Christina Aguilera Added to the Lineup for "The GRAMMY(R) Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown To Music's Biggest Night(R)"
New One-Hour Special -- Co-Hosted by LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, and Featuring Performances by Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Foo Fighters, B.B. King, John Mayer and Swift -- Will Air Dec. 3 Live on CBS from NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --For the First Time Ever Nominations for the Annual GRAMMY Awards Will Be Announced Live on Primetime Television, and the Event Also Will Celebrate the Grand Opening of the GRAMMY MuseumSM
Four-time GRAMMY(R) winner Christina Aguilera is the latest performer added to "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown To Music's Biggest Night(R)," the new one-hour special that for the first time ever will announce nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards on primetime television, and also will celebrate the grand opening of the GRAMMY MuseumSM at L.A. LIVE. Two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J and 50th GRAMMY nominee Taylor Swift will co-host, and previously announced performers include five-time GRAMMY winner Mariah Carey, five-time GRAMMY winner Celine Dion, the six-time GRAMMY-winning Foo Fighters, 14-time GRAMMY winner B.B. King, five-time GRAMMY winner John Mayer, and Swift. "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" takes place on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 9 -- 10 p.m. ET/PT. Tickets to the live event are available for purchase at
www.ticketmaster.com, and proceeds will benefit the GRAMMY Museum.
"The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" will announce nominations in several categories, feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and nominees, and will set the stage for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 8, 2009 (8 -- 11:30 p.m. ET/PT). Following the one-hour live telecast, guests will experience a one-hour exclusive concert by one of the evening's performers in celebration of the grand opening of the GRAMMY Museum. Tickets to "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, via phone at 213-480-3232, or online at
www.ticketmaster.com.
"The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC and John Cossette Productions. John Cossette and Ken Ehrlich are the executive producers
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