Martina McBride Joins GRAMMY Tribute To Aretha Franklin

Written by SLN Staff Writer
Martina McBride Joins GRAMMY Tribute To Aretha Franklin

Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, and Florence Welch will join together on the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards to honor Aretha Franklin. Franklin is a recipient of the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and GRAMMY Legend Award.

The special segment will feature individual and collective performances of some of the Queen of Soul’s classic hits and will add to the stellar lineup for “Music’s Biggest Night.”

As we previously reported, Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley will present during the broadcast and Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert will perform.

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcaston the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).