• January 14, 2005

Queen Latifah will host and perform on The 47th Annual Grammy Awards, to be broadcast live from Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 13 (8:00- 11:30 PM live EST/delayed PST) on the CBS. The rap artist and actress star of such films as "Chicago" and "Taxi" recently released her first vocal album, The Dana Owens Album--a collection of classics that includes soul, blues, and pop songs that has earned her a nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album this year. Other appearances on the award's show include rapper Kanye West, who has 10 nominations; Alicia Keys and Usher with eight nominations each; Ray Charles, who posthumously received seven nominations; Green Day with six nominations; and Norah Jones, Loretta Lynn, and Prince, who each received five nominations.

--David Kaplan