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The 2014 Grammys will be a special night, not just for the honored nominees, but also for the 34 couples who will be getting married live on stage at the awards ceremony.

As exclusively reported by Us Weekly, iconic pop star Madonna will be joining rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and featured singer Mary Lambert on stage for a special duet of the duo’s marriage-equality anthem “Same Love.”

But that’s not the only momentous element of the performance. While the group is performing, The New York Times reports that Queen Latifah will officiate 34 on-air weddings, including the wedding of Ryan Lewis’ sister Laura and her boyfriend Alex. (Two sources also confirm this to Us Weekly.)
The Times reported that the featured couples will be “gay, straight, old, young, of many races and colors,” and revealed that they were left in the dark for months about where the special services would be taking place. Per their confidentiality agreements, the couples weren’t even allowed to tell their families.

DJ and producer Ryan Lewis talked with The New York Times about the Grammys, describing them as, “A night that is already tremendous for me, for the music, but to have my sister get married and my family there watching it — that makes it a whole other level of amazing.”

Producers for the Grammys promise this isn’t a simple publicity stunt.

“We don’t need to stoop to the level of trying to find gimmicks and sensationalistic approaches to what we do,” said Neil Portnow, the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are nominated for seven Grammys, including Best New Artist.

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LOS ANGELES — At the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, pop’s megastars will compete for the music industry’s most prestigious trophy, and put on flashy performances that are sure to ricochet through social media.

But the producers behind the program, which is to be broadcast live by CBS at 8 p.m., are hoping that the biggest show-stopper of the night will be a much more solemn event: an on-air wedding of 34 couples — gay, straight, old, young, of many races and many colors. The ceremony will be part of the hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s performance of their Grammy-nominated song “Same Love,” which became a marriage-equality anthem last year just as that issue was drawing intense national attention.

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Let the fun begin! The Grammy Awards are well known for organizing surprise collaborations between huge artists in the music industry, and this year is no exception. Madonna and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will be taking the stage together at the Staples Center in L.A. for the 2014 Grammys, sources confirm to Us Weekly.

Madonna, 55, and 30-year-old Ben Haggerty — who goes by the name Macklemore alongside his producer Lewis, 25 — will be performing the rap duo’s 2013 hit “Same Love.” (Us previously reported the Queen of Pop and gay icon would be providing guest vocals for one of the evening’s nominees. Her appearance was officially confirmed Friday.) “Same Love” is an anthem for LGBT equality and same sex marriage.

This has been a hugely successful year for the old friends, who won for both Favorite Rap/Hip-Hip Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hip Album at the 2013 American Music Awards last November. At the Grammys on Jan. 25, they are up for seven nominations — including Album of the Year for The Heist, Song of the Year for “Same Love,” and Best New Artist.

The “Material Girl” herself, meanwhile, hinted earlier this week that she would be performing during the live show. “My lips are almost sealed! I can’t say anything more. #itsasecret,” she wrote on Friday, Jan. 24, with a picture of herself covered up in a thin black veil.

She added: “It’s official! I’m off my crutches and I’m looking for the perfect pair of heels to wear to the Grammys.” (Last Thursday, the seven-time Grammy winner sustained a minor injury from dancing in high heels.)

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will air on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.

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The 2014 Grammy Awards kick off this weekend with a slew of pop stars performing, including R&B couple Jay-Z and Beyonce, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, and Paul McCartney.

The Grammys will be broadcast on CBS and will be available to view via live stream on CBS.com

The 56th annual Grammy Awards will take place at the STAPLES center in Los Angeles this Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. The live telecast of the award show will be airing from 8p.m. ET to 11:30 p.m. ET.

This year, The Recording Academy and CBS will launch Grammy Live, a VIP and backstage events leading up to the Grammy awards.

Grammy Live will begin Jan. 26 at 12p.m. ET. and will be available to view online via live stream on cbs.com, or by downloading the apps for iOS and Android.

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FYI #Madonna is performing with @macklemore @RyanLewis @marylambertsing for those curious #GRAMMYs

— Gerrick D. Kennedy (@GerrickKennedy) 24 januari 2014

The latest performers for the 56th GRAMMY Awards are seven-time GRAMMY winner Madonna; nominees Billie Joe Armstrong (of Green Day) and Miranda Lambert in a special In Memoriam tribute to Phil Everly; and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. Actor Steve Coogan, actor Jeremy Renner, Academy Award winner Julia Roberts, and current nominee Charlie Wilson are set to present.

Five-time GRAMMY winner Armstrong and GRAMMY winner Lam

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