Cynthia Littleton Business EditorJohn Legend, Carrie Underwood, J Balvin with Maria Becerra and just-announced Silk Sonic are among the performers added to Sunday’s Grammy Awards, where producers will also highlight three musical genres — gospel/Christian, tropical Latin and bluegrass — that are not traditionally part of the show.
The ceremony will also feature a tribute to Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters drummer who died March 25 at the age of 50.The list of artists set to appear on the live CBS telecast from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas also include Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings, who are lined up for “special segments that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast,” per the Grammys.
Maverick City Music is nominated in gospel and Christian music categories. Nuviola is up for tropical Latin album while Strings is a contender for American roots and bluegrass album honors.
Balvin is up for música urbana album.CBS and the Recording Academy aren’t giving out many details about plans for this year’s show, which was forced to relocate to Las Vegas from its traditional home at the (now) Crypto.com Arena because of COVID concerns earlier this year.Jack Sussman, CBS’ executive vice president of specials, music and live events, emphasized that the goal of spotlighting the array of musical genres that are a more obscure part of the Grammy competition every year became a big focus this year.The telecast will likely open with “a great sequence of musical moments that will open right at (8 p.m.) and keep you there glued to the TV,” Sussman told Variety.
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