BEYONCE, PEAS, MAXWELL TO PERFORM AT GRAMMYS
Dec 23rd, 2009 by Bilal Ali
Beyoncé, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell and Taylor Swift are the first performers booked for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, to be broadcast live on CBS, Jan. 31 (8-11:30 p.m.) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Already a ten-time Grammy-winner, BeyoncĂ© leads with 10 nominations, including Record Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Halo”; Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary R&B Album for “I Am…Sasha Fierce”; Song Of The Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).”
The Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell each are up for six awards: The Black Eyed Peas with Record Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for “I Gotta Feeling,” Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for The E.N.D., and Best Dance Recording and Best Short Form Video for “Boom Boom Pow”; and Maxwell with Song Of The Year, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song for “Pretty Wings,” Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Love You,” Best Pop Instrumental Performance for “Phoenix Rise,” and Best R&B Album for “Blacksummers’ Night.”