The 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Pre-Telecast ceremony will take place on Sunday, Jan. 31 from 1 - 4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live internationally on www.grammy.com beginning at 1 p.m. PT. Well-attended by nominees and industry VIPs, current GRAMMY nominees Tia Carrere and Kurt Elling will host the star-studded ceremony, which will feature performances by nominees including Montreal-based duo Beast (vocalist Betty Bonifassi and drummer/composer Jean-Phi Goncalves); jazz vocalist Elling; contemporary R&B singer Lalah Hathaway; classical guitarist Sharon Isbin; and R&B singer Charlie Wilson as well as a special bluegrass musical performance by nine-time GRAMMY-winning singer Ray Benson, country instrumentalist Alison Brown, two-time GRAMMY winner Jim Lauderdale, singer/songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, three-time GRAMMY winner Bryan Sutton and singer/fiddle player Gabe Witcher.
Presenting GRAMMY Awards in 99 categories will be current nominees Colbie Caillat, Mick Fleetwood, LMFAO, and Tonex as well as percussionist Sheila E., four-time GRAMMY winner Roberta Flack, and five-time GRAMMY-winning producer/songwriter and Recording Academy Chair Emeritus Jimmy Jam. The live stream of the Pre-Telecast will remain on GRAMMY.com as video on demand for 30 days following the event. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy®'s social networks on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter: www.facebook.com/thegrammys, www.myspace.com/thegrammys, and www.twitter.com/thegrammys.Hosts Carrere and Elling each have one nomination: Carrere for Best Hawaiian Music Album for He Nani (with Daniel Ho), and Elling for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman.Performer Wilson is up for two awards and performers Beast, Benson, Brown, Hathaway, Isbin, Lauderdale, Murphey and Sutton each have one nod: Wilson for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "There Goes My Baby" and Best R&B Album for Uncle Charlie; Beast for Best Short Form Music Video for "Mr. Hurricane"; Benson for Best Americana Album for Willie And The Wheel (Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel); Brown for Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Under The (Five) Wire"; Hathaway for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "That Was Then"; Isbin for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra) for "Journey To The New World"; Lauderdale for Best Bluegrass Album for Could We Get Any Closer?; Murphy for Best Bluegrass Album for Buckaroo Blue Grass; and Sutton for Best Bluegrass Album for Almost Live.
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