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(For a complete list of 52nd GRAMMY Award nominees, please click here.)

Performers: Jamie Foxx and T-Pain with Slash and Doug E.Fresh; nominees Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne with Travis Barker; aspecial tribute to guitar virtuoso Les Paul featuring Jeff Beck andImelda May; the cast of "American Idiot" appearing with Green Day;four-time GRAMMY winner Roberta Flack; five-time GRAMMY winner EltonJohn; and three-time GRAMMY winner Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland; Beyoncé; the Black EyedPeas; Bon Jovi; the Dave Matthews Band; Green Day; Lady Antebellum;Lady Gaga; Maxwell; Pink; Taylor Swift; the Zac Brown Band; CelineDion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, and Usher ina special 3-D GRAMMY tribute to Michael Jackson; and Mary J. Blige andAndrea Bocelli in a special fund-raising segment for Haitian relief.

Presenters: Actor Simon Baker ("The Mentalist"), comedian and TV host StephenColbert, rock legend Alice Cooper, nine-time GRAMMY winner Sheryl Crow,actress Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory"), seven-time GRAMMY andthree-time Latin GRAMMY winner Plácido Domingo, actor Robert DowneyJr., three-time GRAMMY winner Wyclef Jean, GRAMMY and 17-time LatinGRAMMY winner Juanes, country artist Miranda Lambert, six-time GRAMMYwinner John Legend, actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, actress/singer LeaMichelle ("Glee"), actor Chris O'Donnell ("NCIS: Los Angeles"), popsinger Katy Perry, four-time GRAMMY winner Lionel Richie, TV and radiohost Ryan Seacrest, four-time GRAMMY winner Seal, Academy Award-winningwriter/director Quentin Tarantino, and two-time GRAMMY winner KeithUrban. Actress Kristen Bell,pop/R&B singer Justin Bieber, actor Jeff Bridges, pop singer andactress Miley Cyrus, actor Josh Duhamel, pop sensation the JonasBrothers, nine-time GRAMMY winner Norah Jones, pop singer/songwriterKe$ha, two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J, GRAMMY winner and three-timeLatin GRAMMY winner Ricky Martin, 10-time GRAMMY and three-time LatinGRAMMY winner Carlos Santana, and nine-time GRAMMY winner Ringo Starr.

- T-Pain and Urban each have four nominations: T-Pain with BestR&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "Blame It" (withJamie 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 ContemporaryR&B Album for Thr33 Ringz, and Best Rap/SungCollaboration for "I'm On A Boat" (with the Lonely Island); and Urbanwith Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Sweet Thing," BestCountry Collaboration With Vocals for "Start A Band" (with BradPaisley), Best Country Album for Defying Gravity, and Best Long Form Music Video for Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live.

- Foxx and nine-time GRAMMY winner Eminem are each up for threeawards: In addition to those mentioned above, Foxx has a BestContemporary R&B Album nomination for Intuition. Eminem'snominations are Best Rap Solo Performance for "Beautiful," Best RapPerformance 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."

- Four-time GRAMMY winner Beck, Colbert, Perry, and Seal are eachnominated: Beck for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "A Day InThe Life," Colbert for Best Comedy Album for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!,Perry for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Hot N Cold," and Sealfor Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "If You Don't Know Me By Now."

So that viewers at home can enjoy the unique 3-D tribute to Jackson,CBS and Target have partnered to provide millions of free 3-D GRAMMYGlasses. From Sunday, Jan. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 31, Target storesnationwide will exclusively offer these 3-D GRAMMY Glasses so that fanshave the opportunity to see the film that was very personal to Jackson.Additionally, the audience at Staples Center will share the 3-Dexperience, wearing the same glasses as those being worn by viewers athome.

Blige's and Bocelli's performance (audio and video) of the Simon& Garfunkel classic "Bridge Over Troubled Water" will be madeavailable for download at iTunes.com/Target following the telecast, andall proceeds will go to the American Red Cross, benefiting ongoingearthquake relief efforts in Haiti. This year marks the 40thanniversary of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" receiving GRAMMY Awards forRecord Of The Year, Album Of The Year, and Song Of The Year, and thesong will provide a moving tribute to the survivors of the tragicevents in Haiti.

As part of Bon Jovi's performance on the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards,fans will have an opportunity to decide which Bon Jovi hit the bandwill perform. For this "You Pick It, They Play It!" special segment,viewers can log on to CBS.com nowand vote in the final round for one out of three of their favorite hitBon Jovi songs: "Always," "It's My Life," and "Livin' On A Prayer."There is no registration to vote, and fans may vote as often as theywish. Additionally, a 30-second clip of each song may be viewed. Votingwill continue until Bon Jovi's performance on Jan. 31, when the songwith the most votes is revealed live during their segment.

Additionally, the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast ceremonywill take place from 1–4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Centerand will be streamed live internationally on GRAMMY.com beginning at 1p.m. PT.

The 52nd GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Jan. 31 atStaples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide,and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube.Additional performers, presenters and special segments will beannounced soon. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, pleasevisit The Recording Academy's social networks on FacebookMySpace and Twitter.
 
 
T-Pain & Jamie Foxx performance a year later?
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I know these awards celebrate what was hot in the past year but damn, that song is OLD
 
^ I borderline forgot what song they even did together 
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On a more important front, I heard Maxwell will be performing with Beyonce 
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I wanted to see a Omarion, Chris Brown, Usher, & Justin Timberlake MJ Tribute....

I think that would be so ill, instead of....

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Originally Posted by rhester

I wanted to see a Omarion, Chris Brown, Usher, & Justin Timberlake MJ Tribute....

I think that would be so ill, instead of....

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Nah son...
 
someone get the links up come east coast time, i ant staying up for this on the west coast
 
This N bout to thank Kanye?
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That Green Day/American Idiot performance was ill.
 
@StephenGHill Jay-Z extended his hand to T-Pain, saying 'what's up, my man'. Very cordial. Both Grammy winners already.
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