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Kate Beckinsale, Blink 182, Natalie Cole, Zooey Deschanel, Diddy, Morgan Freeman, Green Day, Dwayne Johnson, John Legend, Leona Lewis, LL Cool J, Jason Mraz, Emily Procter, Leann Rimes and will.I.am Are Latest Presenters Announced for Music's Biggest Night®

Two-time GRAMMY® winner and current GRAMMY nominee Terence Blanchard, GRAMMY winner and 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year Neil Diamond, current nominee M.I.A., GRAMMY winner Smokey Robinson, current nominee Robin Thicke, 2009 Trustees Award recipient Allen Toussaint, 25-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Stevie Wonder, along with a special tribute to Bo Diddley featuring current nominees Buddy Guy, B.B. King, John Mayer and Keith Urban, have been added to the list of performances when the 51st ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS are broadcast live from Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 8 (8:00–11:30 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Actress Kate Beckinsale, the reunited band Blink 182, eight-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Natalie Cole, actress/musician Zooey Deschanel, GRAMMY winner Sean "Diddy" Combs, Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman, three-time GRAMMY winner Green Day, actor Dwayne Johnson, five-time GRAMMY winner John Legend, current GRAMMY nominee Leona Lewis, two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J, current GRAMMY nominee Jason Mraz, actress Emily Procter (CBS's CSI: MIAMI), and three-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee will.i.am two-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Leann Rimes are the latest presenters announced for Music's Biggest Night®.

Previously announced performers include Adele, Chris Brown, Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, Paul McCartney (with special guest drummer Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters), Katy Perry, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Radiohead, Rihanna, Sugarland, U2 and Carrie Underwood. Additionally, previously announced collaborative performances include: Estelle and Kanye West; Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus; T.I. and Justin Timberlake; a Four Tops Tribute featuring Duke Fakir (2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and original member of the Four Tops), Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo; and Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West in a special performance of their hit single "Swagga Like Us."

Previously announced presenters include actor Simon Baker (CBS's THE MENTALIST), actor/musician Jack Black, nine-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Sheryl Crow, current three-time GRAMMY nominee Duffy, talk show host Craig Ferguson (CBS's THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON), nine-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Al Green, current nominee Josh Groban, three-time GRAMMY-winning jazz musician and current nominee Charlie Haden, actor Samuel L. Jackson, actor Jay Mohr (CBS's GARY UNMARRIED), Academy Award-winning actress and current GRAMMY nominee Gwyneth Paltrow, GRAMMY winner Queen Latifah and rapper and current nominee T-Pain.

The music industry's premiere event will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound. The show is being supported with additional information on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at www.CBS.com and www.GRAMMY.com. It is also being supported with additional content on Twitter at "theGRAMMYs," on Facebook at "The Recording Academy," on YouTube at "51stGRAMMYs," and on Last.fm at "the51stgrammys."

John Mayer has five nominations: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for his single "Stay," Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Lesson Learned" with Alicia Keys), Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ("Gravity") and Best Long Form Music Video ("Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles").

Leona Lewis and will.i.am each are up for three awards. Lewis is nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Bleeding Love" and Best Pop Vocal Album (Spirit). will.i.am has nods for Song Of The Year ("American Boy" with Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray, & Kanye West), Best Urban/Alternative Performance ("Be Ok" with Chrissette Michele) and Producer Of The Year.

Jason Mraz has two noninations: Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "I'm Yours."

Terence Blanchard, Natalie Cole, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, MIA, Leann Rimes, Robin Thicke, Keith Urban and Stevie Wonder each are nominated. Terence Blanchard has a nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ("Be-Bop"). Buddy Guy and B.B. King each have a nod in the Best Traditional Blues Album category; Guy for Skin Deep and King for One Kind Favor. M.I.A. garnered a nomination in Record Of The Year for "Paper Planes." Leann Rimes is nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("What I Cannot Change"). Robin Thicke earned a nod for Album Of The Year (as an artist and producer on Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III). Keith Urban is up for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals ("Let The Wind Chase You" with Trisha Yearwood). Stevie Wonder has a nomination for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Never Give You Up" with Raphael Saadiq and CJ Hilton).

