Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Sugarland, Dwight Yoakam To Help Announce GRAMMY Nominees

Sugarland and Dwight Yoakam will be on hand to help announce some of the nominees for the 52nd annual GRAMMY Awards. The country stars are slated to take part in tonight's CBS TV special "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night," during which hopefuls in select categories will be revealed. Sugarland is joining the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Nick Jonas & The Administration as performers for the gala. Yoakam is on board as a presenter, along with former Beatle Ringo Starr, Smokey Robinson, rapper T-Pain, rockers Linkin Park, Katy Perry, and actor-comedian George Lopez. LL Cool J has been tapped to host the show.

CBS will air "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" live from the Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The 52nd annual GRAMMY Awards, which will be presented in a ceremony at L.A.'s Staples Center on January 31st, will also be carried live on CBS.