Alicia Keys, Maroon 5 and Frank Ocean Added to Grammys Lineup

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Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys will team up for a special performance at this year's Grammy Awards, with rising R&B star Frank Ocean also slated to perform when the show airs live on February 10th.

While Keys isn't up for any awards this year – her latest effort Girl On Fire will be eligible next year – Maroon 5 is up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Payphone," while their record Overexposed will compete for best Pop Vocal Album. Ocean nabbed an impressive six nods, including Best New Artist, Record of the Year for "Thinkin Bout You," and his debut Channel Orange is up for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album.

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The Grammys also announced their first wave of presenters, a list that includes actor Neil Patrick Harris, Carly Rae Jepsen, Katy Perry, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban.

Ocean, Keys and Maroon 5 join an already impressive Grammys lineup, which will feature Justin Timberlake along with performances from nominees like Jack White, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, fun., Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, the Lumineers and the Black Keys. You can check out this year's other nominees as well.

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The Roots, Talib Kweli Added to Prince Tribute Concert at Carnegie Hall

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The Roots, Talib Kweli, the Blind Boys of Alabama and more will pay tribute to the songs of Prince at a March 7th benefit show at Carnegie Hall in New York. The concert marks the ninth year that Michael Dorf, owner of City Winery, has pulled the benefit together to raise money for arts education programs. This year, they include the Church Street School of Music, Young Audiences New York, Music Unites, the Pinwheel Project, American Symphony Orchestra's Music Notes, Little Kids Rock and the Center for Arts Education.

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Past benefit concerts byDorf have honored the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, the Who, R.E.M. and more, but Prince is notorious for his tight control over his music. Booker T., Living Colour, DeVotchKa and Madeleine Peyroux are also set to perform, and the Roots will run point as the house band for the night. Tickets are available online.

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The Roots, Talib Kweli Added to Prince Tribute Concert at Carnegie Hall

BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images

The Roots, Talib Kweli, the Blind Boys of Alabama and more will pay tribute to the songs of Prince at a March 7th benefit show at Carnegie Hall in New York. The concert marks the ninth year that Michael Dorf, owner of City Winery, has pulled the benefit together to raise money for arts education programs. This year, they include the Church Street School of Music, Young Audiences New York, Music Unites, the Pinwheel Project, American Symphony Orchestra's Music Notes, Little Kids Rock and the Center for Arts Education.

100 Greatest Artists: Prince

Past benefit concerts byDorf have honored the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, the Who, R.E.M. and more, but Prince is notorious for his tight control over his music. Booker T., Living Colour, DeVotchKa and Madeleine Peyroux are also set to perform, and the Roots will run point as the house band for the night. Tickets are available online.

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