Staying with awards, and more information has been revealed about this weekend's Grammys. The US awards show will open with what is being described as a 'multi-artist performance' stretched over three stages and featuring the talents of multiple nominees
Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Eve, Los Lonely Boys, Maroon5 and Franz Ferdinand.
Other collaborative segments planned include a tribute to the late great Ray Charles featuring Bonnie Raitt and Billy Preston, and a section dedicated to Southern rock featuring Gretchen
Wilson, Tim McGraw, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dickey Betts and Elvin Bishop.
Meanwhile Bono, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Slash,
Velvet Revolver, Tim McGraw and Brian Wilson will all take part in all-star performance of Beatles track 'Across The Universe' which will be recorded and sold via iTunes after the event in aid of the post-tsunami relief effort.
Meanwhile
Billboard has revealed that Usher has now been added to a bill which already includes Green Day, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, U2,
Jennifer Lopez with Marc Anthony and Kanye West with John Legend,
Mavis Staples and the Blind Boys Of Alabama. The event will be hosted by Queen Latifah, who is also likely to perform.