According to the official press release we just received:
The latest presenters announced for Music’s Biggest Night are actor Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”), comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert, rock legend Alice Cooper, nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow, actress Kaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”), seven-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy winner Placido Domingo, actor Robert Downey Jr., three-time Grammy winner Wyclef Jean, Grammy and 17-time Latin Grammy winner Juanes, country artist Miranda Lambert, six-time Grammy winner John Legend, actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, actress/singer Lea Michele (“Glee”), actor Chris O’Donnell (“NCIS: Los Angeles”), pop singer Katy Perry, four-time Grammy winner Lionel Richie, TV and radio host Ryan Seacrest, four-time Grammy winner Seal, Academy Award-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino and two-time Grammy winner Keith Urban.
As previously announced, all five Album of the Year nominees are set to perform on Music’s Biggest Night : Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, the Dave Matthews Band and Taylor Swift. Other performers and nominees include Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, P!nk and the Zac Brown Band. Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher will perform in a special 3-D Grammy tribute to Michael Jackson. Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli will perform in a special fundraising segment for Haiti relief. Presenters include actress Kristen Bell, pop/R&B singer Justin Bieber, actor Jeff Bridges, pop singer and actress Miley Cyrus, actor Josh Duhamel, pop sensation the Jonas Brothers, nine-time Grammy winner Norah Jones, pop singer/songwriter Ke$ha, two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J, Grammy winner and three-time Latin Grammy winner Ricky Martin, 10-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy winner Carlos Santana, and nine-time Grammy winner Ringo Starr.
See who’s getting nominated for what after the jump!
T-Pain and Keith Urban each have four nominations: T-Pain with Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Blame It” (with Jamie Foxx), Best R&B Song for “Blame It” (with James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott & Nathan L. Walker), Best Contemporary R&B Album for Thr33 Ringz, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “I’m on a Boat” (with The Lonely Island); and Keith Urban with Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “Sweet Thing,” Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for “Start A Band” (with Brad Paisley), Best Country Album for Defying Gravity and Best Long Form Music Video for Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live.
Jamie Foxx and nine-time Grammy winner Eminem are each up for three awards: Foxx with Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Blame It” (with T-Pain), Best R&B Song for “Blame It” (with James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker), and Best Contemporary R&B Album for Intuition; and Eminem with Best Rap Solo Performance for “Beautiful,” Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Crack A Bottle” (with Dr. Dre & 50 Cent) and Best Rap Album for Relapse.
Drake has two nods: Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song for “Best I Ever Had” (the latter nomination with D. Hamilton & M. Samuels)





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I got bored just reading this…I can imagine what the awards are gonna be like
FUCK! i effin adore award shows, and this one is like the most important one and in my stupid country no one is showing it!!!
Ugh, do you guys have any idea if i can watch it somewhere live online??
I hope Trey SOngz gets the award for best contemporary album……He is the hottest R&B cat out right now…..PLUS the album was straight FIRE!!!……Its the 2010 12th Play………..I might have a baby on the way from that???
So no hip hop/rap performances…
Not even Jay-z…
Boring ON THE NEXT ONE
Wow douce, just because you’re a single-genre scrub you won’t be happy. You equals “on to the next one”, go cry in a corner b***h.
where the heck is kanye