Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl and Lindsey Buckingham to close out Grammy Awards

Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham will close out the 56th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday, SPIN reports.

"We're incredibly excited about this number," Grammy executive producer Ken Ehrlich said in a statement. "There's nothing better than when the Grammys can rock out, and to have these artists all together on one stage, doing a number that, when they presented it to us, knocked us out, is going to turn out to be one of those Grammy moments that people talk about for a long time. Long live Trent, Josh, Dave and Lindsey and these great bands!"

As SPIN notes, it will be the first-ever Grammy telecast performance for Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age. Grohl has been a longtime collaborator with both bands, and Buckingham appeared in Grohl's directorial debut, Sound City. No details have been given on what exactly the group will perform; however, Grohl, Trent Reznor and Josh Homme recently collaborated on an original song called "Mantra" for Sound City, so perhaps they will perform that.

Although Foo Fighters aren't eligible for any awards this year, Grohl is up for Best Rock song with his Paul McCartney collaboration, "Cut Me Some Slack. Nine Inch Nails Hestiation Marks is nominated for Best Alternative Album; Queens of the Stone Age's ...Like Clockwork is up for Best Rock Album, and their song "My God Is The Sun" is in the running for Best Rock Performance. Also, Buckingham's collaboration with Delta Rae on "If I Loved You" gave Rob Cavallo a nomination for Producer of the Year.

Other acts slated to perform Sunday include Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr; Jay Z and Beyoncé; Taylor Swift; Kacey Musgraves; John Legend; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis; Keith Urban; Sara Bareilles and Carole King; Daft Punk with Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder; Kendrick Lamar with Imagine Dragons; Lorde; Metallica with Lang Lang; Katy Perry, Pink with fun.'s Nate Ruess; Robin Thicke with Chicago; and Blake Shelton with Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.

Hosted by LL Cool J, the Grammy Awards ceremony will air live from the Los Angeles Staples enter January 26 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.

What do you think of the epic alt-rock addition to lineup? What would you like to see them play? Let us know in the comments section below!

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