(January
17th, 2012. - www.tvview.tv)
Current GRAMMY®
nominees Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars,
Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for the
THE 54th ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS. Jason
Aldean and Nicki Minaj will perform on the GRAMMY broadcast for the
first time, while Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars and Taylor
Swift are returning to the GRAMMY stage. The music industry's premier
event will take place live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday,
Feb. 12, 2012 (8:00-11:30 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television
Network. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be
announced soon.
Foo
Fighters and Bruno Mars each have six nominations. Six-time
GRAMMY-winning Foo Fighters 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. GRAMMY winner Bruno Mars 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 (as a member of The Smeezingtons, along with
Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine).
Nicki
Minaj has four nods: Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for “Moment
4 Life” (with Drake), Best Rap Album for Pink Friday and Album
of the Year (as a featured artist on Rihanna's Loud).
Jason
Aldean and Taylor Swift each are up for three awards. Jason Aldean has
nominations in Best Country Solo Performance for “Dirt Road Anthem,”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Don't You Wanna Stay” (with
Kelly Clarkson) and Best Country Album for My Kinda Party.
Four-time GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift has nods in Best Country Solo
Performance and Best Country Song for “Mean” and Best Country Album
for Speak Now.
Two-time
GRAMMY winner Kelly Clarkson is nominated for Best Country
Duo/Group Performance for “Don't You Wanna Stay” (with Jason Aldean).
