Current GRAMMY® Award nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Cee Lo Green, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert and Katy Perry are the first performers announced for “THE 53rd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®” broadcasting live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 (8:00-11:30 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Arcade Fire and Miranda Lambert will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Eminem, CeeLo Green, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are returning to the GRAMMY stage.  Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced at a later date.
Eleven-time GRAMMY winner Eminem leads with 10 nominations: Record of the Year (with Rihanna); Song of the Year (with Alexander Grant and Skylar Grey); Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Rihanna); Best Rap Song (with Alexander Grant and Skylar Grey) and Best Short Form Music Video (with Rihanna) for “Love the Way You Lie”; Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for Recovery; Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Airplanes, Part II” (with B.o.B & Hayley Williams); and Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song (with M. Burnett, J. Evans, Luis Resto & M. Samuels) for “Not Afraid.”
Two-time GRAMMY winner Lady Gaga has six nods: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for The Fame Monster; Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video for “Bad Romance”; Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Telephone” (with Beyoncé); and Best Dance Recording for “Dance in the Dark.”
Two-time GRAMMY winner Cee Lo Green and Katy Perry are up for four awards each: Green with Record of the Year, Song Of The Year, Best Urban/Alternative Performance and Best Short Form Music Video for “F*** You;” Perry with Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Teenage Dream, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Teenage Dream,” and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “California Gurls” (with Snoop Dogg).
Arcade Fire and Miranda Lambert each have three nominations: Arcade Fire with Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album for The Suburbs, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Ready To Start”; Lambert with Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “The House That Built Me,” Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “Bad Angel” (with Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson), and Best Country Album for Revolution.
THE 53rd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy®.  Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
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