Santa Monica, Calif. - The Recording Academy, producer of the annual Grammy Awards, announced on Monday that Radiohead and Paul McCartney will be among the artists performing live at this year's ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 8. The event will mark Radiohead's first live U.S. television performance since 2000.

Washington - The Recording Artists' Coalition (RAC), an eight-year-old lobbying group founded to advocate for musicians' rights, announced on Wednesday that it will merge its efforts with the advocacy arm of the Recording Academy, the organization that produces the annual Grammy Awards.