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The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live— Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®

Three-time GRAMMY® winner Ludacris, GRAMMY winner Lupe Fiasco, and GRAMMY-winning duo Sugarland have been added to the lineup for “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®” (www.grammy.com). Previously announced performers are country artist Jason Aldean and five-time GRAMMY winner Lady Gaga, and two-time GRAMMY winner and once again LL COOL J is set to host. The one-hour special takes place live on Wednesday, Nov. 30 , at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. The show, which will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees, will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network (www.cbs.com) from 10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT. Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy®’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys , www.facebook.com/thegrammys .

This concert special marks the fourth time nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards will be announced live on primetime television. Last year’s airing of the nominations special led to increased ratings in all key demographics for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast earlier this year, delivering the show’s best ratings in all key measures in more than a decade.

In addition to unveiling nominations for the 54th GRAMMY Awards, “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!” will feature a special, live announcement from a truly iconic group regarding their historic band reunion set to take place on the GRAMMY stage on Feb. 12, 2012.

Tickets for “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” are on sale now at www.nokiatheatrelalive.com and via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at 800.745.3000. For discounts on groups of 10 or more, and for more information on VIP packages, visit www.aegtickets.com or call 877.234.8425.

The road to Music’s Biggest Night begins with “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!” and culminates with the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 , and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Tyrese Celebrates New CD With Hit Single “Stay” and #1 R&B Album on iTunes

November 1, 2011 marks the return of the soulful tenor’s fifth studio recording with Open Invitation.  A 14 song set of classic Tyrese featuring the top 5 single “Stay.”  “After stepping away from recording to nurture and develop my film career, I am super excited to return to my first love of music, which ignited my amazing journey,” says Tyrese.
Tyrese has a unique reinvigoration of passionate, classic R&B which stirs the hearts and souls of audiences.  With a voice so forceful it can roll back time, Tyrese sets out to reignite passion into the genre with his magnetic persona and soulful songs reminiscent of days past.   Open Invitation offers a melodic collective of infectious R&B ballads that will be sparked by the sensational lead single “Too Easy” featuring Hip Hop aficionado Ludacris, and “I Gotta Chick” featuring R&B heavyweight R. Kelly and the red-hot, in-demand emcee Tyga along with the smash hit “Stay.” In addition the exclusive iTunes version of the disc features two bonus tracks.

Making its debut on iTunes as the number one R&B album, Open Invitation takes its place among other Tyrese platinum releases which include his RCA Records debut, TYRESE and Watts 2000 and his Grammy Nominated disc I Wanna Go There which features the monster hit single, “How You Gonna Act Like That” along with the R&B classic “Signs of Lovemaking.”  Open Invitation showcases the growth of Tyrese as a musician and an artist. “I poured my heart and soul into this record.  I honestly believe that this is my best musical effort to date, and I am so anxious to share it with my fans that have patiently waited for my return to music,” says Tyrese.  

This has been an incredible year in Tyrese’s storied career.  In addition to developing his own imprint, Voltron Recordz and an inspirational memoir How to Get Out of Your Own Way which has catapulted onto the New York Times best-seller list.  As an actor, he has starred in two of the year’s most explosive films, Fast Five and Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon both currently available on Blu-Ray and DVD.  With so much momentum it is only natural for Tyrese to return his first love, music. For further information on Tyrese please visit http://www.tyreseonline.com.