53rd Grammy Awards

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It will be broadcasted on CBS. Barbra Streisand will be honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010. A total of 109 awards will be presented. Most of the awards will be presented during the pre-telecast which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is next to the Staples Center, where the main telecast takes place. The eligibility period is September 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.
Eminem topped the nominations with ten, including Record of The Year, Song of the Year and Album of The Year followed by Bruno Mars who received seven nominations; Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum, and Lady Gaga each earned six nominations; Jeff Beck, B.o.B, David Frost, Philip Lawrence, John Legend and The Roots received five each; Alex Da Kid, The Black Keys, Drake, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Dirk Sobotka, and Zac Brown each earned four nods; Arcade Fire, Chris Brown, Muse, Miranda Lambert, John Mayer and Alicia Keys each earned three nods; and Robert Plant, Pink, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Monica , La Roux, Goldfrapp, Janelle Monáe, Sade, Michael Bublé, Fantasia, Hayley Williams and The White Stripes all received two nominations.
On January 13, 2011, the following were officially announced to perform at the ceremonies:

• Arcade Fire
• Eminem
• Cee Lo Green
• Lady Gaga - Born This Way
• Miranda Lambert
• Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg - California Gurls

A week later, the following were reported to be included in the line-up:

• B.o.B
• Lady Antebellum
• Bruno Mars
• Janelle Monáe
• Muse
• Usher and Justin Bieber with Jaden Smith

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