We’re three weeks away from the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, the first time the ceremony will air live on the West coast, and the Recording Academy has announced the list of performers for the February 15 awards show in anticipation.
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Adele, who won six Grammys for her 2011 hit album 21, broke opening week sales records in the United States when she returned to recording after a four-year absence with 25.
Adele is set to perform at the 2016 Grammys next month!
Little Big Town are nominated for Best Country Album, for Pain Killer, and Best Country Duo / Group Performance, for “Girl Crush”, at the 2016 Grammy Awards. The lineup includes Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Little Big Town and the Weeknd. Lamar was notably overlooked for his 2012 album good kid m.A.A.d. city, as the Awards named Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ The Heist the Best Rap Album of the Year. “The performances and moments that take place on the Grammy stage are awesome in so many ways for the audience and artists alike”, he said after a December 2015 announcement.
He will face competition from Taylor Swift in the coveted best album category, as his album To Pimp a Butterfly will go up against her album 1989. A special tribute to Lionel Richie, who is the Recording Academy’s 2016 MusiCares person of the year, also will be featured on the Grammys telecast.
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