Britney Spears To Open 2011 Grammy Awards?

Following previous rumors mentioning her Grammy gig, Britney Spears reportedly has secured an opening slot at the upcoming 53rd Annual Grammy Awards despite her camp saying otherwise. The pop singer, according to sources, is confirmed to kick off the coveted prize-giving event with "Hold It Against Me".

If this source could be trusted, Britney will join the other musical guests B.o.B, Bruno Mars, Eminem, Cee-Lo, Lady GaGa and Katy Perry.

2011 Grammy Awards will take place on February 13 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS at 8 P.M. ET/PT.


Here are this years Grammy Nominees:

Record Of The Year

Nothin’ On You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
F*** You – Cee Lo Green
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Album Of The Year

The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry


Song Of The Year

Beg Steal Or Borrow – Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
F*** You – Brody Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
The House That Built Me – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Love The Way You Lie – Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
Need You Now – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)


Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding


Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

King Of Anything – Sara Bareilles
Halo (Live) – Beyoncé
Chasing Pirates – Norah Jones
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Bublé
This Is It – Michael Jackson
Whataya Want From Me – Adam Lambert
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Half Of My Heart – John Mayer



Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Airplanes, Part II – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
Imagine – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
If It Wasn’t For Bad – Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Vocal Album

My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I Dreamed A Dream – Susan Boyle
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Battle Studies – John Mayer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording

Rocket – Goldfrapp
In For The Kill – La Roux
Dance In The Dark – Lady Gaga
Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna
Dancing On My Own – Robyn


Best Electronic/Dance Album

These Hopeful Machines – BT
Further – The Chemical Brothers
Head First – Goldfrapp
Black Light – Groove Armada
La Roux – La Roux


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Gone Already – Faith Evans
Bittersweet – Fantasia
Everything To Me – Monica
Tired – Kelly Price
Holding You Down (Going In Circles) – Jazmine Sullivan


Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Second Chance – El DeBarge
Finding My Way Back – Jaheim
Why Would You Stay – Kem
We’re Still Friends – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
There Goes My Baby – Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Love – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
Take My Time – Chris Brown & Tank
You’ve Got A Friend – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine – John Legend & The Roots
Soldier Of Love – Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

When A Woman Loves – R. Kelly
Hang On In There – John Legend & The Roots
You’re So Amazing – Calvin Richardson
In Between – Ryan Shaw
Go [Live] – Betty Wright

Best R&B Song

Bittersweet – Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
Finding My Way Back – Ivan “Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin “Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland
& Miguel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
Second Chance – E. DeBarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
Shine – John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
Why Would You Stay – K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)


Best R&B Album

The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me – Fantasia
Another Round – Jaheim
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing – Monica


Best Contemporary R&B Album

Graffiti – Chris Brown
Untitled – R. Kelly
Transition – Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
Raymond V Raymond – Usher


Best Rap Solo Performance
Over – Drake
Not Afraid – Eminem
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
Power – Kanye West


Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Shutterbugg – Big Boi & Cutty
Fancy – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Lose My Mind – Young Jeezy & Plies


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Wake Up Everybody – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

Empire State Of Mind – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic
& Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

Love The Way You Lie – Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)

Not Afraid – M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters
(Eminem)

Nothin’ On You – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B
& Bruno Mars)

On To The Next One – Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay,
songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots