Pop music’s most successful contemporary singer and its most acclaimed rapper are among the acts slated for this year’s Grammy Awards.
Adele and Kendrick Lamar have been announced as top performers at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Also added to the bill? Chart-topping nihilistic crooner The Weeknd, the country quartet Little Big Town (of recent “Girl Crush” fame) and the R&B legend Lionel Richie. More performers will be announced in the coming days.
Adele’s latest commercial juggernaut “25” isn’t eligible for this year’s awards (so if you were hoping to see her sweep yet again, you’ll have to wait until next year). Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly,” however, received more nominations — 11 — than any other artist and looks to be a strong contender for Album of the Year. The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind the Madness” is also up for seven awards.
