Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Metallica Announced As Grammy Awards Performers

Keith Urban [UMG Press Photo]

During Saturday’s New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans game, CBS aired a commercial confirming Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Metallica and The Weeknd for the upcoming Grammy Awards.

Wednesday morning, CBS shared a press release that formally announced four of those names as performers.

Urban, Underwood, Legend and Metallica will indeed be taking the stage.

The Weeknd is not in this particular release, but he may be confirmed in a subsequent one.

James Corden hosts the show, which airs from 8-11:30PM ET/5-8:30PM PT on February 12.

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