LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 - Current GRAMMY Award nominee Nelly Furtado will guest star in CSI: NY, Wednesday, Feb. 7 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network during "GRAMMY week."  The 49th Annual grammy Awards will be broadcast live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 11 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Nelly Furtado is currently nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for her hit song "Promiscuous."  In CSI: NY she will play Ava Brandt, a world-class personal shoplifter whose job is to fulfill her clients' wish list of the latest must-have items.  Ava is an ingenious master of disguise whose chameleon ways allow her to stay one step ahead of the law.  She becomes the CSI's number one suspect when a store security guard is found dead in a dressing room at a high end store, leading the team on one of their toughest hunts yet.  CSI: NY airs Wednesdays (10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  The series stars Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Eddie Cahill, Anna Belknap and Hill Harper.

On the web:      www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny/

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