FOUR-TIME GRAMMY® WINNER AND CURRENT NOMINEE BRUNO MARS TO PERFORM ON THE 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®
Music’s Biggest Night® — Hosted By James Corden
Airs Live On CBS, Feb. 12, 2017
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2017) — The Recording Academy® announces Bruno Mars will join this year’s lineup for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast. The four-time GRAMMY® winner and current nominee will return to the stage to perform for the first time since 2013. Mars joins previously announced performers Adele, John Legend, Metallica, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and hosted by award-winning television personality and performer James Corden, the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Mars is currently nominated for Album Of The Year for his work on Adele’s 25. He has performed at The GRAMMYs® four times previously, including twice at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2013.
The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, Ben Winston is a producer, and David Wild and Ehrlich are the writers.
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