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Musician Andy Grammer Joins Dancing with the Stars with a Moving Tribute to His Mom

Read his tribute

Shelli Weinstein Aug. 31, 2015 at 4:43 p.m. PT

Look out, Nick Carter! You won't be the only musician in the ballroom. Singer-songwriter Andy Grammer is the latest to sign on for Season 21 of Dancing with the Stars. Grammer made the announcement while chatting On Air with Ryan Seacrest.

You heard that right - @andygrammer is going to be on this season of #DWTS!! @DancingABC pic.twitter.com/15mE7thTjA
— On Air/Ryan Seacrest (@OnAirWithRyan) August 31, 2015

Grammer then took to Facebook to explain that his decision to join the show is in honor tribute of his late mother, whose "eyes would light up" when she saw dance on screen, he wrote. Read his touching note, which comes with a warning to his competition: "Game on."

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When I performed 'Honey, I'm Good' on Dancing with the Stars last season, it was obviously exciting and a thrill, but...
Posted by Andy Grammer on Monday, August 31, 2015

Grammer also made a cameo on Dancing last year, when Nastia Liukin and Sasha Farber danced a Charleston to "Honey, I'm Good."