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U2, Kid Rock, Rihanna Sign On for Grammys

Posted by Janice Bryant On January - 29 - 2009

Rihanna, Alison Krauss, Robert Plant, Kid Rock and U2 are the most recent artists that have signed on to perform for the Grammy Awards 51st annual ceremony to be held next month.

The latest group of superstars augment an already star studded cast that includes Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Radiohead, Katy Perry, Paul McCartney, drummer Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne, Jonas Brothers, Jennifer Hudson, Coldplay and Kenny Chesney. Kayne West, T.I., Lil Wayne and Jay-Z will also be performing “Swagga Like Us,” their hit single.

Presenters tapped by the Recording Academy include Gwyneth Paltrow, current Grammy nominee and award winning actress, Samuel L, Jackson, actor, Charlie Hayden, jazz musician and current Grammy nominee, Josh Groban, Duffy, Jack Black, musician and actor, and Simon Baker, actor from the CBS series “The Mentalist.”

This year’s Awards ceremony for the Grammy Awards will be held on February 8 in Los Angeles at Staples Center. CBS will be airing the ceremony live and will also have radio support from Westwood One Worldwide. Online the event will be covered at CBS.com, Grammy.com, Last.fm, as well as on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, according to a recent press release.

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