The first group of artists to hit the stage at the 47th annual Grammy Awards are Green Day, U2, Alicia Keyes and Tim McGraw.
The organizers have also revealed that Christina Milian, Ellen DeGeneres and John Travolta will be among the presenters at an evening hosted by Queen Latifah.
Green Day received six Grammy nominations, one of which is for album of the year (American Idiot). U2 has three nominations including group of the year. Alicia Keyes is one of the favourites of the evening with eight nominations with her CD The Diary of Alicia Keyes. Tim McGraw has two for Live Like You Were Dying.
The 47th annual Grammy Awards, the most important music award in the world, will be on February 13 in Los Angeles.