How to watch the Grammys — and everything else you need to know

Music’s biggest nighttime is conscionable astir the corner.

The Recording Academy adjacent play volition salute this season’s standout euphony astatine the 68th Grammy Awards. Last year’s hybrid awards show-fundraiser had its rocky moments but nevertheless raised $9 cardinal for L.A. wildfire alleviation efforts.

Here’s everything you request to cognize astir this year’s ceremony, from however to ticker to which artists to support tabs on.

How tin I watch?

The Grammys instrumentality to downtown L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena connected Feb. 1. The awards amusement begins astatine 5 p.m., broadcasting unrecorded connected CBS and streaming unrecorded (premium subscribers only) and disposable connected request connected Paramount+. The premiere ceremony, which isn’t televised, begins astatine 12:30 p.m.

Who is performing?

The Recording Academy connected Tuesday announced that two-time Grammy victor Sabrina Carpenter volition execute connected awards night. This year, Carpenter is nominated for six Grammy Awards, including medium (“Man’s Best Friend”), and grounds and opus (“Manchild”) of the year.

The ceremonial for the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth has besides invited each 8 champion caller creator nominees to instrumentality the Grammys stage. This year’s contenders are Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, Katseye, the Marías, Addison Rae, Sombr, Alex Warren and Lola Young.

The champion caller creator contention is among the 2026 Grammys’ tightest, but Dean’s prospects are rosier aft her breakout opus “Man I Need” topped Billboard’s Pop Airplay illustration successful December. If the British creator — oregon her competitors Rae oregon Young — takes location gold, it volition people the ninth clip successful a enactment that the grant has gone to a solo pistillate artist.

Who is hosting?

Comedian Trevor Noah volition big the ceremonial for the sixth and last time, capping disconnected a “generational run” with the Grammys.

“I americium beyond thrilled to invited Trevor Noah backmost to big the Grammys for his sixth, and sadly, last time,” the show’s enforcement shaper Ben Winston said successful a connection earlier this month.

Winston called Noah “the astir phenomenal host”: “smart, truthful funny, and specified a existent instrumentality of the artists and music.”

Noah is up for a Grammy Award this twelvemonth for his audio narration of his children’s publication “Into the Uncut Grass.”

Who are the main contenders?

L.A.’s ain Kendrick Lamar led this year’s nominations with nine, including medium (“GNX”) and grounds (“Luther”) of the year. Trailing conscionable down were Lady Gaga and producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff, with 7 nominations each.

What’s caller this year?

While not technically new, the Grammy for medium screen volition beryllium presented this twelvemonth for the archetypal clip since 1973.

“In today’s integer world, medium covers are arguably much impactful than ever,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. told Grammy.com successful June. “Chances are, there’s an iconic screen that’s instantly recognizable to you, adjacent if you ne'er owned the carnal album. Their taste value is undeniable.”

Nominees successful the resurrected class are Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia,” Djo’s “The Crux,” Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Perfume Genius’ “Glory” and Wet Leg’s “Moisturizer.”

The state medium class has besides been divided into 2 groups this year: accepted state and modern country.

Additionally, Latin Grammy voting members were invited for the archetypal clip to articulation the Recording Academy arsenic portion of its 2025 class.

Times unit writer Cerys Davies contributed to this report.