KELSEA BALLERINI AND LUKAS GRAHAM MAKE THEIR GRAMMY® STAGE DEBUTS

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CURRENT NOMINEE DEMI LOVATO TO TAKE THE STAGE WITH ANDRA DAY AND TORI KELLY TO CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF THE BEE GEES
 
CYNTHIA ERIVO JOINS JOHN LEGEND FOR SPECIAL IN MEMORIAM PERFORMANCE

Music's Biggest Night® — Hosted By James Corden — Airs Live On CBS, Feb. 12, 2017


SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2017) — With less than one week left until Music's Biggest Night®, The Recording Academy just added more artists to its stellar lineup. Set to perform at the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards® are current GRAMMY® nomineesKelsea Ballerini and Lukas Graham; current GRAMMY nominee Cynthia Erivo, who will join voices with previously announced 10-time GRAMMY winner John Legend in tribute to those from the music community we lost this past year; and, in a special segment, current GRAMMY nominee Demi Lovato with previous GRAMMY nomineesAndra Day, Tori Kelly, and previously announced Little Big Town in a collaborative performance celebrating the music of the Bee Gees and the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Fever.

This latest group joins previously announced performers Adele, William Bell, Chance The Rapper, Gary Clark Jr., Daft Punk, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Maren Morris,Anderson .Paak, Sturgill Simpson, A Tribe Called Quest, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and The Weeknd. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on theCBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Award-winning television personality and performer James Corden is set to host the for the first time.

Ballerini is nominated for Best New Artist.

Erivo is nominated for Best Musical Theater Album (The Color Purple).

Lukas Graham is nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ("7 Years"). Lead singer Lukas Forchhammer is also nominated for Song Of The Year ("7 Years").

Lovato is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album (Confident).

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