Jagger, Dylan to perform at the Grammys
Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan will show the young ones how to strut their stuff at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
LOS ANGELES:
Legendary rocker Mick Jagger, folk icon Bob Dylan and veteran diva Barbra Streisand will join rising stars and seasoned chart-toppers on Sunday at the music industry’s annual Grammys Awards bash.
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and teen sensation Justin Bieber are also on a star-studded roster of performers at the show in Los Angeles, where rapper Eminem hopes to seal a comeback year with a brace of awards.
While showcasing new talent, the glittering evening will also pay tribute to past greats including “The King of Rock ‘N Soul” Solomon Burke, who died last year, and ailing soul legend Aretha Franklin.
Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson and Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch will stage a combined “Valentine’s” and “Get-well” tribute for Franklin, recovering from reported cancer surgery.
“The special segment will feature individual and collective performances of some of the Queen of Soul’s classic hits,” said the organisers ahead of the three-and-a-half hour 53rd Grammys show at the Staples Center in downtown LA.
Dylan, appearing at the Grammys for his fifth time, will perform with country-tinged Brits Mumford and Son and folk-rock band the Avett Brothers in a special salute to acoustic music, organisers said.
In other new announcements Thursday three days before the show, they said rapper Dr. Dre will appear, in his first live television performance for more than a decade.
The Grammys are the music industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, the climax of Hollywood’s annual awards season that this year takes place in barely two weeks’ time, on February 27.
Front-runners for Grammys glory include Eminem, nominated in 10 categories including best album and best song, in what could cap a comeback year for the once-troubled rap star.
The singer dropped out of music-making in the middle of the past decade as he battled with drug problems. He returned with the album Relapse in 2009, before 2010’s Recovery.
Hawaiian-born singer Bruno Mars came second to Eminem with seven nominations including Best Male Pop Vocal, while US rap megastar Jay-Z, Nashville-born country trio Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga each earned six nods.
Katy Perry is also in the running for Best Album along with Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and Lady Antebellum.
Best New Artist nominees were Canadian teen sensation Justin Bieber, British singer Florence Welch, country-tinged Brits Mumford and Son, as well as Drake and Esperanza Spalding.
Grammy Nominations
Here are the nominations in the main categories:
- Record of the Year: “Nothin’ on You” by B.o.B with Bruno Mars; “Love the Way you Lie” by Eminem featuring Rihanna; “Fuck You!” by Cee Lo Green; “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys; and “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum.
- Best Album: The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga; Recovery by Eminem; The Suburbs by Arcade Fire; Need You Now by Lady Antebellum; and Teenage Dream by Katy Perry.
- Best Rock Album: Emotion & Commotion by Jeff Beck; The Resistance by Muse; Backspacer by Pearl Jam; Mojo by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, and Le Noise by Neil Young.
- Best Female Pop Vocal: “King of Anything” by Sara Bareilles; “Halo” by Beyonce; “Chasing Pirates” by Norah Jones; “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga; and “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry.
- Best Male Pop Vocal: “Haven’t Met you Yet” by Michael Buble; “This is It” by Michael Jackson; “Whataya Want from Me?” by Adam Lambert; “Just the way You Are” by Bruno Mars, and “Half of My Heart” by John Mayer.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 12th, 2011.
Legendary rocker Mick Jagger, folk icon Bob Dylan and veteran diva Barbra Streisand will join rising stars and seasoned chart-toppers on Sunday at the music industry’s annual Grammys Awards bash.
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and teen sensation Justin Bieber are also on a star-studded roster of performers at the show in Los Angeles, where rapper Eminem hopes to seal a comeback year with a brace of awards.
While showcasing new talent, the glittering evening will also pay tribute to past greats including “The King of Rock ‘N Soul” Solomon Burke, who died last year, and ailing soul legend Aretha Franklin.
Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson and Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch will stage a combined “Valentine’s” and “Get-well” tribute for Franklin, recovering from reported cancer surgery.
“The special segment will feature individual and collective performances of some of the Queen of Soul’s classic hits,” said the organisers ahead of the three-and-a-half hour 53rd Grammys show at the Staples Center in downtown LA.
Dylan, appearing at the Grammys for his fifth time, will perform with country-tinged Brits Mumford and Son and folk-rock band the Avett Brothers in a special salute to acoustic music, organisers said.
In other new announcements Thursday three days before the show, they said rapper Dr. Dre will appear, in his first live television performance for more than a decade.
The Grammys are the music industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, the climax of Hollywood’s annual awards season that this year takes place in barely two weeks’ time, on February 27.
Front-runners for Grammys glory include Eminem, nominated in 10 categories including best album and best song, in what could cap a comeback year for the once-troubled rap star.
The singer dropped out of music-making in the middle of the past decade as he battled with drug problems. He returned with the album Relapse in 2009, before 2010’s Recovery.
Hawaiian-born singer Bruno Mars came second to Eminem with seven nominations including Best Male Pop Vocal, while US rap megastar Jay-Z, Nashville-born country trio Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga each earned six nods.
Katy Perry is also in the running for Best Album along with Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and Lady Antebellum.
Best New Artist nominees were Canadian teen sensation Justin Bieber, British singer Florence Welch, country-tinged Brits Mumford and Son, as well as Drake and Esperanza Spalding.
Grammy Nominations
Here are the nominations in the main categories:
- Record of the Year: “Nothin’ on You” by B.o.B with Bruno Mars; “Love the Way you Lie” by Eminem featuring Rihanna; “Fuck You!” by Cee Lo Green; “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys; and “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum.
- Best Album: The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga; Recovery by Eminem; The Suburbs by Arcade Fire; Need You Now by Lady Antebellum; and Teenage Dream by Katy Perry.
- Best Rock Album: Emotion & Commotion by Jeff Beck; The Resistance by Muse; Backspacer by Pearl Jam; Mojo by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, and Le Noise by Neil Young.
- Best Female Pop Vocal: “King of Anything” by Sara Bareilles; “Halo” by Beyonce; “Chasing Pirates” by Norah Jones; “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga; and “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry.
- Best Male Pop Vocal: “Haven’t Met you Yet” by Michael Buble; “This is It” by Michael Jackson; “Whataya Want from Me?” by Adam Lambert; “Just the way You Are” by Bruno Mars, and “Half of My Heart” by John Mayer.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 12th, 2011.