Sydney,
(ANI):
Legendary
rocker
Mick
Jagger,
folk
icon
Bob
Dylan
and
veteran
diva
Barbra
Streisand
are
set
to
join
rising
stars
and
seasoned
chart-toppers
at
the
Grammy
awards
bash
on
Sunday.
Lady
Gaga,
Katy
Perry
and
teen
sensation
Justin
Bieber
are
also
among
the
performers
at
the
show
in
Los
Angeles,
where
rapper
Eminem
hopes
to
seal
a
comeback
year
with
a
brace
of
awards,
reports
the
Sydney
Morning
Herald.
Apart
from
showcasing
new
talent,
the
glittering
evening
will
also
pay
tribute
to
past
greats
including
The
King
of
Rock
'N
Soul
Solomon
Burke,
who
died
last
year,
and
ailing
soul
legend
Aretha
Franklin.
Christina
Aguilera,
Jennifer
Hudson
and
Florence
and
the
Machine
singer
Florence
Welch
will
stage
a
combined
Valentine's
and
get-well
tribute
for
Franklin,
who
is
recovering
from
reported
cancer
surgery.
"The
special
segment
will
feature
individual
and
collective
performances
of
some
of
the
Queen
of
Soul's
classic
hits," said
the
organisers
ahead
of
the
three-and-a-half-hour
53rd
Grammys
show
at
the
Staples
Centre
in
downtown
LA.
Dylan,
appearing
at
the
Grammys
for
the
fifth
time,
will
perform
with
country-tinged
Brits
Mumford
and
Sons
and
folk-rock
band
the
Avett
Brothers
in
a
special
salute
to
acoustic
music,
organisers
said.
In
other
new
announcements
on
Thursday,
three
days
before
the
show,
they
said
rapper
Dr
Dre
will
appear,
in
his
first
live
television
performance
for
more
than
a
decade.