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MULTIPLE GRAMMY(R) AWARD NOMINEES SINGER/SONGWRITER JAMES BLUNT, RAPPER T.I. AND LEGENDARY FUNK BAND EARTH, WIND & FIRE TOGETHER WITH MARY J. BLIGE AND LUDACRIS ARE SET TO PERFORM ON "THE 49TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS," LIVE FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, FEB. 11 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole, Common, Alyson Hannigan and Cobie Smulders

 ("How I Met Your Mother"), Reba McEntire, Mandy Moore, Quentin Tarantino and Luke Wilson Added to Present  

            Multiple GRAMMY® Award nominees singer/songwriter James Blunt, rapper T.I. and legendary funk band Earth, Wind and  Fire together with Mary J. Blige and Ludacris are set to perform, on THE 49TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 11 (8:00-11:30 PM live, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

            Multiple GRAMMY Award winners Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole and Reba McEntire, rapper/actor Common, as well as actresses Alyson Hannigan and Cobie Smulders ("How I Met Your Mother"), actress/singer Mandy Moore, Academy Award winner Quentin Tarantino and actor Luke Wilson have been added to present.

            James Blunt is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best New Artist.  Rapper T.I. is nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Justin Timberlake) and Best Rap Album.

            Previously announced performers are Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, the Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Ludacris, John Mayer, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rascal Flatts, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Shakira, Justin Timberlake (a solo performance and with the winner of the "My GRAMMY Moment" competition) the Police and Carrie Underwood.  Previously announced presenters are Joan Baez, Natasha Bedingfield, Tony Bennett, Lewis Black, The Black Eyed Peas, Nicolas Cage, Ciara, Ornette Coleman, Melissa Etheridge, Nelly Furtado, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Latifah, P!nk, Rihanna, LeAnn Rimes, Chris Rock, Nicole Scherzinger (of the Pussycat Dolls), Seal, David Spade ("Rules of Engagement") and Stevie Wonder.

          Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers.

             THE 49TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS are produced by John Cossette Productions in association with Ken Ehrlich Productions for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers; Walter C. Miller is producer/director; Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer.  David Wild is the writer and Tzvi Small is supervising producer.

RATING:  To Be Announced

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