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donderdag 9 februari 2012

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys to Perform at the Grammy Awards

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys to Perform at the Grammy Awards

Expect some good vibrations at the Grammys this year.

The reunited Beach Boys, including long-estranged singer-songwriter Brian Wilson, will perform at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. The reconstituted group will deliver their first live performance together in more than two decades, playing with Grammy nominees Foster the People and Maroon 5.

The group announced that it was reforming with its original lineup -- minus Dennis and Carl Wilson, who died in 1983 and 1988, respectively -- in December for a new album and international tour in celebration of the band's 50th anniversary. Brian Wilson, who's notoriously wary of live performances, has not toured with the group since 1965. The group's current lineup consists of Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks.

Joe Walsh, Diana Krall and Maceo Parker will also perform at this year's ceremony, the Grammy organization announced Wednesday.

The newly announced artists join a roster of performers that also includes Adele, in her first performance since undergoing vocal cord surgery last year, Kelly Clarkson, Tony Bennett, Chris Brown, Coldplay, Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

This year's ceremony, hosted by rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J, will be aired by CBS on Sunday from 8 to 11:30 p.m.