Maroon 5 Set To Perform On The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live on 12/5; LL Cool J to Host

Three-time GRAMMY^®-winning group Maroon 5 are the first act announced to perform on "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night^®." Two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J returns to host the one-hour special, which takes place live for the first time ever at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The show - which will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees - will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network (www.cbs.com) from 10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (9 p.m. Central). Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. For updates and breaking news, please visit www.grammy.com, and The Recording Academy^®'s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

Following the one-hour live telecast, guests will experience a one-hour exclusive concert by one of the evening's performers. Pre-sale tickets for "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" go on sale today to select VIPs. Tickets to the general public will go on sale Fri., Sept. 21, and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com or via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at 800.745.3000.                                                            

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