The Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite for performance at upcoming Grammys where they will receive lifetime achievement award



Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to perform at the Grammy Awards next week.

The duo will also accept a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the Fab Four during the ceremony, while Paul also has nominations for best rock song and music film.

Paul, 71, and Ringo, 73 , will be joined by R&B singer John Legend, hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis as well as country singers Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves and Keith Urban as performers during the 56th Grammy Awards.

Back together: Paul McCartney (L) and Ringo Starr will reunite for a Grammy's special to celebrate their landmark Ed Sullivan show



Recognition: The Fab Four are also set to pick up a lifetime achievement award

The news comes after it was announced that the Beatles will be the center of a performance special featuring Eurythmics and other acts playing Beatles hits, the day after the ceremony

Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, will be reuniting especially for the occasion and will perform as a duo for The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute To The Beatles.



The pair, who released nine studio albums with singles including Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), formed in 1980 but started working separately in the 1990s.

The Eurythmics, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, are reuniting for a one-off tribute to The Beatles

Ken Ehrlich, who is producing the event in Los Angeles on January 27, said: ‘When it came around to booking this show, what I felt was important was to try and find those artists who not only would be able to interpret Beatles songs, but would also have an understanding of what they meant.’



He would not confirm whether Sir Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr would attend the event, although the Beatles will be in the country for the Grammys.



Ehrlich wouldn't say which Beatles tune the British duo would perform, but John Mayer and Keith Urban will pair up to perform Don't Let Me Down, while Alicia Keys and John Legend will perform a duet on Let It Be. Maroon 5 also will hit the stage.

The special will air on CBS on February 9 - exactly 50 years after the Beatles made their US debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.



The special will air exactly 50 years after the Beatles made their US debut on The Ed Sullivan Show The Eurythmics released nine studio albums with singles including Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

An estimated 73 million viewers tuned in to watch the event, which has become one of the world's top cultural moments.



'They really did change people's lives, so what I'm hoping this show ... gets across is the message that occasionally in history we are touched by certain artists who have a profound effect on us beyond just the music that they make,' Ehrlich said.

The special will include about a dozen performances, Ehrlich said. More performers will be announced at a later date.



Star studded: Taylor Swift will also perform at the Grammys next week

Meanwhile it has been revealed that singer-songwriter Carole King will also perform alongside pianist-singer Sara Bareilles at the Grammys .

Previously announced performers at the music industry's biggest night include pop singer Katy Perry, French DJ duo Daft Punk, rock group Imagine Dragons, New Zealand singer Lorde, R&B singer Stevie Wonder and country singer Blake Shelton.

