THE ANGELS – The Grammys will honor the lives of Loretta Lynn, Migos rapper Takeoff and Christine McVie with star-studded performances during Sunday’s ceremony.
The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the ceremony will honor three musicians who died in the past year with special performances during its in memoriam portion.
Kacey Musgraves will perform “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in tribute to Lynn. Quavo and Maverick City Music will take the stage to honor his nephew Takeoff with the song “Wala Ka.” Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt will team up to perform “Songbird” to remember McVie.
The academy also announced Wednesday that presenters will include first lady Jill Biden, Viola Davis, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Billy Crystal, James Corden, Olivia Rodrigo and Cardi B.
Trevor Noah will return for a third time to host the ceremony, which will air live from the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+ beginning at 8 pm Eastern.
The ceremony will include performances by Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, Lizzo, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs and Steve Lacy.
Beyoncé led the awards with the top nine nominations, including record and song of the year nods for her song “Break My Soul.” Kendrick Lamar has the second most nominations with eight, while Adele and Carlile enter the show with seven nods.
Styles, Blige, Future, DJ Khaled, The-Dream and mastering engineer Randy Merrill each received six nominations.
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AP Entertainment writer Kristin M. Hall contributed to this report from Nashville, Tennessee.
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