--- description: The rapper will give two performances title: Kanye West and Paul McCartney Will Perform at the Grammys image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64af7a9e1668cde3/69877d90524fc0928edec4c7/kanye-west-paul-mccartney.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kanye West and Paul McCartney Will Perform at the Grammys by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2015 8:29 PM CUT  Sir Paul McCartney and Kanye West at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009. Sir Paul McCartney and Kanye West at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009.Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2015 8:29 PM CUT Kanye West will perform at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Twice. The rapper will both debut a “never-before-seen solo performance” at the show and appear alongside Paul McCartney and Rihanna to perform her new song [“FourFiveSeonds.”](http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=41852 "undefined") The news was pre-empted by a Monday night tweet from Kim Kardashian West declaring it #YeezySeason: > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/562441792839118848) West is a 56-time Grammy nominee and 21-time winner. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3694234/grammys-2015-kanye-west-paul-mccartney/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3694234/grammys-2015-kanye-west-paul-mccartney/"},"headline":"Kanye West and Paul McCartney Will Perform at the Grammys","datePublished":"2015-02-03T20:29:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:07:05.929Z","description":"The rapper will give two performances","url":"https://time.com/3694234/grammys-2015-kanye-west-paul-mccartney/","keywords":["Music","Paul McCartney","Kanye West","Rihanna"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64af7a9e1668cde3/69877d90524fc0928edec4c7/kanye-west-paul-mccartney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64af7a9e1668cde3/69877d90524fc0928edec4c7/kanye-west-paul-mccartney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sir Paul McCartney and Kanye West at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009.","caption":"Sir Paul McCartney and Kanye West at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009.","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3694234/grammys-2015-kanye-west-paul-mccartney/","name":"Kanye West and Paul McCartney Will Perform at the Grammys"}}]}] ```