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5 BIG GRAMMY MOMENTS

- Maeve McDermott @maeve_mcdermott USA TODAY

Katy Perry’s new look & song Redemption for Adele? Lady Gaga’s hot streak

Music’s biggest night is Sunday. So what’s in store at the 59th annual Grammy Awards? Look for these big moments at the festivitie­s.

A BIG NIGHT FOR BEYONCÉ

Whether she takes home the record, song and album of the year categories, mom-to-be Beyoncé is guaranteed a blockbuste­r night. The singer, who announced last week she is pregnant with twins, leads the nominees with nine nods, and will perform at the show, according to Billboard and Entertainm­ent Tonight. A KATY PERRY COMEBACK This week may be Katy Perry’s biggest since hosting the Super Bowl halftime show two years ago. The singer is confirmed to perform, and has teased a new look and new music on Twitter, sending fans on a hunt for disco balls that play her latest song, Chained to the Rhythm, set to drop Friday.

LADY GAGA CONTINUES HER WINNING STREAK

Feeling Gaga’d out following last Sunday’s Super Bowl performanc­e? Too bad. Gaga is set to perform with Metallica during the awards show. But she’ll have to wait another year to collect any trophies, since her 2016 album Joanne was released after the Grammys’ deadline.

REDEMPTION FOR ADELE

Adele returns to the Staples Center after a less-than-smooth performanc­e at the 2016 awards. Her pitchy take on All I Ask left fans baffled that the singer could possibly hit a bad note, with the Grammys confirming that audio issues were to blame.

This year, Adele is nominated for five awards, including album, record and song of the year, and she’ll perform. So her 2017 Grammys experience already is looking more hopeful.

NO KANYE OR DRAKE?

The Blonde artist did not submit his latest album for Grammys considerat­ion, telling The New

York Times, “I think the infrastruc­ture of the awarding system

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