey]"), and Best Urban Contemporary Album (Beauty Behind The Madness).
Returning to the GRAMMY stage after four years, GRAMMY winner
Adele will perform a track from her current blockbuster album, 25.
The 58th 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 Ehrlich are the writers.
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