To all the performers on next week's Grammy Awards lineup: Sit down, the queens are in the house.
Madonna and Beyonce are set to perform at the Grammys on Jan. 26, according to a Los Angeles Times report that cites "two sources with knowledge of the plans." The Huffington Post reached out to representatives from both singers' camps and will update this post upon receiving confirmation of the news.
Madonna is expected to contribute guest vocals to a performance from one of the night's nominees. Previously scheduled performers who Madonna could cozy up with onstage include Lorde, Taylor Swift, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Kendrick Lamar with Imagine Dragons.
Beyonce will offer her first televised performance since releasing her surprise self-titled album on Dec. 13. The momentum for the unexpected release hasn't dwindled yet, as the album still sits at No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart and could receive an additional boost from the singer's Grammy appearance.
“Let’s put it this way … we have a really great history that goes back to the early days of Destiny’s Child,” Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich told the Los Angeles Times, despite being unable to confirm or deny the two singers' involvement. “I love working with [Beyonce]. She’s incredible. She is so into what it is that she does and making sure that everybody who sees her walks away saying ‘wow.’"
Beyonce is up for one Grammy this year, as a featured artist on Jay Z's "Magna Carta...Holy Grail" track "Part II (On The Run)." She and Madonna have a long history with the awards. Thanks to both her solo work and her Destiny's Child material, Beyonce is one of the most-honored female artists in Grammy history, behind Alison Krauss and Aretha Franklin. Madonna has seven Grammy trophies, three of which came for her acclaimed 1998 album "Ray of Light." Her 2006 performance with Gorillaz and De La Soul is commonly credited as one of the best Grammy acts in recent years.
If the news comes to fruition, Madonna and Beyonce will join an all-star roster of performers that also includes a Beatles reunion featuring Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Daft Punk taking the stage alongside Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder, and Metallica being joined by noted concert pianist Lang Lang.
Madonna and Beyonce are set to perform at the Grammys on Jan. 26, according to a Los Angeles Times report that cites "two sources with knowledge of the plans." The Huffington Post reached out to representatives from both singers' camps and will update this post upon receiving confirmation of the news.
Madonna is expected to contribute guest vocals to a performance from one of the night's nominees. Previously scheduled performers who Madonna could cozy up with onstage include Lorde, Taylor Swift, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Kendrick Lamar with Imagine Dragons.
Beyonce will offer her first televised performance since releasing her surprise self-titled album on Dec. 13. The momentum for the unexpected release hasn't dwindled yet, as the album still sits at No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart and could receive an additional boost from the singer's Grammy appearance.
“Let’s put it this way … we have a really great history that goes back to the early days of Destiny’s Child,” Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich told the Los Angeles Times, despite being unable to confirm or deny the two singers' involvement. “I love working with [Beyonce]. She’s incredible. She is so into what it is that she does and making sure that everybody who sees her walks away saying ‘wow.’"
Beyonce is up for one Grammy this year, as a featured artist on Jay Z's "Magna Carta...Holy Grail" track "Part II (On The Run)." She and Madonna have a long history with the awards. Thanks to both her solo work and her Destiny's Child material, Beyonce is one of the most-honored female artists in Grammy history, behind Alison Krauss and Aretha Franklin. Madonna has seven Grammy trophies, three of which came for her acclaimed 1998 album "Ray of Light." Her 2006 performance with Gorillaz and De La Soul is commonly credited as one of the best Grammy acts in recent years.
If the news comes to fruition, Madonna and Beyonce will join an all-star roster of performers that also includes a Beatles reunion featuring Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Daft Punk taking the stage alongside Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder, and Metallica being joined by noted concert pianist Lang Lang.