Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jonas Brothers among performers announced for Grammys
Kenny Chesney (Associated Press photo)
Current Grammy Award nominees Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry and the Jonas Brothers are the first performers announced for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live Feb. 8 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The awards show will air from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Feb. 8 on CBS.
Lil Wayne leads with eight nominations: Album Of The Year and Best Rap Album for “Tha Carter III,” Best Rap Solo Performance (”A Milli”), two nods in Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group (”Swagga Like Us” and “Mr. Carter”), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (”Got Money”) and two nods in Best Rap Song (”Lollipop” and “Swagga Like Us”).
Four-time Grammy winner Coldplay has seven nomination: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for “Viva La Vida,” Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends,” and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best Rock Song for “Violet Hill.”
Kenny Chesney, along with George Strait, is nominated for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for” Shiftwork.”
Two of music’s newest stars, the Jonas Brothers and Katy Perry, received nominations. The Jonas Brothers are vying for Best New Artist and Katy Perry for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “I Kissed A Girl.”
Perry will perform as part of the “My Grammy Moment” segment on the telecast. This year, music fans can upload a 30- to 60-second video of themselves singing along to a portion of “I Kissed A Girl,” at www.cbs.com/grammys through Feb. 6. Submitted videos will be voted on by CBS.com users, and the most popular videos will be shown as part of Perry’s Grammys performance Feb. 8.
-BAM
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