Newcomer James Bay is ready to rock at the Grammy Awards
Seven-time GRAMMY Award victor Carrie Underwood is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for “Little Toy Guns”. A copuple of Best New Artist nominees, Tori Kelly and James Bay are also set to duet, blending together straightforward pop with soulful indie rock.
– The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) January 27, 2016 GRAMMY nominees @AndraDayMusic & @elliegoulding will perform together LIVE at the 58th #GRAMMYs Feb. 15 on @CBS! The two are among several artists recently announced as duet partners for the 2016 event. Additional performers will be announced shortly.
Andra Day will be performing with Ellie Goulding, while Tori Kelly will take the stage alongside James Bay.
Hot off the announcement last week that Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Little Big Town and the Weeknd would perform at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, the recording academy on Wednesday revealed a round of collaborative performances for the show at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 15. 2016 MusiCares® Person of the Year Lionel Richie will be honored with a special tribute during the 2016 Grammys. Hunt’s album Montevallo is up for Best Country Album with Bay’s Chaos And The Calm nominated for Best Album.
Goulding is up for a Grammy in the Best Pop Solo Performance category for “Love Me Like You Do”, and the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ehrlich are the writers.