Rihanna and Taylor Swift To Perform At Grammys

The first wave of live acts are confirmed

Published 9th Jan 2013

Rihanna and Taylor Swift will both perform live at the 2013 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles next month.

Also taking to the stage at the biggest music awards ceremony on the planet are Mumford & Sons, fun. and The Black Keys.

Organisers made the announcement on Twitter last night, writing: "Psst! Want to hear who the first round of performers are for the 55th #GRAMMYs?!"

"First round of performers for 55th #GRAMMYs! drum roll @theblackkeys @OurNameIsFun @MumfordAndSons @Rihanna @TaylorSwift13."

It will be a busy night for Taylor as she also co-hosts the ceremony alongside hip-hop veteran LL Cool J.

Mumford & Sons, fun., Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach lead the nomination with six nods each.

Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen, Maroon 5, Pink and Ne-Yo are amongst the dozens of big names battling It out for honours.

The winners will be announced at the lavish Staples Center ceremony on 10th February. All eligible records nominated had to have been released between 1st October 2011 and 30th September 2012.

Despite being the most successful record of last year Stateside, Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ was excluded as it came out in November.

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