This year's Grammy nominations concert will features performances from Drake, Robin Thicke, Keith Urban and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Earlier today, The Recording Academy announced its Grammy nominations concert, which has been named "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night." The CBS special will be an hour long and will take place in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre. As the title suggests, the concert will be aired live, Friday, Dec. 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Rapper-actor LL Cool J will reprise his role as host for the fourth time.

In addition to performances from some of today's most popular pop artists, this year's Grammy nominees will be announced, as well as presenters and performers for the award show.

After the concert is aired, an additional exclusive concert will be held by Thicke, Billboard reports.

Thicke is expected to have a strong presence at the upcoming Grammy Awards considering the success of his single "Blurred Lines." In the past, Thicke has won Grammy awards for writing music for Jennifer Hudson and Usher.

Drake may also be contender for a Grammy. Drake's Nothing was the Same produced the second largest sales week of the year thus far. The album, which is the Canadian rapper's third studio album, sold 658,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.

Only The 20/20 Experience, Justin Timberlake's album released in March, outsold Drake's album in its first week of sales. The 20/20 Experience sold 968,000 copies in its first week. Drake did, however, best the debuts of other reputable artists, Cher, Metallica, Sting, Kings of Leon and Elton John.

The Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The award show will be held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.

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