LOS ANGELES, Feb 10, (Agencies): Iconic 1960s group The Beach Boys and award-winning songstress Adele will stage comeback performances this weekend at the Grammys, the music industry’s annual star-studded awards bash.
Paul McCartney, Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen are also among major acts to play Sunday in Los Angeles, where country legend Glen Campbell, suffering from Alzheimer’s and on a farewell tour, will receive a lifetime achievement award.
Adele, playing her first live show since undergoing throat surgery last year, is nominated in six categories at the Grammys, just one behind top-tipped US rapper Kanye West, with seven nods.

The British soul singer broke records with her breakthrough second album “21,” including the hits “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You.” It is unclear what she will sing Sunday night at the Staples Center.
But arguably an even bigger comeback will be by the Beach Boys, who will perform on stage for the first time since announcing a 50th anniversary reunion tour and album.
The original members of the band, famous for hits including “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and “Surfin’ USA,” will play with two Grammy nominees, Foster The People and Maroon 5, organizers said.
“I miss the boys and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stage with them again,” said core band member Brian Wilson, announcing the reunion in December.
West is nominated in the most categories at this year’s Grammys — the music industry’s version of the Oscars — while the Foo Fighters and Hawaiian crooner Bruno Mars were tied with Adele, with six nominations.
Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” is tipped for Record of the Year, along with Bon Iver’s “Holocene,” Mars’s “Grenade,” “The Cave” by British folk rockers Mumford and Sons, and Katy Perry’s “Firework.”
The London songstress’s album “21” also leads the nods for Album of the Year, and will fight it out with the Foo Fighters’ “Wasting Light,” Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way,” Mars’s “Doo Wops and Hooligans” and Rihanna’s “Loud.”
West’s seven nods include “All of the Lights” for Song of the Year, up against Mumford and Sons’ “The Cave,” Mars’s “Grenade,” Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” and Bon Iver’s “Holocene.”
Although West garnered the most nods, mainly in rap categories, he could come away disappointed. Last year Eminem topped the nominations with 10 nods but went home with only two gongs.
In the running for Best New Artist — the category Adele won in 2009 — are The Band Perry, Bon Iver, J. Cole, rapper Nicki Minaj and Skrillex. The latter was shortlisted for five awards, as was Lil Wayne.

Nominees
Here are the nominees in key categories at the 54th Grammy awards, to be handed out Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Record Of The Year: “Rolling In The Deep” - Adele; “Holocene” - Bon Iver; “Grenade” - Bruno Mars; “The Cave” - Mumford & Sons; “Firework” - Katy Perry
Album Of The Year: “21” - Adele; “Wasting Light” - Foo Fighters; “Born This Way” - Lady Gaga; “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” - Bruno Mars; “Loud” - Rihanna
Song Of The Year: “All Of The Lights” - Kanye West; “The Cave” - Mumford & Sons; “Grenade” - Bruno Mars; “Holocene” - Bon Iver; “Rolling In The Deep” - Adele
Best New Artist: The Band Perry; Bon Iver; J. Cole; Nicki Minaj; Skrillex
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You” - Adele; “You And I” - Lady Gaga; “Grenade” - Bruno Mars; “Firework” - Katy Perry; “Fuckin’ Perfect” - Pink
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Body And Soul” - Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse; “Dearest” - The Black Keys; “Paradise” - Coldplay; “Pumped Up Kicks” - Foster The People; “Moves Like Jagger” - Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Vocal Album: “21” - Adele; “The Lady Killer” - Cee Lo Green; “Born This Way” - Lady Gaga; “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” - Bruno Mars; “Loud” - Rihanna
Adele may be a safe bet to clean up at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, but if music fans think that means a night of few surprises, they should ask Justin Bieber.
The Canadian teen idol left the Grammys empty-handed last year after losing the best new artist award to jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding — the first jazz artist to clinch the coveted prize.
Sunday’s new artist race is just as diverse and could again have jaws dropping, but it won’t be the only spectacle at the music industry’s biggest awards show that will draw the attention of millions of fans watching on TV.
Grammy show performances can make or break an artist, and several big names are making comebacks of sorts on Sunday.