Following previous rumors mentioning her Grammy gig, Britney Spears reportedly has secured an opening slot at the upcoming 53rd Annual Grammy Awards despite her camp saying otherwise. The pop singer, according to sources, is confirmed to kick off the coveted prize-giving event with "Hold It Against Me".
If this source could be trusted, Britney will join the other musical guests B.o.B, Bruno Mars, Eminem, Cee-Lo, Lady GaGa and Katy Perry.
2011 Grammy Awards will take place on February 13 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS at 8 P.M. ET/PT.
Here are this years Grammy Nominees:Record Of The YearNothin’ On You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
F*** You – Cee Lo Green
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Album Of The YearThe Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Song Of The YearBeg Steal Or Borrow – Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
F*** You – Brody Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
The House That Built Me – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Love The Way You Lie – Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
Need You Now – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best New ArtistJustin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Best Female Pop Vocal PerformanceKing Of Anything – Sara Bareilles
Halo (Live) – Beyoncé
Chasing Pirates – Norah Jones
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceHaven’t Met You Yet – Michael Bublé
This Is It – Michael Jackson
Whataya Want From Me – Adam Lambert
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Half Of My Heart – John Mayer
Best Pop Collaboration With VocalsAirplanes, Part II – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
Imagine – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
If It Wasn’t For Bad – Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Best Pop Vocal AlbumMy World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I Dreamed A Dream – Susan Boyle
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Battle Studies – John Mayer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Best Dance RecordingRocket – Goldfrapp
In For The Kill – La Roux
Dance In The Dark – Lady Gaga
Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna
Dancing On My Own – Robyn
Best Electronic/Dance AlbumThese Hopeful Machines – BT
Further – The Chemical Brothers
Head First – Goldfrapp
Black Light – Groove Armada
La Roux – La Roux
Best Female R&B Vocal PerformanceGone Already – Faith Evans
Bittersweet – Fantasia
Everything To Me – Monica
Tired – Kelly Price
Holding You Down (Going In Circles) – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal PerformanceSecond Chance – El DeBarge
Finding My Way Back – Jaheim
Why Would You Stay – Kem
We’re Still Friends – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
There Goes My Baby – Usher
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With VocalsLove – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
Take My Time – Chris Brown & Tank
You’ve Got A Friend – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine – John Legend & The Roots
Soldier Of Love – Sade
Best Traditional R&B Vocal PerformanceWhen A Woman Loves – R. Kelly
Hang On In There – John Legend & The Roots
You’re So Amazing – Calvin Richardson
In Between – Ryan Shaw
Go [Live] – Betty Wright
Best R&B SongBittersweet – Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
Finding My Way Back – Ivan “Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin “Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland
& Miguel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
Second Chance – E. DeBarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
Shine – John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
Why Would You Stay – K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Best R&B AlbumThe Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me – Fantasia
Another Round – Jaheim
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing – Monica
Best Contemporary R&B AlbumGraffiti – Chris Brown
Untitled – R. Kelly
Transition – Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
Raymond V Raymond – Usher
Best Rap Solo PerformanceOver – Drake
Not Afraid – Eminem
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
Power – Kanye West
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or GroupShutterbugg – Big Boi & Cutty
Fancy – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Lose My Mind – Young Jeezy & Plies
Best Rap/Sung CollaborationNothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Wake Up Everybody – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap SongEmpire State Of Mind – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic
& Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Love The Way You Lie – Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
Not Afraid – M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters
(Eminem)
Nothin’ On You – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B
& Bruno Mars)
On To The Next One – Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay,
songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap AlbumThe Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots
