Coldplay, Lil Wayne Lead Grammy Performers
Coldplay, Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers are among this year's Grammy performers, as confirmed by a Grammy spokesperson to Spinner. The full lineup is expected to be announced on Wednesday.Weezy leads the nominations with eight, including Album of the Year for 'Tha Carter III,' and entries in every rap category. Chris Martin and Co. follow with seven, and their 'Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends' will battle it out with Mr. Wayne for Album of the Year. Meanwhile, the Jonas Brothers are up for Best New Artist, and their performance will likely mark the point in the broadcast when anyone over the age of 15 takes a snack break.
Or not. We don't judge.
The 51st Grammy Awards air February 8th on CBS.
Outrageous Grammy Moments
Sir Elton Steps Up for Slim Shady: To close the 2001 Grammys, Eminem took the stage with Elton John for a performance of the song 'Stan.' Gay-rights activists, offended by Eminem's lyrics, staged a protest at the event, but were muted by the support fromopenly gay icon John.Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Andre Outrages Native Americans:OutKast's Andre 3000 ruffled more than a few feathers in '04 when he performed his Grammy-winning hit, 'Hey Ya,' with a peculiar Native American theme. Protesters claimed the act perpetuated disrespectful stereotypes of American Indians.Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Dylan Gets Bombed:Dylan's performance of 'Love Sick' at the 1998 Grammys took a turn for the bizarre when a man with "Soy Bomb" scrawled on his chest leapt onto the stage and gyrated for more than 30 seconds. Security removed the crasher while Dylan retained his poise.Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP, Getty Images
Bum Rush 1: Ol' Dirty Bastard:In 1998, the late O.D.B. interruped an acceptance speech by singer Shawn Colvin to protest the Wu Tang Clan's loss of the Best Rap Album award earlier in the night. The defense for his actions? "Wu Tang is for the children!Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word:Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake were to appear at the 2004 Grammys one month after Super Bowl XXXVIII's "nipplegate" fiasco. Timberlake apologized for the incident when accepting his second award. Jackson, however, stayed home.Photo: David Phillip, AP
She Doesn't Want What She Hasn't Got:Sinead O'Connor boycotted the '91 Grammys due to the "extreme commercialism" of the event. After her appropriately titled 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' CD won for Best Alternative Album, she became the first artist to refuse a Grammy.Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect
Posted by Dan Reilly on Jan 13th 2009 4:00PM
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