The Recording Academy announced today a new list of performers and presenters for the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Current GRAMMY nominee Melissa Etheridge will be joined by Joss Stone in a tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Janis Joplin. In addition, GRAMMY nominee Jamie Foxx will perform with multi-nominee Alicia Keys, Godfather of Soul James Brown will join multi-nominee Usher, Al Green has been added to the tsunami fundraising segment, and John Mayer also joins the GRAMMY lineup.
Newly announced presenters include three-time GRAMMY winner Nelly; nine-time GRAMMY winner Sheryl Crow and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong; three-time GRAMMY winner Rob Thomas (matchbox twenty); nominee Anthony Hamilton; GRAMMY winner Ricky Martin; five-time GRAMMY winner T Bone Burnett; two-time GRAMMY winner Amy Lee (Evanescence); and actor/recording artist Kevin Bacon. Nelly is currently nominated for Best Rap Album (Suit), Crow is nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("The First Cut Is The Deepest"), Hamilton is nominated for two awards: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Charlene") and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Why" with Jadakiss), and Burnett is nominated for three GRAMMYs: Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical and Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Cold Mountain) and Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media ("The Scarlet Tide")
Melissa Etheridge, in her first appearance since being diagnosed with cancer six month ago, and Joss Stone will perform together in a tribute to '60s rock icon Janis Joplin. Etheridge has won two GRAMMY Awards and currently is nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ("Breathe"). Newcomer Stone is nominated for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("You Had Me") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Mind, Body & Soul).
GRAMMY-nominated recording artist and Oscar-nominated actor Jamie Foxx will make a special appearance with Alicia Keys. Foxx is nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Slow Jamz" with Twista and Kanye West). Five-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys currently holds eight nominations: Album Of The Year and Best R&B Album (The Diary Of Alicia Keys); Song Of The Year and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("If I Ain't Got You"); two nominations in the Best R&B Song category ("My Boo," and "You Don't Know My Name"); and two nominations in the Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals category ("Diary" featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! and "My Boo," with Usher).
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, will make an appearance with Usher, who has eight current nominations: Record Of The Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Yeah!" with Lil Jon and Ludacris), Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary R&B Album (Confessions), Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song ("Burn"), and Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best R&B Song ("My Boo" with Alicia Keys).
GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter John Mayer is also scheduled to perform. He is nominated for two awards: Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Daughters"). Rounding out the new list, Al Green will perform as part of the special musical segment for tsunami relief efforts. Green is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("I Can't Stop").
Hosted by Queen Latifah, the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). These artists join previously announced performances by Green Day, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, and U2; along with many special segments including Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony; an explosive show-opener featuring The Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani (with Eve), Los Lonely Boys, Maroon 5 and Franz Ferdinand; Kanye West with John Legend, Mavis Staples, and the Blind Boys Of Alabama; a tribute to Ray Charles featuring Bonnie Raitt and Billy Preston; a salute to Southern rock with Tim McGraw, Gretchen Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dickey Betts, Elvin Bishop, and Keith Urban; and a special musical segment to raise funds for tsunami relief efforts which will feature Bono, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Velvet Revolver, Tim McGraw, and Brian Wilson. Previously announced presenters include: Tyra Banks, Ellen DeGeneres, Hoobastank, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, Kris Kristofferson, Ludacris, Matthew McConaughey, Mark McGrath, Christina Milian, Lisa Marie Presley, Charlie Sheen, Gary Sinise, John Travolta, and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.
