Tuesday, January 24, 2006

U2 Grammy appearance confirmed!

U2 ROCKS WITH MARY J. BLIGE; FAITH HILL AND KEITH URBAN TO PERFORM; CHRISTINA AGUILERA JOINS HERBIE HANCOCK; JAMIE FOXX AND KANYE WEST UNITE, AS ALL JOIN LINEUP FOR THE 48TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS

Big & Rich, Tom Hanks and Terrence Howard are First Announced Presenters for Music's Biggest Night™ on CBS Wednesday, Feb. 8

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2006) —The Recording Academy® announced today a record number of unique GRAMMY® pairings, as well as first presenters for Music's Biggest Night™ , the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Keeping with the tradition of exciting GRAMMY moments, multi-GRAMMY winner and R&B diva Mary J. Blige will join multi-GRAMMY nominee U2 on the same GRAMMY stage for the first time; GRAMMY nominees and country superstars Keith Urban and Faith Hill are set to appear; current GRAMMY nominee and Oscar® winner Jamie Foxx unites with Kanye West, who has eight GRAMMY nominations this year; and GRAMMY nominees Christina Aguilera and Herbie Hancock hit the stage for an intimate performance. Additionally, superstar country duo Big & Rich, two-time Oscar® winner Tom Hanks, and critically acclaimed actor Terrence Howard will appear as presenters. More GRAMMY Moments, superstar performances and presenters will be announced shortly.

These outstanding artists join previously announced performers Mariah Carey, John Legend, and Kanye West — who all have eight nominations this year.

The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at www.grammy.yahoo.com.

U2 Rocks Out with Mary J. Blige
R&B diva and three-time GRAMMY winner Mary J. Blige will join rockers U2 for a special performance. Fifteen-time GRAMMY winner U2 currently has five nods: Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album (How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb); Song Of The Year and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"); and Best Rock Song ("City Of Blinding Lights").

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