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Five singing show stars up for Grammy honors Sunday night

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Kelly Clarkson with Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban. She's nominated for a Grammy for Piece by Piece, the song she performed when she returned to the show. (FOX Photo)

Kelly Clarkson with Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban. She’s nominated for a Grammy for Piece by Piece, the song she performed when she returned to the show. (FOX Photo)

Kelly Clarkson-324Remember that brilliant performance of “Piece by Piece” by Kelly Clarkson when she returned to American Idol for a guest judging stint last year.

Well, it will be up for a Grammy Sunday night (show airs at 8 p.m. on CBS), making Kelly one of four singing show personalities to be up for honors this year.

The others are Carrie Underwood, who already has seven Grammys to her credit, Jennifer Hudson and former Voice winner Cassadee Pope.

At least that’s it in terms of past contestants. Former Idol judge Keith Urban is up for a pair of Grammys; he’s already won four.

Beyonce has the most nominations heading into Sunday’s show with nine. Rihanna and Drake have eight each; Adele has five.

In face, Beyonce and Adele will be going head to head for some of the night’s biggest awards — album of the year, record of the year and song of the year honors.

Sunday’s show will also feature a performance by Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. Voice judge Alicia Keys will also take the stage, performing with country singer Maren Morris.

Now, here’s the list of singing show hopefuls and the other nominees they’re up against.

Best Country Solo Performance:
“Church Bells” by Carrie Underwood, “Blue Ain’t Your Color” by Keith Urban, “Love Can Go to Hell” by Brandy Clark, “Vice” by Miranda Lambert and “My Church” by Maren Morris

Best County Album: “Ripchord” by Keith Urban, “Big Day in a Small Town” by Brandy Clark, “Full Circle by Loretta Lynn, “Hero” by Maren Morris, “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” by Sturgill Simpson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Think of You” by Chris Young with Cassadee Pope, “Different for Girls” by Dierks Bentley, featuring Elle King, “21 Summer” by Brothers Osborne, “Setting the World on Fire” by Kenny Chesney & P!nk, “Jolene” by Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton

Best Pop Solo Performance: “Piece by Piece (Idol Version)” by Kelly Clarkson, “Hello” by Adele, “Hold Up” by Beyonce, “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber, “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande

Best Musical Theater Album: “The Color Purple,” featuring Jennifer Hudson and Cythia Erivo; “Bright Star,” featuring Carmen Cusack; “Fiddler on the Roof,” featuring Danny Burstein; “Kinky Boots,” featuring Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry; “Waitress,” featuring Jessie Mueller.

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