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U2 and Alicia Keys to Perform on 44th Annual Grammy AwardsSuperstar artists are the first announced performers and presenters for the premier music awards show to be broadcast on the CBS network on February 27
The Recording Academy,
January 22, 2002
U2 and Alicia Keys will perform on the 44th Annual Grammy Awards telecast set for February 27 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, it was announced today by Michael Greene, President/CEO of the Recording Academy.
The announcement marks the first official naming of performers for the music industry's preeminent awards show -- broadcast domestically on the CBS Television Network from 8-11 p.m. (EST/PST) -- which will be available to a worldwide audience of more than 1.7 billion viewers in 175 countries. "U2 and Alicia Keys are emblematic of the diversity and limitless talent of our nominees and the powerful music that they create," said Greene. "With this year's spotlight being focused on singer/songwriters across all genres, the Grammys will showcase a wide array of the world's best artists, making this show the most dynamic ever." Ten-time Grammy winner U2 has a total of eight Grammy nominations this year from its critically acclaimed album All That You Can't Leave Behind. Nominations include the coveted Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories, as well as nods in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song categories (they earned two nominations in the later category). Newcomer Alicia Keys earned six nominations, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the hit song "Fallin'"; Best R&B Album for her debut album Songs in A Minor; and a Best New Artist nomination. Presenters include four-time Grammy winner Janet Jackson, who currently holds nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Dance Recording and Best Pop Vocal Album; Grammy-winning artist Diana Krall and past Grammy-nominee Britney Spears. Additional presenters will be announced shortly. As previously announced, actor/comedian Jon Stewart will host the show. The 44th Annual Grammy Awards are being produced by Cossette Productions for the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (the Recording Academy). Pierre Cossette is executive producer, Ken Ehrlich is writer/producer and Walter Miller is producer/director. John Cossette is supervising producer and Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer. Westwood One is the Official Grammy Radio Network, producing and distributing exclusive Grammy programming to radio stations worldwide. Special programs include A Look Back at the Grammys, Nomination Specials, and Westwood One Presents Backstage at the Grammys, a two-day, 40-station remote broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Westwood One provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features, live events and 24/7 Formats and serves more than 7,700 radio stations. Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as the Recording Academy, is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its makers. An organization of 20,000 musicians, producers and other recording professionals, the Recording Academy is internationally known for the Grammy Awards, and is responsible for numerous groundbreaking outreach, professional development, cultural enrichment, education and human services programs. For more information, please visit www.grammy.com.
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