MUMBAI: The 54th annual Grammy awards have announced their first set of performers for the event to be held in February. Amongst the list are nominees Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson and Foo Fighters.

International pop stars like Jason Aldean who has three nods and Nicki Minaj with four nominations will be performing on the Grammy stage for the first time.

Six-time Grammy winning Foo Fighters return to the Grammy's with six nominations this year. Bruno Mars too leads the pack with six nominations while four-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift is up for three awards. Performer Kelly Clarkson too finds a mention in the list with a nomination.

The listing of additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon. The music industry's premier event will take place live on 13 february on Vh1.