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Last Updated: Jan 31, 2012 - 11:53:09 PM |
Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and five-time GRAMMY® winner Glen Campbell
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and five-time GRAMMY® winner Glen Campbell, currently out on the road for his "Goodbye Tour", will join current GRAMMY nominees The Band Perry and Blake Shelton for a special performance on the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards®.
Music's Biggest Night®, hosted by two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J, takes place live on Sunday, February 12th, 2012 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 – 11:30pm (ET/PT).
Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.
Blake Shelton is up for two awards: Best Country Solo Performance for "Honey Bee" and Best Country Album for Red River Blue.
The Band Perry
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The Band Perry is nominated for Best New Artist.
Previously announced performers for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards include current GRAMMY nominees Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Coldplay and Rihanna, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Paul McCartney, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift. Aldean, The Band Perry, Minaj, and Shelton will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Clarkson, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Mars, McCartney, Rihanna, and Swift are returning to the GRAMMY stage. LL COOL J has hosted "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" since its inception in December 2008, and this is his first time hosting the annual GRAMMY Awards telecast.
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John CossetteProductions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy®. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
Blake Shelton
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Established in 1957, 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 preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part
of our culture.
For more information about The Academy, please visit
www.grammy.com
. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on YouTube, Tumblr, Foursquare, GetGlue, and Instagram.
For GRAMMY coverage,
updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy®'s social
networks on Twitter and Facebook:
www.twitter.com/thegrammys,
www.facebook.com/thegrammys.
The show also will be
supported on radio worldwide via Dial Global, and covered online at
GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at
www.youtube.com/thegrammys
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