Beyonce Knowles and Foo Fighters have said that they will appear at the Grammy Awards next month, despite the continued threat of protests by striking Hollywood writers and amid fears that those picket lines could scare off the music acts.
Beyonce's dad and manager Matthew says they "have every intention" of being there, despite her being a member of the Screen Actors Guild, who are 'out' with the scriptwriters, whilst Foo manager John Silver says his charges "will be performing on the show" which takes place on 10 Feb. Splitters.
The Foos are appearing in a segment called My Grammy Moment, in which fans play on stage with their idols, having auditioned via YouTube. Head Fighter Dave Grohl said: "Thanks to My Grammy Moment, a musician from that next generation is going to get the chance to audition on YouTube to play with us at the Grammys as part of our orchestra".
As previously reported, it was originally thought the Grammys would be spared from any picket line of striking writers, even though the production company who produce the event is on a boycott list by the writers' union. However, as it seems to be becoming more likely strikers will picket the awards bash, bosses at the US Recording Academy are reportedly in talks with the Writers' Guild Of America to secure an official go ahead for the event, concerned many key singers won't dare cross a picket line and the award show may face the same fate as this year's Golden Globes, which were all but cancelled because of the strike.