The GRAMMYS Are Sunday!

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The 61^st Annual GRAMMY Awards are set for this Sunday, with some of today’s biggest stars set to perform for what is undoubtedly music’s biggest night.

Camila Cabello is set to open the show with a performance featuring J. Balvin, Young Thug, Ricky Martin and Arturo Sandoval. Other confirmed performers include Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay, andBrandi Carlile, along with  Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Shawn Mendes, Miley Cyrus, Janelle Monáe, Mark Ronson, Chloe x Halle, Travis Scott, Dua Lipa with St. Vincent, Post Malone with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, H.E.R., Chloe x Halle and Travis Scott.

• There will also be a tribute to Dolly Parton, the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year, featuring performances by Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Katy Perry, with Dolly set to take the stage as well to perform a song from her soundtrack “Dumplin’.”

• In addition, Diana Ross, who is celebrating her 75^th birthday next month, will also perform and there will be a tribute to Aretha Franklinfeaturing performances by Yolanda Adams, Fantasia and Andra Day.

• Presenters this year include Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Leon Bridges,, Charlie Wilson Alessia Cara, Julian Edelman, Eve, John Mayer, Bob Newhart, Smokey Robinson, Swizz Beatz, Meghan Trainor, BTS, Cedric The Entertainer, Nina Dobrev, Anna Kendrick, Jada Pinkett Smith and Wilmer Valderrama.

• Brandi leads the list of Country/Americana nominees with six, including an Album of the Year nod for her record “By The Way, I Forgive You.” Meanwhile, Kacey also earned multiple nods, four,  and will also compete for Album of the Year for “Golden Hour,” which also earned a Best Country Album nod.

• Meanwhile, Maren earned three country specific nods, Best Country Group/Duo and Best Country Song for “Dear Hate,” her collaboration with Vince Gill, as well as Best Country Solo Performance for her cover of Elton John’s “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters." She also has nods in two general categories, Record of the Year and Song of the Year for her Zedd collaboration “The Middle.” and was also nominated for Best Pop Group/Duo Performance for the song. 

The 61^st Annual GRAMMY Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, airs live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will air at 8 pm on CBS. Check out some of the nominees below and click here for the complete list.

Album of the Year

• "Invasion of Privacy" Cardi B
• "By the Way I Forgive You" Brandi Carlile
• "Scorpion" Drake
• "H.E.R." E.R.
• "Beerbongs & Bentleys" Post Malone
• "Dirty Computer" Janelle Monae
• "Golden Hour" Kacey Musgraves
• "Black Panther OST" Kendrick Lamar, various artists

Record of the Year

• Cardi B "I Like It"
• Brandi Carlile "The Joke"
• Childish Gambino "This Is America"
• Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper "Shallow"
• Drake "God's Plan"
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA"All the Stars"
• Post Malone & 21 Savage "Rockstar"
• Zedd & Maren Morris "The Middle"

Song of the Year

“All The Stars," Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Boo’d Up," Ella Mai
“God’s Plan," Drake
“In My Blood," Shawn Mendes
“The Joke," Brandi Carlile
“The Middle," Zedd & Grey feat. Maren Morris
“Shallow," Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“This Is America," Childish Gambino

Best New Artist

Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith 

Best Country Solo Performance

• “Wouldn’t It Be Great,” Loretta Lynn
• “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters,” Maren Morris
• “Butterflies,” Kacey Musgraves
• “Millionaire,” Chris Stapleton
• “Parallel Line,” Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Shoot Me Straight,” Brothers Osborne
• “Tequila,” Dan + Shay
• “When Someone Stops Loving You,” Little Big Town
• “Dear Hate,” Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill
• “Meant to Be,” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

Best Country Song (award goes to songwriter)

• “Break Up in the End,” Cole Swindell (Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill and Jon Nite, songwriters)
• “Dear Hate,” Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill (Tom Douglas, David Hodges and Maren Morris, songwriters)
• “I Lived It,” Blake Shelton (Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley and Ben Hayslip, songwriters)
• “Space Cowboy,” Kacey Musgraves (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves, songwriters)
• “Tequila,” Dan + Shay (Nicolle Gaylon, Jordan Reynolds and Dan Smyers, songwriters)
• “When Someone Stops Loving You,” Little Big Town (Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill and Lori McKenna, songwriters)

Best Country Album

• “Unapologetically,” Kelsea Ballerini
• “Port Saint Joe,” Brothers Osborne
• “Girl Going Nowhere,” Ashley McBryde
• “Golden Hour,” Kacey Musgraves
• “From A Room: Volume 2,” Chris Stapleton

Best Americana Album

• “By the Way, I Forgive You,” Brandi Carlile
• “Things Have Changed,” Bettye LaVette
• “The Tree of Forgiveness,” John Prine
• “The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone,” Lee Ann Womack
• “One Drop of Truth,” The Wood Brothers

Best American Roots Performance

• “Kick Rocks,” Sean Ardoin
• “Saint James Infirmary Blues,” Jon Batiste
• “The Joke,” Brandi Carlile
• “All on My Mind,” Anderson East
• “Last Man Standing,” Willie Nelson

Best American Roots Song (Award to Songwriters)

• “All the Trouble,” Lee Ann Womack (Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack, and Adam Wright, songwriters)
• “Build a Bridge,” Mavis Staples (Jeff Tweedy, songwriter)
• “The Joke,” Brandi Carlile (Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters)
• “Knockin’ on Your Screen Door,” John Prine (Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, songwriters)
• “Summer’s End,” John Prine (Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, songwriters)

Source: GRAMMY