Grammy Awards 2017 | Performers. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 12, 2017 recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of 2016. The Grammy Awards broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The first set of performers were announced on January 16.[8]
    John Legend and Cynthia Erivo – will perform a memorial to musicians who have died in the past year.
    Metallica and Lady Gaga
    Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood – "The Fighter"
    Adele
    Bruno Mars
    A Tribe Called Quest and Anderson Paak
    The Weeknd and Daft Punk
    Alicia Keys and Maren Morris
    Chance The Rapper
    Sturgill Simpson
    William Bell and Gary Clark Jr.
    Beyoncé
    Katy Perry – "Chained to the Rhythm"
    Little Big Town, Demi Lovato, Andra Day and Tori Kelly – Tribute to The Bee Gees
    Kelsea Ballerini
    Lukas Graham

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York is a tradition for people around the United States. There will be 100,000′s attending or watching it on television and is a favorite for kids of all ages.

For this year's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2013, we welcome new balloon characters to the roster for 2013. See a newly made-over Sponge-Bob Square Pants, the Wizard of Oz, Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon, Finn & Jake and Chippey as they prepare to march down midtown Manhattan to Macy’s on 34th St. It’s a sight to see each year as these animated friends come to life next to the Museum of Natural History.

Inflating of the 87th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons:
Balloon Inflation Details: November 27, 2013 from 3pm-10pm. The balloons begin to come to life around 4:30-5pm and the last admission to the balloon inflation area is at 9:15pm.

2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Balloons:
Hello Kitty, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Julius, Spiderman, Ronald McDonald, Pillsbury Doughboy, Pikachu, Buzz Light Year, Sonic the Hedgehog, Wizard of Oz, Papa Smurf, Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon, Finn & Jake, Chippey, Snoopy & Woodstock and SpongeBob Square Pants. And the Balloonicles: Kool-Aid Man, Aflac Duck and the Spinning Dreidel

30 Floats: Zhu-Niverse, Smurf Mushroom Float, Big Apple, Bridge To The Future, Doras’ Christmas Carol Adventure, Tom Turkey, 1-2-3 Sesame Street, Mount Rushmore’s American Pride and more!

Musical performances from some of Broadway’s best shows including: Matilda, Motown the Musical and Carrie Underwood and the cast of NBC’s The Sound of Music Live and the world-famous Radio City Rockettes.

Keep An Eye Out For Your Favorite Celebrities:
Big Apple Circus, Kristin Chenoweth, Chica and the gang from Sprout, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Fall Out Boy, Cher Lloyd, Richard Simmons, Cirque du Soleil, Gavin DeGraw, Brett Eldridge, Goo Goo Dolls, Megan Hilty, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Duck Dynasty, NFL legends Joe Namath, Bart Oates, Amani Toomer and Hines Ward, NHL legends Cam Neely and Mike Richter, Kellie Pickler, Fifth Harmony, Jack Hannah, Sandra Lee, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and more!
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2013 Route:
The Parade begins at 77th and Central Park West to Columbus Circle, Across Central Park South (59th St) to 6th Ave and down to Macy’s Herald Square and 34th St. Parade kicks off at 9am until 12noon (as the parade moves on further downtown)

Catch the Tony-winning revival of Pippin on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Tony winner Patina Miller, (Commander Paylor in Mockingjay) and the cast will perform “Corner of the Sky” and “Magic to Do” from the hit Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson musical.

Each year, top marching bands of all varieties from across the country are invited to represent their states in the annual parade. Watch out for Macy's Great American Marching Band as they return to the parade route this November with more than 250 participants representing all 50 states.

• NYPD Marching Band, New York

• Macys Great American Marching Band

• University of Massachusetts Amherst Minuteman Marching Band

• Ooltewah High School Band

• Trapon Springs Hish School Outdoor Performance Ensemble

• US Marine Corps Quantico Band

• Union High School Renegade Regiment

• Lakota West High School Marching Firebirds

• Marian Catholic High School

• Concord Community High School Marching Minutemen

• James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes

• Mountain View High School Toro Marching Band

Four members of the Comet Skippers will be featured in the 87th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade when it steps off Nov. 28 in New York City.

Joining more than 200 jump rope athletes from across the country will be local jumpers Joci Hinners, Kevin Morrissey, Sean Newport and Singyi Yen.

Organized by the Heartbeats Jump Rope Team in Cleveland, the group will appear under the acronym J.U.M.P. (Jumpers United for Macy’s Parade).

These athletes will showcase their talent alongside giant character balloons, celebrities, floats, marching bands, performance groups, and clowns. This will be the second time in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as 140 jumpers, ages 12-24, from teams across the country appeared in the 2009 Parade.

