Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings to

Perform in Special GRAMMY Spotlights

Trevor Noah Hosts Music’s Biggest Night^® Sunday, April 3, on CBS

CBS and the Recording Academy^® have added additional performers for THE 64^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS^®, including J Balvin with Maria Becerra, John Legend, Silk Sonic and Carrie Underwood. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings will perform in special segments that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the GRAMMY Awards telecast.

Live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and hosted by Trevor Noah, THE 64^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will be broadcast live Sunday, April 3 (8:00-11:30 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:30 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Previously announced performers include Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Cynthia Erivo, H.E.R., Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Leslie Odom Jr., Nas, Ben Platt, Olivia Rodrigo, Chris Stapleton and Rachel Zegler.

J Balvin is nominated this year for Best Música Urbana Album (Jose), bringing his total career nominations to four.

Silk Sonic is up for four GRAMMY Awards: Record Of The Year (“Leave the Door Open”), Song Of The Year (“Leave the Door Open”), Best R&B Performance (“Leave the Door Open”) and Best R&B Song (“Leave the Door Open”).

Seven-time GRAMMY winner Carrie Underwood is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“If I Didn’t Love You” with Jason Aldean) and Best Roots Gospel Album (My Savior).

First-time nominees Maverick City Music are up for four nominations: Best Gospel Performance/Song (“Wait on You”), Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song (“Jireh”), Best Gospel Album (Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition) and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (Old Church Basement).

GRAMMY Winner Aymée Nuviola is nominated this year for Best Tropical Latin Album (Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso).

GRAMMY winner Billy Strings received two nominations: Best American Roots Performance (“Love And Regret”) and Best Bluegrass Album (Renewal).

In addition to his telecast performance, 12-time GRAMMY winner John Legend will be honored during the Recording Academy Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective event, taking place the night before the GRAMMY Awards. Legend will receive the first-ever Recording Academy Global Impact Award for his personal and professional achievements in the music industry.

THE 64^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS is produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy. Raj Kapoor serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Ben Winston and Jesse Collins as executive producers and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay as co-executive producer. Hamish Hamilton returns as director, and Eric Cook returns as supervising producer, with Tabitha D’umo, Patrick Menton, Fatima Robinson and David Wild as producers.

About the Recording Academy

The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music’s history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum®, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares® and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards – music’s only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world’s leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.

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*Paramount+ Premium subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service as well as on demand. Essential-tier subscribers will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.

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