Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Dolly Parton Added to Grammy Performers

LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 20: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been shot using a double exporuse.) Recording artists Zedd (L) and Maren Morris perform onstage during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for dcp)

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Dolly Parton is slated to perform during the Grammy telecast, which will also feature an all-star tribute to the Country Music Hall of Fame member by Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Katy Perry.

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Parton will also be honored by Chris Stapleton, Pink and many others for her musical and philanthropic efforts as the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year at a special event on February 8th, two days before the 61st Grammy Awards.

Dolly has won eleven Grammys in her career including her first for Female Country Vocal Performance for "Here You Come Again" in 1977 and one in 2017 for Country Duo or Group Performance for "Jolene" with Pentatonix.

Morris, who won her first Grammy in 2017 for Best Country Solo Performance ("My Church"), is up for five awards. Little Big Town is also up for a golden gramophone this year for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("When Someone Stops Loving You").

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Previously announced 61st Grammy Awards performers include the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Post Malone, Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, and H.E.R.

Other country performers at the Grammys this year include Dan + Shay and Kacey Musgraves.

Hosted by Alicia Keys, the 61st Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

-Nancy Brooks

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupAuthor

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.