Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters And Others Announced As GRAMMYs Performers
LOS ANGELES — GRAMMY nominees Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as performers for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. They are the first performers announced for the telecast, which will take place on Sunday, February 12, 8:00 – 11:30 p.m. (EST/PST) on CBS.
Swift, Foo Fighters, Mars and Clarkson are all returning to the GRAMMY stage. Minaj and Aldean are both GRAMMY rookies, performing for the first time.
Swift, who's already won four GRAMMYs, was nominated for three awards. She earned nods for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for "Mean" and Best Country Album for Speak Now.
Leading the current performers in nominations are Foo Fighters and Mars, both with six nods. Foo Fighters, six-time GRAMMY winners, 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.
Mars, one-time GRAMMY winner, 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.
Minaj is up for four nominations: Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for "Moment 4 Life," Best Rap Album for Pink Friday and Album Of The Year.
Aldean earned three nods, and is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for "Dirt Road Anthem," Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" and Best Country Album for My Kinda Party.
Two-time GRAMMY winner Clarkson is up for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Jason Aldean.
Any additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon. Follow updates about The GRAMMYs at CBS Local.
