Grammys to pay tribute to Lionel Richie

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    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2016) — The Recording Academy® will unite four artists across the country, pop, and R&B music communities to salute four-time GRAMMY® winner Lionel Richie on the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards®Luke BryanJohn LegendDemi Lovato, and Meghan Trainor will take audiences on a musical journey through the 2016 MusiCares® Person of the Year's songbook, spanning Commodores-era classics to memorable hits that earned Richie a GRAMMY Award for Album Of The Year in 1984. As part of the segment, Richie will also take the stage to join the artists in performing a special collaborative rendition of one of his all-time classics. 
     

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2016) — The Recording Academy® will unite four artists across the country, pop, and R&B music communities to salute four-time GRAMMY® winner Lionel Richie on the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards®Luke BryanJohn LegendDemi Lovato, and Meghan Trainor will take audiences on a musical journey through the 2016 MusiCares® Person of the Year's songbook, spanning Commodores-era classics to memorable hits that earned Richie a GRAMMY Award for Album Of The Year in 1984. As part of the segment, Richie will also take the stage to join the artists in performing a special collaborative rendition of one of his all-time classics. 
     
    Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J will host the GRAMMYs® for the fifth consecutive year. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television NetworkMonday, Feb. 15, 2016, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Additional performers will be announced shortly.
     
    Bryan, Lovato, and Trainor will each make their GRAMMY debuts this year.