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2012 Grammy Performers Announced
 
  by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 01/12/12 3:32 pm | updated: 01/12/12 3:32 pm
 
The first wave of performers for the 2012 GRAMMY's have been announced.

They include nominees Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno
Mars, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift.

The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be
held Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be
broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on CBS Television and
covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube.




Current GRAMMY nominees Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno
Mars, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for
the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast.

Aldean and Minaj will perform on the
GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Mars, and
Swift are returning to the GRAMMY stage. Additional performers, presenters
and special segments will be announced soon.

Foo Fighters and Mars each have six nominations. Six-time GRAMMY-winning Foo
Fighters are nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for Wasting
Light; Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Walk"; Best Hard
Rock/Metal Performance for "White Limo"; and Best Long Form Music Video for
Foo Fighters: Back And Forth.

GRAMMY winner Mars is up for Record Of The
Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Grenade"; Album Of
The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans; and Producer Of
The Year, Non-Classical (as a member of the Smeezingtons, along with Philip
Lawrence and Ari Levine).

Minaj has four nods: Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for "Moment 4
Life" (with Drake), Best Rap Album for Pink Friday, and Album Of The Year
(as a featured artist on Rihanna's Loud).

Aldean and Swift are up for three awards each. Aldean has nominations for
Best Country Solo Performance for "Dirt Road Anthem," Best Country Duo/Group
Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Kelly Clarkson), and Best
Country Album for My Kinda Party. Four-time GRAMMY winner Swift has nods for
Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for "Mean," and Best
Country Album for Speak Now.

Two-time GRAMMY winner Clarkson is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group
Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Jason Aldean).

The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions 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.

The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12 at
Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and
5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One/Dial
Global, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube. For
GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording
Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
 
 
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