Sting, Rihanna and Bruno Mars will sing together at this Sunday's 55th Grammy awards in Los Angeles, with the show also including a duet by Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John.
Although it is not that hard to imagine Rihanna sharing a recording studio with Bruno Mars, neither artist seems a natural fit with Sting, but fans are already predicting the former Police frontman will appear on a rendition of Locked Out of Heaven – Mars's avowed attempt to write a Police song. "I started singing that, and I was up there in Stingville, in that register, so that's what you get," he told MTV News.
Other Grammys performers will reportedly include Frank Ocean, the Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, Kelly Clarkson, the Black Keys and Maroon 5. There are even more luminaries among the list of award presenters: Prince, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and Carly Rae Jepsen.
For the second time, LL Cool J will host the gala; on this occasion the rapper is also promoting his first new album since 2008. "I'm excited and grateful to be back," he told USA Today. "I'd like to see more hip-hop [on the show], but you could make an argument for more of everything. The Grammys have made a huge statement by taking a hip-hop icon and making him their host."
Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Fun, the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, Jay-Z, and Kanye West lead this year's Grammy nominations. Bruce Springsteen will be honoured as the MusiCares person of the year.
