HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — R&B star Alicia Keys, best new artist nominee Feist, and country singer Brad Paisley have been added to the list of performers for next week's 50th Annual Grammy Awards.
The artists join previously announced performers Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, Carrie Underwood, Mary J. Blige and Rihanna.
The Foo Fighters will perform as part of this year's "My Grammy Moment," produced in partnership with YouTube and CBS.com. The segment gives up to 20 unsigned musicians the opportunity to play with the rock group as part of an orchestra that will be arranged by special guest conductor John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame.
Aretha Franklin, who is the 2008 MusicCares Person of the Year, will share the stage with Blige, the Clark Sisters, Israel And New Breed, the Madison Bumblebees and Trin-I-Tee 5:7 for a gospel segment.
In a special 50th anniversary moment, Rihanna will perform with the Time, which is reuniting for the occasion.
The Recording Academy also announced this morning that the telecast will feature a segment devoted to the Beatles, combining the casts of Cirque du Soleil's "Love" and the film "Across the Universe."
Earlier this week, the Writers' Guild of America struck an interim deal with Grammy producers, ensuring that the show will move forward despite the ongoing writers' strike.
This year's Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 10 at Los Angeles' Staples Center.
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