Santa Monica, CA (Top40 Charts / The Recording Academy) Ten-time GRAMMY(R) winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Bob Dylan will perform with current GRAMMY(R) nominee
Mumford & Sons and folk-rock band the
Avett Brothers in a special salute to acoustic music; and six-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee
Dr. Dre - in his first live television performance in more than a decade - will grace the GRAMMY stage for the first time joining current 10-time nominee
Eminem for a historic collaboration, along with
Maroon 5 front man and current GRAMMY nominee Adam Levine, at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards(R). GRAMMY winner and current four-time nominee Zac Brown, actor Eva Longoria, actor/singer Jennifer Lopez, GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY(R) winner Ricky Martin, Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, actor/singer and current nominee Matthew Morrison, television and radio host Ryan Seacrest, actor Jason Segel, three-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Keith Urban, and seven-time GRAMMY winner will.i.am, have been added as presenters to the music industry's premier event. The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy(R)'s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.
Avett Brothers, Dr. Dre., Dylan, Levine, and
Mumford & Sons join previously announced performers and nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga,
Miranda Lambert, Muse, Katy Perry, and Barbra Streisand; Yolanda Adams,
Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson,
Martina McBride and current nominee Florence Welch in a special
Aretha Franklin segment; nominees
Justin Bieber and Usher, with
Jaden Smith; nominees B.o.B, Bruno Mars, and Janelle Monae; nominees
Drake and Rihanna; nominee Cee Lo Green, with
Gwyneth Paltrow and the Jim Henson Company Puppets;
Mick Jagger with
Raphael Saadiq; and
Esperanza Spalding performing with members of the GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles and GRAMMY Camp. Previously announced presenters include two-time GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner Marc Anthony, current three-time GRAMMY nominee Dierks Bentley, pop singer/actor Miley Cyrus, GRAMMY and Academy Award(R) winner Jamie Foxx, singer/actor
Selena Gomez, two-time Emmy(R) winner Neil Patrick Harris, current nominee Jewel, nine-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Norah Jones, three-time GRAMMY winner Kris Kristofferson (who will introduce Streisand's performance), six-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee John Legend, two-time GRAMMY winner and actor LL COOL J, seven-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee John Mayer, current nominee Nicki Minaj, current nominee Paramore, actor Pauley Perrette, actor Seth Rogen, current nominee
Blake Shelton, and actor/singer Donnie Wahlberg.
Arcade Fire, Avett Brothers, Bieber, B.o.B, Dr. Dre, Jagger, Lambert, Mars, Monae, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Paltrow, Smith, Spalding, and Welch will be performing on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time. All five Album Of The Year nominees are set to perform on Music's Biggest Night: Arcade Fire, Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, and Perry, as well as all five of the Best New Artist nominees: Bieber, Drake, Mumford & Sons, Spalding, and Welch.
Mumford & Sons have two nominations: Best New Artist and Best Rock Song for "Little Lion Man."
Dr. Dre and Levine each have one nod:
Dr. Dre for Album Of The Year (as a producer on Eminem's Recovery); and Levine for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "
Misery" (as a member of Maroon 5).
Additionally, the 53rd Annual GRAMMYAwards Pre-Telecast Ceremony will take place from 1 - 4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live internationally on www.grammy.com/live and on www.youtube.com/thegrammys beginning at 1 p.m. PT. Well-attended by nominees and industry VIPs, current GRAMMYnominees
Bobby McFerrin and
Esperanza Spalding will co-host the star-studded ceremony, which will feature performances by current nominees including Afro-Colombian hip-hop trio and Latin GRAMMY(R) winner ChocQuibTown; blues musician and five-time GRAMMY winner
Buddy Guy; singer/songwriter and GRAMMY winner Cyndi Lauper; American roots musician
Maria Muldaur; contemporary blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd; trombone and trumpet player Trombone Shorty; legendary gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples; jazz musician Kirk Whalum; and R&B singer/songwriter and GRAMMY winner Betty Wright.Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards of the night in approximately 98 categories will be current nominees performance artist Laurie Anderson, pop singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, electronic/dance music artist and remixer BT, actor/comedian Kathy Griffin, and Latin Jazz musician Wayne Wallace. The live stream of the Pre-Telecast will remain on GRAMMY.com as video on demand for 30 days following the event.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and
David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
