Chris Brown And Rihanna To Return To Grammy Awards 2012

Chris Brown will perform at this month's Grammy Awards.

The appearance will mark the event were the singer's career almost ended after he assaulted the girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

The singer will join  Adele, Katy Perry, Coldplay and Rihanna along with other performers at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012

Nominees for the prestigious Album Of The Year award include Adele's '21', Bruno Mars' 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans', Foo Fightes 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