Rihanna and Coldpay Set to Share Grammy Stage
The pop sensation broke the news via Twitter, saying "My friends @ColdPlay and I will be sharing the stage for a performance at this year’s Annual Grammy Awards!"
They will be performing their duet ‘Princess of China’ off of Coldplay’s fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto for the first time at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12.
Nominated for four Grammys this year (including Best Album), Rihanna seemed thrilled to announce their performance, later tweeing "WE reached 2BILLION views on @youtube !!! THANK U!!! I'm in a great mood, and I got some GREAT NEWS!!! PRINCESS OF CHINA #GRAMMYS2012."
Coldplay singer Chis Martin had his eyes on Rihanna from the beginning; telling MTV News “I'd secretly kind of written [‘Princess of China’] to see if Rihanna would want to sing it…When the song came out, it sort of asked for her to be on it.
”"Her bit on our record is my favorite bit,” Martin added, “We've been trying some new things and trying to break down the perceived boundaries between different types of music." The seven time Grammy winning band has also collaborated with Kylie Minogue and Jay-Z in past songs.
Hosted by LL Cool J, the biggest night in music premieres live from The Staples Center 8-11:30p.m. (ET/PT) on CBS Television, be sure to tune in and watch Rihanna and Coldplay along with Paul Mcartney, Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean!