As previously announced, Katy Perry will perform as part of the "MY GRAMMY MOMENT" segment on the telecast. This year, music fans can upload a 30- to 60-second video of themselves singing along to a portion of Perry's current GRAMMY-nominated song, "I Kissed A Girl," at www.CBS.com/grammys through Friday, Feb. 6. Submitted videos will be voted on by CBS.com users, and the most popular videos will be shown as part of Perry's 51st ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS performance on Music's Biggest Night®.

Additionally, the 51st ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS Pre-Telecast Ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 8 (4:00 PM, ET/1:00 PM, PT -- 6:45 PM, ET/3:45 PM, PT) at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The ceremony will be streamed live internationally on www.GRAMMY.com beginning at 4:00 PM, ET/1:00 PM, PT. Hosting and performing at the Pre-Telecast will be current GRAMMY nominees Wayne Brady and Tia Carrere. In addition, live performances by Latin GRAMMY-winning folk/jazz singer and current nominee Lila Downs, GRAMMY-winning classical artist and current nominee Hilary Hahn and current GRAMMY nominee Heavy D will also be seen. In addition, four-time GRAMMY-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams, producer/host of "Millennium of Music" radio show Robert Aubry Davis, GRAMMY-winning songwriter/producer Lamont Dozier, GRAMMY-winning children's folk artists Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, comedian Alex Raymundo and actor Blair Underwood will present GRAMMY Awards in approximately 99 categories. The live stream of the Pre-Telecast will remain on www.GRAMMY.com for 30 days following the event.

Record Of The Year
Chasing Pavements - Adele
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
Paper Planes - M.I.A
Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman - Ne-Yo
Raising Sand -Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows - Radiohead

Song Of The Year
American Boy - Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Chasing Pavements - Adele
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Love Song - Sara Bareilles
Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Chasing Pavements - Adele
Love Song - Sara Bareilles
Mercy -Duffy
Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
So What - Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
All Summer Long - Kid Rock
Say - John Mayer
That Was Me - Paul McCartney
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Closer - Ne-Yo
Wichita Lineman - James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Waiting In The Weeds - Eagles
Going On - Gnarls Barkley
Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
Apologize - OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Lesson Learned - Alicia Keys & John Mayer
4 Minutes - Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again - Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Love Appetite - Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War - Eagles
Fortune Teller - Fourplay
Steppin' Out - Stanley Jordan
Blast! - Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax For Stax - Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One - Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life - Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas - Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours - Sheryl Crow
Rockferry - Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden - Eagles
Spirit - Leona Lewis
Covers - James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk
Ready For The Floor - Hot Chip
Just Dance - Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
Give It 2 Me - Madonna
Disturbia - Rihanna
Black & Gold - Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album
New York City - Brazilian Girls
Alive 2007 - Daft Punk
Bring Ya To The Brink - Cyndi Lauper
X - Kylie Minogue
Last Night - Moby
Robyn - Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Still Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project - Michael Feinstein
Noël - Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas - Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall - Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Gravity - John Mayer
I Saw Her Standing There - Paul McCartney
Girls In Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen
Rise - Eddie Vedder
No Hidden Path - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal s
Rock N Roll Train - AC/DC
Violet Hill - Coldplay
Long Road Out Of Eden - Eagles
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
House Of Cards - Radiohead

