Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, Chris Brown, Josh Groban, Amy Lee, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rascal Flatts, Justin Timberlake And Kt Tunstall Announce Nominations Dec. 7 For 49th Annual Grammy® Awards

Los Angeles, CA. (The Recording Academy)--

WHO: Artists scheduled to announce GRAMMY® nominations include Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, Chris Brown, Josh Groban, Evanescence's Amy Lee, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rascal Flatts, Justin Timberlake, and KT Tunstall.

WHAT: Announcement of nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards. GRAMMY season officially kicks off with the nominations announcement in Los Angeles on Dec. 7, 2006. The 49th GRAMMY Awards take center stage at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2007, on CBS.

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 7:30 a.m. PT Media check-in ***Photo ID and Press ID required at check-in***
8:30 a.m. PT Press conference begins

WHERE: Music Box @ The Fonda 6126 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, Calif.
(Self-parking $8; Sunshine lot off of Argyle)

INFO: MEDIA R.S.V.P. MANDATORY: 310.854.8351