//Mixed Bits: Jennifer Hudson To Take Back The Spotlight At Super Bowl; Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne To Hit Grammy Stage//
January 14, 2009 by TJ
Filed under Awards Shows, News
Jennifer Hudson is getting back to work nearly three months after the tragic shooting deaths of her mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew.
The Oscar winning, Grammy nominated singer-actress will be singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Tampa on February 1 reports E! News.
Jennifer proved she could pull off the task back in August when she wowed the crowd with the Star Spangled Banner at the Democratic National Convention by special request of Barack Obama. Watch the performance here.
This will be Jennifer’s first public appearance since the October tragedy.
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The first batch of Grammy performers have just been announced and it looks like the artists hitting the stage will reflect heavily on the diverse nominations.
Among the performers are the Jonas Brothers who are up for the coveted Best New Artist trophy, Lil Wayne who is up for a leading eight awards, Coldplay who have six noms including Album of the Year and Katy Perry who will follow in Justin Timberlake’s footsteps and share the stage with an unknown performer as part of My Grammy Moment.
More performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Grammys will air live on CBS on February 8.
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] As previously reported, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry and Jonas Brothers will take the stage (separately, we hope!), along with Jennifer Hudson, Justin Timberlake, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney, Paul McCartney (with special guest drummer Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters), Radiohead, Carrie Underwood, and T.I. who will be joined on stage by Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West for a performance of their hit “Swagga Like Us.” [...]