--- description: '25' isn't up for any awards, but it'll still be part of this year's ceremony. title: Adele and Kendrick Lamar Will Perform at the Grammys image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt559ed77ce70f2306/698879d7cf40a80423c418dd/adele-grammy-performer-weeknd.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 # Adele and Kendrick Lamar Will Perform at the Grammys by [Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2016 6:19 PM CUT  Adele attends the television show 2015! Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen - RTL Jahresrueckblick on December 6, 2015 in Cologne, Germany. Adele attends the television show 2015! Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen - RTL Jahresrueckblick on December 6, 2015 in Cologne, Germany.Sascha Steinbach—Getty Images by [Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2016 6:19 PM CUT CBS announced the first batch of performers for the Grammy Awards: Adele, a 10-time award winner, Kendrick Lamar, who is nominated for 11 statues this year, The Weeknd, up for seven this year, and Little Big Town, who won for “Pontoon” three years ago and is currently nominated for four awards for “Girl Crush,” will all play during the ceremony on Monday, Feb. 15. More names for the 58th annual awards will be revealed in the coming weeks. LL Cool J is returning as the host this year. The Weeknd is up for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Compilation Soundtrack or Visual Media. Lamar’s nominations include Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Album, Best Rap/ Sung Collaboration, Best Duo/ Pop Performance, Best Dance Recording, and Best Music Video. (Adele’s _25_ was not eligible for this year’s awards.) See a full list of [Grammy nominees](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/07grammy-nominations-2016-full-list "undefined") here. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/20/grammy-performers-2016 "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4187234/adele-kendrick-lamar-grammy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4187234/adele-kendrick-lamar-grammy/"},"headline":"Adele and Kendrick Lamar Will Perform at the Grammys","datePublished":"2016-01-20T18:19:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:17:40.784Z","description":"25 isn't up for any awards, but it'll still be part of this year's ceremony","url":"https://time.com/4187234/adele-kendrick-lamar-grammy/","keywords":["celebrities","Music","grammys","Kendrick Lamar","25","Grammy","the weeknd"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt559ed77ce70f2306/698879d7cf40a80423c418dd/adele-grammy-performer-weeknd.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt559ed77ce70f2306/698879d7cf40a80423c418dd/adele-grammy-performer-weeknd.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"adele-grammy-performer-weeknd","caption":"Adele attends the television show 2015! 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