The Recording Academy announced today that Green Day, Lady Gaga, P!nk, Dave Matthews Band and the Zac Brown Band will perform at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on January 31. They will play at Los Angeles' Staples Center alongside previously announced acts Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, Maxwell and Lady Antebellum. With the addition of Gaga and DMB, all five nominees for Album of the Year — which also include Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas and Swift — are now slated to play live on the show. More artists and presenters will be revealed soon.
As previously reported, Beyoncé leads the pack this year with 10 nominations, and Swift is right behind her with eight nods. The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West each scored six nominations, while David Guetta, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga each earned five. Colbie Caillat, Michael Giacchino, Kings Of Leon, John Newton, RedOne, Bruce Springsteen, T-Pain and Keith Urban have four nods each, while Green Day and the Zac Brown Band have three.
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