When the jumpers will arrive in the Big Apple on Nov. 26, it will mark the first time all 200 jumpers are together. Jumpers will be performing many tricks and skills in unison as they jump their way along the parade route to the delight of New Yorkers who line the streets 20 deep and fill windows and balconies along the streets overhead.

After arriving in at the fabled Herald Square, the group will be featured in a live one-minute segment broadcast on NBC national television with an estimated 50 million viewers. This choreographed TV routine, built around a group of 72 athletes performing a complex inter-connected matrix of jumpers, will include Joci, Kevin, Sean and Singyi.

The local athletes have been practicing for months under the direction of coaches Mike and Carmen Simpson.

From: www.todayspulse.com

For the second time, Torrington's Forbes Flyers have been selected to join a group of jump ropers from around the country and perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

"We did it in 2009 and it was a wonderful experience and to have us asked again and to have eight of our jumpers asked to participate is just amazing," said Janice Harrington, a physical education teacher at the Forbes School in Torrington, who has volunteered her time teaching jump rope.

The Forbes Flyers is made up of elementary, middle and high school students from Torrington. Competing students said the chance to display their talent on a national stage is very exciting.

"A lot of adrenaline," said Ali Bottari, a Torrington High School freshman. "I'm going to be crazy looking at all the people."

The Flyers are part of a much larger group that will perform on the entire two-and-a-half mile parade route. They'll end with a special one-minute performance in Herald Square that will be broadcast on NBC.

Harrington called it a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the kids and their families.

From: nbcconnecticut.com

As tradition would have it, your favorite artists have signed on to perform at the 87th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Songbird Ariana Grande will be hitting the scene, joining Fall Out Boy, Fifth Harmony and the cast of “Motown: The Musical.”

Doug Vaughan, Executive Vice President of Special Programs and Late Night for NBC Entertainment, said the celebration is a festive highlight for millions of families.

“We are thrilled to once again broadcast this national celebration to kick off the holiday season.”

Carrie Underwood, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Kellie Pickler, and The Robertson family from A&E’s Duck Dynasty will all be part of this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The first hour of the national broadcast will feature an appearance from Carrie Underwood and members of the cast of NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!.

Also joining the festivities this year are the Big Apple Circus, Kristin Chenoweth, Cherokee National Youth Choir, Chica and the gang from Sprout, Cirque du Soleil(R), Gavin DeGraw, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots with thecast of Sesame Street, Fifth Harmony, Goo Goo Dolls, Ariana Grande, Jack Hannah, Megan Hilty, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Sandra Lee, Cher Lloyd, Austin Mahone, Mannheim Steamroller, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, NFL legends Bart Oates, Amani Toomer and Hines Ward, NHL legends Cam Neely and Mike Richter, Debby Ryan, Richard Simmons, and The Summer Set.

Enhancing the Parade’s signature entertainment will be the Radio City Rockettes(R) helping to kick-off the holidays, along with performances from Broadway’s best musicals including Matilda, Motown: The Musical, and more.

This year the line-up features 15 giant character balloons; 37 large scale novelty/ornament balloons, balloonicles, balloonheads and trycaloons; 30 floats; 1,600 cheerleaders and dancers; 900 clowns; 11 marching bands; and a host of celebrity performers.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade begins Thursday, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. (all time zones).

From: musicrow.com

Five Warren County students will be among hundreds of jump ropers from across the county in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Some of the Jumpin'Jaguars will have to jump rope while walking for three straight hours during the parade, and as you'd probably expect, it takes plenty practice and conditioning to accomplish such a task!

"We've been jumping down Campbell lane, and we've been running in races," said Jumping Jaguar Rachel Yarano.

"We've been preparing for three months now, and two hours everyday," said Jumping Jaguar Kaelin Odil.

The Jumpin' Jaguars will be jumping rope from 6p.m. to 8p.m. Friday at the Greenwood Mall in front of Macy's. Macy's will be raffling fragrances, and the group will be taking donations to raise funds for their trip to new york for the parade.

Source: wbko.com

MESA, AZ (CBS5) - Faculty and band members of Mesa Mountain View High School received a huge surprise Thursday morning when they found out they were chosen to participate in Macy's 2013 Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Students hugged and cheered at the secretly planned ceremony, reveling in the moment that their school was only 1 of 11 chosen nationwide to display their talents in the highly attended and massively popular holiday television spectacle. The Toro marching band will help kick off the internationally iconic event, that yearly marks the start of the holiday season.

More than 3.5 million spectators are expected to attend with more than 50 million viewers worldwide.

From: kpho.com

The Summer Set have announced via twitter they will be performing at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year.