If last year's Grammy Awardswere remembered for Adele's triumphs and Whitney Houston's tributes, this year's likely belongs to the return of Justin Timberlakeand the rise of Frank Ocean.

Perhaps no other performance is more anticipated for this Sunday's live telecast than Timberlake's. The last time he graced the Grammy stage was 2009, when he stepped in at the last minute to perform a duet with Al Green.

 

Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the awards, told ABC News that Timberlake "saved our lives" with his last-minute performance of "Let's Stay Together," which filled a hole in the broadcast -- a hole that was caused -- Ehrlich noted -- by "that little drop-out with Chris Brown and Rihanna."

Both artists, then a couple, pulled out of the show following Brown's assault on Rihanna.

 

"We've missed him," Ehrlich said of Timberlake.

So have his music fans. This will be Timberlake's first musical appearance in support of his first new solo work since 2006. Not yet known is whether he'll perform his recently released "Suit & Tie," the retro-minded soul single featuring Jay-Z, or unveil something new.

Billboard editor Joe Levy told ABC News that Timberlake sent Ehrlich a track that he was thinking of performing, leading many to believe that it could be a new song, not currently on the radio.

Timberlake won't be the only performer people will be talking about. There will, of course, be the discussion of who was wearing what, although CBS took the unusual step of issuing a "clothing advisory," advising talent to be sure their "buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered" as well as their genitals covered so that there is no visible 'puffy' bare skin exposure."

"It is a black tie affair so you hate to see anyone turn up wearing a handkerchief," Levy said. "Then again, it is rock and roll, so you gotta expect it."

source ABCnews.
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