Grammy Award Performers Announced

The 52nd Grammy Awards have just added more live performances to an already packed star studded line up which includes artist such as: Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, Maxwell and Lady Antebellum. Alongside these artists are Green Day, Lady GaGa Pink, Dave Matthews Band and the Zac Brown Band. All five of the nominees selected for "Album of the Year" which include GaGa and Dave Matthews Band, will be performing at the Staples Center in Los Angeles that evening. According to a press release from the Recording Academy, more presenters and artists are going to be revealed very soon.

This year's award ceremony sure to be a big night out for the girls since Beyonce comes in with 10 nominations for "I Am...Sasha Fierce", Taylor Swift is joining the party with eight nominations for her record "Fearless" and Lady Gaga is not too far behind with 5 nominations to her name. The boys are not empty handed however, as Maxwell has six nominations while the Peas, Kanye West, and Jay-Z all come in with five of their own.

Lady Gaga took a moment to thank the little people during a show on her Monster Ball tour upon first learning about her five nominations. "So, thank you to all of you little monsters," she told the crowd. "This year, you were nominated for five Grammy Awards. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today, so thank you!"

The Grammy Awards will air on CBS at 8pm EST on January 31st, 2010 so don't miss it!