Rihanna to perform Live Your Life and Disturbia at Grammys

Paul McCartney, backed by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl on drums, will dust off I Saw Her Standing There. Coldplay, Kid Rock, Neil Diamond and a very pregnant M.I.A. take turns in the spotlight. Adele will deliver Chasing Pavements. Rihanna’s high-tech rendezvous with Chris Brown showcases Live Your Life and recasts Disturbia as a rock anthem. And Katy Perry’s appearance involves fruit.

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Radiohead will be joined on stage by an enormous throng. Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx and Smokey Robinson are teaming for a Four Tops tribute with the last surviving original member, Duke Fakir. Rappers are teeming, period. The Jonas Brothers are paired with Stevie Wonder.

Paul McCartney, backed by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl on drums, will dust off I Saw Her Standing There. Coldplay, Kid Rock, Neil Diamond and a very pregnant M.I.A. take turns in the spotlight. Adele will deliver Chasing Pavements. Rihanna’s high-tech rendezvous with Chris Brown showcases Live Your Life and recasts Disturbia as a rock anthem. And Katy Perry’s appearance involves fruit.

Expect a record number of performances during the 3½-hour Grammy Awards, airing Sunday on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. At scattered points, trophies will be doled out.

“We’re trying to be an awards show that still has some awards in it,” says Ken Ehrlich, the show’s co-executive producer. Only a fraction of the prizes in 110 categories will be bestowed during the telecast, front-loaded with hot acts in rock, pop, country and especially hip-hop.

When Ehrlich surveyed the nominees, “I loved that there were so many fresh names and high-quality returning artists,” he says. “When it came time to lay out the show, there were some old favorites but also a lot of exciting people who’d never been on before, like Radiohead.”

4 Responses to “Rihanna to perform Live Your Life and Disturbia at Grammys”

1. tringuumyy says:

   February 7, 2009 at 4:03 AM

   ooooo i love rihanna

   she’ll do it amazing
2. Brianna says:

   February 7, 2009 at 10:36 AM

   uhh… she CANNOT sing these songs especially ‘disturbia’ I hope she’ll make it this time and I’m crossing fingers for Riri winner at the Grammys
   I love you Riri
3. Anonymous says:

   February 7, 2009 at 4:28 PM

   
4. Ariyanna says:

   February 8, 2009 at 9:16 PM

   I’m watching the Grammy’s and I can’t wait for Rihanna’s performances!!! GO RiRi!