Katy Perry To Perform At The Grammy Awards

Katy Perry will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, it has been announced.

The singer will join other performers Rihanna, Coldplay, Nicki Minaj and Foo Fighters at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012.

Adele, who will make her live comeback at the awards, is nominated for a total of six awards on the night and has made a full recovery following throat surgery last year.

The London singer said in a statement: It's an absolute honour to be included in such a night and for it to be my first performance in months is very exciting and of course nerve-racking, but what a way to get back into it all.

Nominees for the prestigious Album Of The Year award include Adele's '21', Bruno Mars' 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans', Foo Fighters for 'Wasting Light', Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' and Rihanna's 'Loud'.

Kanye West has received has been nominated in seven categories; four for his solo work and three as part of his collaboration with Jay-Z on 'Watch The Throne'.

Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj and Skrillex have been nominated for Best New Artist Of The Year.

Elsewhere, Mumford & Sons receive four nominations including general field nominations for 'The Cave' in the 'Record Of The Year' and 'Song Of The Year' categories.

Radiohead and Rihanna are each nominated in four categories, while Coldplay, Minaj and Lady GaGa have each secured three nominations.

You can see the full list of nominations for the Grammy Awards 2012 here.

Grammy Awards 2011