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Multi-Nominees Singer/Songwriter James Blunt and Rapper T.I. Join 49TH GRAMMY Awards Lineup, and Legendary Funk Band Earth, Wind & Fire Team Up with Mary J. Blige and Ludacris in Show-Stopping Performance
Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole, Common, Alyson Hannigan, Reba McEntire,
Mandy Moore, Cobie Smulders, Quentin Tarantino and Luke Wilson Added to
Presenter Lineup for Music's Biggest Night(TM) Sunday, Feb. 11 on Global
SANTA MONICA, CA, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - The Recording Academy(R) announced today
that current multi-nominees singer/songwriter James Blunt and rapper T.I. will
perform on the 49th Annual GRAMMY(R) Awards, and six-time GRAMMY winners
Earth, Wind & Fire will join previously announced performers Mary J. Blige and
Ludacris in an electrifying special GRAMMY segment. Presenters added to the
all-star lineup include multi-GRAMMY winners Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole, and
Reba McEntire, rapper/actor Common as well as actors Alyson Hannigan and Cobie
Smulders ("How I Met Your Mother"), actress/singer Mandy Moore, Academy
Award(R) winner Quentin Tarantino, and actor Luke Wilson. The music industry's
premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 11, at STAPLES Center in
Los Angeles and will be broadcast on Global Television at 8 p.m. (ET/PT),
preceded by ET Canada's GRAMMY Pre-Show at 7:30pm. The GRAMMY(R) Awards
reaches a worldwide audience of hundreds of millions in 75 countries. Alfred
Haber Inc. is the international distributor.
Previously announced performers include Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Mary
J. Blige, Chris Brown, the Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley, Wyclef Jean, John
Legend, Ludacris, John Mayer, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rascal Flatts, the Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Shakira, Justin Timberlake
(solo performance and with the winner of the "My GRAMMY Moment" competition),
the Police, and Carrie Underwood. Previously announced presenters include Joan
Baez, Natasha Bedingfield, Tony Bennett, Lewis Black, The Black Eyed Peas,
Nicolas Cage, Ciara, Ornette Coleman, Melissa Etheridge, Nelly Furtado,
Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Latifah, P!nk,
Rihanna, LeAnn Rimes, Chris Rock, Nicole Scherzinger (of the Pussycat Dolls),
Seal, David Spade ("Rules of Engagement"), and Stevie Wonder.
Singer/songwriter James Blunt has five GRAMMY nominations: Record Of The
Year, Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "You're
Beautiful," Best Pop Vocal Album for Back To Bedlam, and Best New Artist.
Rapper T.I. has four nods for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song
for "What You Know," Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "My Love" (with Justin
Timberlake), and Best Rap Album for King.
Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences,
Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an organization of musicians,
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 Recording Academy is
responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment,
advocacy, education and human services programs - including the creation of
the national public education campaign What's The Download(R)
(WhatsTheDownload.com). For more information about The Academy, please visit
www.grammy.com.
