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Beyoncé and Jay Z to perform together at the Grammys

Los Angeles – After some speculation, Beyoncé and Jay Z have been confirmed to take to the Grammys stage to perform together, reports Billboard.com.

The appearance was confirmed in a commercial that aired on CBS on Sunday, listing the couple among the performers for the show.

Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age are also set to perform at the Grammys.

According to music website Spin, the artists will be joined by Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham at the ceremony on Sunday.

This year's Grammy Awards will be hosted by LL Cool J and The Beatles' Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are rumoured to be performing together after filming a TV special marking 50 years since their American TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Metallica will be joined by Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang, in their first performance at the event in 23 years, and singer Lorde is set to sing songs from her debut album, while Katy Perry delivers her hits.

Other acts lined up to appear include Daft Punk, who will perform with Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers and Kendrick Lamar, who will perform with Imagine Dragons. Also on the bill are Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, John Legend and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

The 56th annual Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on Sunday, 26 January. 

It will be broadcast live in South Africa on Channel O (DStv Channel 320) at 06:00 on Monday, 27 January.

Channel24’s dedicated team of celebrity stalkers will also be live blogging the event and will keep you updated as everything unfolds.

For those who can’t be bothered to wake up early a repeat of the full event will be broadcast on M-Net (Channel101) at 16:00 on Saturday, 1 February.

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