Grammy revelations: The Civil Wars will introduce Taylor Swift

Hello Taylor Nation,

The 54th Grammy Awards are tomorrow! There will be lots to take in. Central Wisconsin Hub had a conversation with executive producer Ken Ehrlich about what we can expect tomorrow. Be aware that these things can change.

• Bruce Springsteen will open the show.
• Adele will sing Rolling In The Deep along with a second song.
• Paul McCartney will perform with Diana Krall and Joe Walsh.
• The Civil Wars will take the stage to sing a brief version of Barton Hollow and then proceed to introduce Taylor Swift. The Outspoken One will be singing a re-tooled version of Mean. Ehrlich tells Central Wisconsin Hub that the version “is absolutely delicious. She’s done the song on other shows, but never like this.” Can’t wait to hear this. There is no mention of a Safe And Sound performance but come on! They are all there. It’s almost a given.
• Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson will be performing Don’t You Wanna Stay.
• Carrie Underwood will join Tony Bennett for a duet of It Had To Be You.
• Blake Shelton and The Band Perry will perform as part of a salute featuring Glen Campbell.
• Katy Perry will perform, but no song titles have been revealed.

Update! With the recent death of Whitney Houston (Saturday, February 11) these plans are being changed in order to accomodate a tribute.

Here’s the Blonde With The Sparkly Guitar getting interviewed during rehearsals:

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The Queen of Sparks is nominated for Best Country Album for Speak Now and Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for Mean.

Coming up in the Calendar!

• February 12: The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift is nominated for Best Country Album for Speak Now,Best Country Song for “Mean” and Best Country Solo Performance for “Mean”. She also performs! The show will be broadcast live on CBS from 8:00pm to 11:30pm ET/PT.
• February 13: The music video for Safe And Sound debuts on MTV and across all its viacom partner networks.
• February 19: The world premiere of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax at Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California. Director Chris Renaud and cast members Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate and Betty White will be attending.

(Sources: Central Wisconsin Hub, Grammy.com)