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Current GRAMMY nominees the Lumineers, Carrie Underwood and Jack White are set to perform; nominees Dierks Bentleyand Miranda Lambert will join together in a special performance; and Elton John and nominee Ed Sheeran will perform live together for the first time on the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. They join previously announced performers and nominees The Black Keys, FUN., Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift. Two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J returns as host of Music's Biggest Night. The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 10, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high-definition TV and 5.1surround sound on the CBS Television Network from8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Dial Global, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.

Current GRAMMY Award nominees the Lumineers, Carrie Underwood and Jack White are set to perform, nominees Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert will join together in a special performance, and Elton John and nominee Ed Sheeran will perform live together for the first time on THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS broadcast.

Current GRAMMY Award nominees the Lumineers, Carrie Underwood and Jack White are set to perform, nominees Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert will join together in a special performance, and Elton John and nominee Ed Sheeran will perform live together for the first time on THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS broadcast.

The GRAMMY Foundation will host 'Play It Forward: A Celebration Of Music's Evolution And Influencers' - the 15th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project - featuring live musical performances and archival footage from its preservation archives. Performers include GRAMMY winners Yolanda Adams, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, LeAnn Rimes, and Dionne Warwick; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Lupe Fiasco; Current GRAMMY nominee Ed Sheeran; Mike Einziger of Incubus, singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, violinist Ann Marie Simpson, multi-platinum recording artist Guy Sebastian, and George Thorogood And The Destroyers, as well as other artists to be announced shortly.

International Pop Star Olly Murs will release his highly anticipated US debut album RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME on Columbia Records on April 16, 2013. The album will feature the top 40 summer hit 'Heart Skips A Beat' ft. Chiddy Bang and the BRIT Award nominated #1 pop anthem 'Troublemaker' ft. Flo Rida, which debuted top 30 at US pop radio this week. The music video for 'Troublemaker' has already garnered over 18 million views. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aQDOUbErNg.

Elektra recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced plans for his biggest U.S. headline tour to date. The 2013 trek gets underway tonight, January 17th at Houston's House of Blues and then continues through mid-February (see itinerary below). Among the tour's highlights are shows at some of America's most renowned venues, including Sheeran's debut performance on the Great Stage of New York's world famous Radio City Music Hall, set for January 30th.

Elektra recording artist Ed Sheeran is shaping up as the first true star of the new year as his GRAMMY-nominated single, 'The A Team,' ascends to #10 at CHR/Top 40 radio outlets across the country. What's more, the track -- featured on the British singer/songwriter's acclaimed debut album, '+' -- is a multi-format favorite, currently up to #6 at Hot AC outlets (where the song has remained on the chart for a format-leading 38 weeks), as well as a top 20 smash on Billboard's all-encompassing 'Hot 100.'

The world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, has gathered today's biggest hits for NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 45, to be released February 5. NOW 45 will be available on CD and for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

The GRAMMY Foundation will host 'Play It Forward: A Celebration Of Music's Evolution And Influencers' - the 15th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project - featuring live musical performances and archival footage from its preservation archives. Performers include GRAMMY winners Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, and LeAnn Rimes; current GRAMMY nominee Ed Sheeran; Mike Einziger of Incubus, singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas, violinist Ann Marie Simpson, and George Thorogood and the Destroyers, as well as other artists to be announced shortly. The evening's musical director will be Darrell Brown, songwriter/producer, Recording Academy Trustee, and GRAMMY Foundation Board member. Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation, will be in attendance, along with other prominent music industry leaders and members of The Recording Academy.

Online ticket marketplace TicketNetwork.com today announced ticket sale trends for Q4 2012. Following overall trends for the year, ticket sales in the concert category outpaced both sports and theater sales combined.

Talk Show Listings For Today, December 24

Talk Show Listings For Monday, December 24

The GRAMMY Foundation will host 'Play It Forward: A Celebration Of Music's Evolution And Influencers' - the 15th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project - featuring live musical performances and archival footage from its preservation archives. Performers include GRAMMY winners Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris; current GRAMMY nominee Ed Sheeran; and singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas, as well as other artists to be announced shortly. The evening's musical director will be Darrell Brown, songwriter/producer, Recording Academy Trustee, and GRAMMY Foundation Board member. Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation, will be in attendance, along with other prominent music industry leaders and members of The Recording Academy.

Talk Show Listings For Today, December 18

Talk Show Listings For Tuesday, December 18

Overall, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), FUN., Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, and Kanye West top the nominations with six each; The Black Keys, Chick Corea, and Miguel each garner five nods; and producer Jeff Bhasker, mastering engineer Bob Ludwig and Nas are each up for four awards.

Nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. Scroll below to see the nominees for Best Musical Theater Album!

One Direction are gearing up to release their highly anticipated second album TAKE ME HOME on Tuesday November 13. Fans can stream the album in its entirety a week early beginning Monday November 5, exclusively on the iTunes store www.iTunes.com/OneDirection. TAKE ME HOME includes the history making #1 single 'Live While We're Young,' which sold over 341k copies in its first week, making it Billboard's biggest opening week sales for a single by a non-US artist ever.