Priyanka Chopra has been invited to attend the 54th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday evening. The Bollywood superstar is scheduled to land in LA straight from the ongoing Berlin Film Festival where she made a quick stop to attend a special showcasing of her film, Don 2. Given her hectic schedule, Priyanka will make it to the Grammys barely in time to catch the annual musical gala and fly back home early on Monday. She is slated to join the cast of her upcoming film, Anurag Basu's Barfi, in Darjeeling the day after to film key scenes opposite co-star Ranbir Kapoor.
Sources said Priyanka primarily got an invite as a special guest at the Grammys, thanks to American recording heavyweight Jimmy Lovine and leading agent Troy Carter. Lovine is the CEO of Interscope Records, which will release Priyanka's debut album as a singer in the US and Carter is the owner of Atom Factory, the top-notch Hollywood agency that is managing her international music career.
"Priyanka is very excited about the release of her debut music album later this year. Attending the Grammys will give her a scope to interact with some of the biggest names in the global music business as well as several leading stars, which in turn will help her garner familiarity with the Western music scene. She plans to release her album in a big way in the international market," a source close to the actress said.
Sources added the 29-year-old actress wants to release the album around her birthday on July 18. Carter, who also is Lady Gaga's manager, has reportedly lined up quick meetings at the Grammys for Priyanka with music superstars such as Adele and Kanye West besides several music executives.