U2, Kid Rock And Rihanna Join The Grammy Awards Lineup

By Chris Georg
17:46, January 29th 2009
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U2, Kid Rock And Rihanna Join The Grammy Awards Lineup

U2, Kid Rock, Rihanna and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss are the most recent additions to the 51st Annual Grammy Awards lineup, airing Sunday, February 8.

The list of performers currently includes previously announced artists Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, Paul McCartney (with special guest drummer Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters), Katy Perry, Radiohead, T.I. and Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, and Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West in a special performance of their hit single “Swagga Like Us.”

Rihanna will not only perform at the ceremony, she is also up for Best Dance Recording with her hit single “Disturbia” while her collaboration with Maroon 5, “If I Never See Your Face Again,” got a nod for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. She was also nominated in the Best Long Form Music Video category for “Good Girl Gone Bad Live.”

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are also among the nominees with five nods: Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for “Raising Sand,” Record Of The Year (“Please Read The Letter”), Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (“Rich Woman”), and Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (“Killing The Blues”).

The 2009 Grammy Awards will take place on February 8 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS from 08:00 A.M. - 11:30 P.M. (ET/PT).
 



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