Best Hard Rock Performance
Inside The Fire - Disturbed
Visions - Judas Priest
Wax Simulacra - The Mars Volta
Saints Of Los Angeles - Mötley Crüe
Lords Of Salem - Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance
Heroes Of Our Time - DragonForce
Nostradamus - Judas Priest
My Apocalypse - Metallica
Under My Thumb - Ministry
Psychosocial - Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Castellorizon - David Gilmour
Suicide & Redemption - Metallica
34 Ghosts I-IV - Nine Inch Nails
Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace) - Rush
Peaches En Regalia - Zappa Plays Zappa

Best Rock Song
Girls In Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen
House Of Cards - Radiohead
I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab For Cutie
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Violet Hill - Coldplay

Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock
Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic - Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely - The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt - Beck
Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie
The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows - Radiohead

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Me, Myself And I - Beyoncé
Heaven Sent - Keyshia Cole
Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman - Alicia Keys
Need U Bad - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
You're The Only One - Eric Benét
Take You Down - Chris Brown
Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Can't Help But Wait - Trey Songz
Here I Stand - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Ribbon In The Sky - Boyz II Men
Words - Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By The Sea) - Al Green Featuring John Legend
I'm His Only Woman - Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
A Change Is Gonna Come - Wayne Brady
You've Got The Love I Need - Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Baby I Know - Linda Jones with Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
Love That Girl - Raphael Saadiq
In Love With Another Man - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Say Goodbye To Love - Kenna
Wanna Be - Maiysha
Be OK - Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
Many Moons - Janelle Monae
Lovin You (Music) - Wayna Featuring Kokayi

Best R&B Song
Bust Your Windows - Jazmine Sullivan
Customer - Raheem DeVaughn
Heaven Sent - Keyshia Cole
Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album
Love & Life - Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men
Lay It Down - Al Green
Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Growing Pains - Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac' - J. Holiday
First Love - Karina
Year Of The Gentleman - Ne-Yo
Fearless - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)... - Jay-Z
A Milli - Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo - Lupe Fiasco
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master) - Nas
Sexual Eruption - Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Royal Flush - Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
Swagga Like Us - Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Mr. Carter - Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
Wish You Would - Ludacris Featuring T.I.
Put On - Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
American Boy - Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Low - Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Green Light - John Legend & Andre 3000
Got Money - Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
Superstar - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Song
Lollipop - Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major
Low - Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Sexual Eruption - Snoop Dogg
Superstar - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us 0 Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Best Rap Album
American Gangster - Jay-Z
Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
Nas - Nas
Paper Trail - T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For These Times - Martina McBride
What I Cannot Change - LeAnn Rimes
Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Last Call - Lee Ann Womack
This Is Me You're Talking To - Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins
In Color - Jamey Johnson
Just Got Started Lovin' You - James Otto
Letter To Me - Brad Paisley
Troubadour - George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
God Must Be Busy - Brooks & Dunn
Love Don't Live Here - Lady Antebellum
Every Day - Rascal Flatts
Blue Side Of The Mountain - The SteelDriversStay - Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Shiftwork - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Killing The Blues - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
House Of Cash - George Strait & Patty Loveless
Life In A Northern Town - Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Let The Wind Chase You - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance
Sumatra - Cherryholmes
Two Small Cars In Rome - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Sleigh Ride - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Is This America? (Katrina 2005) - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner

Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves - Randy Travis
I Saw God Today - George Strait
In Color - Jamey Johnson
Stay - Sugarland
You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins

Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
Troubadour - George Strait
Around The Bend - Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love - Trisha Yearwood

Best Bluegrass Album
Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe - Cherryholmes
Del McCoury Band - Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Del McCoury Band
The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman - Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends
Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Wheels - Dan Tyminski

Best Short Form Music Video
Honey - Erykah Badu
Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley
Another Way To Die - Alicia Keys & Jack White
House Of Cards - Radiohead
Pork And Beans - Weezer

Best Long Form Music Video
Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles - John Mayer
(Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer)
Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer)
Good Girl Gone Bad Live - Rihanna
(Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers)
Respect Yourself The Stax Records Story - Various Artists
(Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers)
Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who - The Who
(Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Murray Lerner, Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers)

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