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Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Li'l Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West will join the lineup of previously announced performers Kenny
Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry and Carrie
Underwood, for the 51st annual Grammy Awards, to be held Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in LA.
UPDATE - January 29: U2, Rihanna, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Kid Rock have now been added to the performance line-up.
Bruce Springsteen, U2, Beyonce, Garth Brooks, Queen Latifah, Stevie Wonder, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Denzel Washington,John Mellencamp, Will.I.Am, Shakira and Jamie Foxx will appear in an inaugural concert on January 18 at the Lincoln Center in Washington. President-Elect Obama is expected to attend.
The 90-minute concert will begin on Sunday at 2 p.m., and HBO will air it for free (for all cable and satellite subscribers) that night at 7 p.m. Details are still being finalized, but the theme of the show will be Obama's place in history among other presidents who've led the country in difficult times. Many of the artists will cover songs that have historical resonance or connect with the theme of the day. "It's not a celebration of victory; it's about the country coming together for the future we're going to face," executive producer George Stevens Jr. said.
Aretha Franklin will sing at the Inauguration ceremonies on January 20, and that night Sting and Elvis Costello will perform at a charity concert at Washington's Harman Center for the Arts.
