PERFORMERS AND PRESENTERS

PERFORMERS 50 Cent Christina Aguilera Black Eyed Peas Chick Corea Celine Dion Foo Fighters George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Earth, Wind & Fire Alicia Keys Richard Marx Martina McBride OutKast Sting and Sean Paul Robert Randolph & the Family Band

PRESENTERS Sean Astin Hilary Duff Kurt Elling Faith Hill Norah Jones B.B. King John Mayer Brian McKnight Joe Perry Carlos Santana Amber Tamblyn Steven Tyler Pharrell Williams

Rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) is currently nominated for five Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best Male Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group (with Lil' Kim) and Best Rap Album.

Christina Aguilera is a two-time Grammy Award-winner and is currently nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (with Lil' Kim) and Best Pop Vocal Album.

The Foo Fighters will appear for the first time with jazz legend Chick Corea and are currently nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. Chick Corea is nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists (with Bobby McFerrin).

Luther Vandross will be honored in a special segment by Celine Dion, Alicia Keys and Richard Marx, who will perform two of his greatest hits. Vandross is currently nominated for five Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals (with Beyoncé) and Best R&B Album. Marx is nominated with Vandross for Song Of The Year and Best R&B Song.

The Black Eyed Peas are nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Justin Timberlake).

Martina McBride is nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video.

OutKast previously won three Grammy Awards and is currently nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Album, Best Urban/Alternative Performance, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Best Short Form Music Video. Earth, Wind & Fire previously won six Grammy Awards and is currently nominated for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. Robert Randolph & The Family Band is nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Rock Gospel Album.

Sting has won 15 Grammy Awards and is currently nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Sean Paul is nominated for Best New Artist, Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Reggae Album.

The White Stripes are nominated for Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Alternative Music Album. In addition, Jack White is nominated individually as a songwriter for Best Rock Song.