Grammy Awards 2017: John Legend, Metallica, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban to Perform

1/18/2017 by Lars Brandle

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John Legend onstage during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Soul great John Legend, metal legends Metallica and country stars Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will perform at next month’s 59th annual Grammy Awards.

The first batch of Grammy performers are regulars on stage and at the podium of the music industry’s biggest night. They own 29 career Grammy Awards between them, and there are chances for more to come.

Metallica's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich could expand on the veteran rockers’ eight previous wins with a nomination for best rock song ("Hardwired"), while seven-time winner Underwood is up for best country solo performance ("Church Bells").

And Urban, a four-time Grammy winner, collected another brace of nominations ahead of this year’s gala (best country album for Ripcord and best country solo performance for "Blue Ain't Your Color").

The field this year is led by Beyoncé with 9 nominations, while Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West are close behind with 8 nominations each.

The Late Late Show leader James Corden will host the 2017 Grammys, which take place Feb. 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The event will be beamed live on the CBS Television Network. Additional performers will be announced in due course.

The Grammys are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, Ben Winston is producer, and David Wild and Ehrlich are the writers.