2010 Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson Tribute, Lady Gaga and Elton John Duet Highlight

The music industry's most celebrated night occurs Sunday, January 31, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles -- the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010). CBS, which will broadcast the event live, has been pushing the ceremony for the past month, promos appearing nearly every commercial break. The potential viewer knows that there will be a special 3-D tribute to the King of Pop, the late Michael Jackson. Beyonce is nominated for ten awards. Taylor Swift, Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Lil Wayne, Andrea Bocelli, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Jennifer Nettles and others will perform. Bon Jovi will perform as well -- a song voted for by the viewing audience. The run-up has been non-stop for the 2010 Grammy Awards, building the hype that the show will hope to live up to...

Some of the highlights of the 2010 Grammy Awards were kept secret, like the fact that Lady Gaga and Elton John will open the show. Radar Online confirmed that the two had rehearsed an opening number Saturday.

Michael Jackson's children will attend the massive ceremony and will accept the Lifetime Achievement Award for their father. The Michael Jackson tribute to be shown has never been seen before and was designed for his "This Is It Tour." It will feature a mini-movie, which is shown in 3-D.

For the first time in the history of the Grammy Awards, three women will compete for the top three awards categories. Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift are nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year. Between the three, they have 23 Grammy nominations.

Among the presenters will be "The Mentalist" Simon Baker, Golden Globe winner Jeff Bridges, Alice Cooper, Sheryl Crow, the Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, muliple Grammy winner Carlos Santana, LL Cool J, "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr., and many others.

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert ("The Colbert Report") hosts this year's 2010 Grammy Awards. The 52nd Annual edition of the ceremony airs at 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS.

2010 Grammy Awards Nominations (Major Awards List)

Album of the Year

"I Am Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift

Record of the Year

"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings Of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga;
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

"Poker Face," Lady Gaga and RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
"Pretty Wings," Hod David and Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

New Artist

Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Pop Vocal Album

"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"Breakthrough," Colbie Caillat
"All I Ever Wanted," Kelly Clarkson
"The Fray," The Fray
"Funhouse," P!nk

Rock Album

"Black Ice," AC/DC
"Live From Madison Square Garden," Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
"21st Century Breakdown," Green Day
"Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"No Line On The Horizon," U2

R&B Album

"The Point Of It All," Anthony Hamilton
"Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics," India.Arie
"Turn Me Loose," Ledisi
"Blacksummers' Night," Maxwell
"Uncle Charlie," Charlie Wilson

Rap Album

"Universal Mind Control," Common
"Relapse," Eminem
"R.O.O.T.S.," Flo Rida
"The Ecstatic," Mos Def
"The Renaissance," Q-Tip

Country Album

"The Foundation," Zac Brown Band
"Twang," George Strait
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
"Defying Gravity," Keith Urban
"Call Me Crazy," Lee Ann Womack

Latin Pop Album

"5to Piso," Ricardo Arjona
"Te Acuerdas ...," Francisco Cespedes
"Sin Frenos," La Quinta Estacion
"Hu Hu Hu," Natalia Lafourcade
"Gran City Pop," Paulina Rubio

Contemporary Jazz Album

"Urbanus," Stefon Harris and Blackout
"Sounding Point," Julian Lage
"At World's Edge," Philippe Saisse
"Big Neighborhood," Mike Stern
"75," Joe Zawinul and The Zawinul Syndicate

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For a full list of the 2010 Grammy Awards Nominees, go to Grammy.com.

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Sources:

Grammy.com
TMZ.com