Billy Joel has been added to the lineup of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy introduced on Wednesday.
Joel, who made his Grammy stage debut in 1988 when he sang “New York State Of Thoughts,” will return as a performer for the ceremony on Feb. 4, becoming a member of a lineup that features Burna Boy, Luke Combs, Travis Scott, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo.
A five-time winner and Grammy Legend Award recipient, Joel has been confirmed as a performer simply days after saying the discharge of “Flip the Lights Again On,” his first new single in 17 years. Joel co-wrote the only with the tune’s producer Freddy Wexler, who has labored on songs for artists spanning Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez to Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Further writers for the tune embrace Wayne Hector (Nicki Minaj, One Course) and Arthur Bacon.
The 74-year-old singer and songwriter final launched “All My Life” as a one-off single in 2007 however has been a mainstay on the efficiency circuit, with quite a few residencies booked at New York Metropolis’s Madison Sq. Backyard. Final July, he introduced that his residence on the famed venue would come to an finish in July 2024 along with his one hundredth efficiency within the collection.
The highest nominees for this yr’s Grammy Awards are Eilish and Rodrigo with six nods every whereas R&B star SZA leads the record with a complete of 9 nominations. Following SZA, tied with seven nominations apiece, are Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers (six of these for her work with Boygenius, one for a collaboration with SZA) and mixing engineer Serban Ghenea.
The Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Area on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 8-11:30 p.m. ET / 5-8:30 p.m. PT and can air reside on the CBS Tv Community and stream reside and on-demand on Paramount+.
