The 2026 Grammy Awards honor music’s biggest achievements of the year, and some of the biggest stars on the planet are nominated this year. Kendrick Lamar leads the way with nine nominations, including for Record and Song of the Year for “luther,” his collaboration with SZA. Other top nominees this year include Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Cirkut with seven nominations apiece, and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Leon Thomas, who have six. The 2026 Grammy Awards will be hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, who also happens to be a nominee this year in the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling category.
The 2026 Grammys will take place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and the broadcast will air this Sunday, Feb. 1, at 8PM ET/5PM PT on CBS, streaming live on Paramount+ (for Premium subscribers only). The 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony — where the majority of the Grammys are actually awarded — will take place earlier that same day, from 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT, and streams live free on YouTube.
Here’s how to watch the 2026 Grammy Awards live this Sunday.
When are the 2026 Grammy Awards?
The 68th Grammy Awards will be held this Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.
Grammys start time
The Grammy Awards live TV broadcast begins at 8PM ET/5PM PT. It’s scheduled to run until 11:30PM ET.
Prior to the main broadcast, the 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (this is where you can watch the awards for categories like Musical Theater, Americana, Reggae, Metal, Gospel and more) will take place from 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT. The Grammys Premiere Ceremony will stream live for free at live.GRAMMY.com and on YouTube.
Grammy Awards TV channel
The 68th Grammy Awards will air on CBS and stream live on Paramount+ for Premium subscribers. The awards show will also be available the following day on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers.
How to watch the Grammys without cable
Paramount+ offers Premium subscribers access to loads of live content, in addition to the streamer’s vast library. On top of watching the 2026 Grammys live, you’ll get sports from the NFL to Champions League soccer, and now it’s your one-stop shop for all things UFC, with no added Pay-Per-View fees.
Paramount+ subscriptions are available in monthly and annual options. Additionally, there are two subscription plans to choose from: Paramount+ Essential ($8.99/month) and Paramount+ Premium ($13.99/month).
How to watch the 2026 Grammys free
Who is performing at the 2026 Grammy Awards?
Among this year’s Grammy’s performers are Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Album of the Year nominees Clipse and Pharrell Williams, and every Best New Artist nominee, including Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR, and The Marías.
This year’s In Memorium honoring artists we’ve lost this year will include a musical tribute from Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson, a performance from Ms. Lauryn Hill in honor of D’Angelo and Roberta Flack, and an Ozzy Osbourne tribute from artists like Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, and Slash.
Who is hosting the Grammys this year?
Trevor Noah will return to host the Grammys for the sixth and final year.
Who is presenting at the 2026 Grammys?
While the full list of Grammys presenters has yet to be released, we do know that Harry Styles and Doechii will be presenting.
Grammy Awards new categories
This year’s Grammys will see the return of the award for Best Album Cover (after 53 years!). This year, the category of Best Country Album will now be split into two awards: Best Contemporary Country Album and Best Traditional Country Album.
Grammys eligibility window
The 2026 Grammy Awards will recognize music released from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025.
2026 Grammy nominations
Here are the nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards.
Album of the Year
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Bad Bunny — Debí Tirar Más Fotos
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Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
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Clipse, Pusha T & Malice — Let God Sort Em Out
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Tyler, the Creator — Chromakopia
Record of the Year
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Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
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Doechii — “Anxiety”
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Billie Eilish — “Wildflower”
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Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
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Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA — “Luther”
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Chappell Roan — “The Subway”
Song of the Year
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Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
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Doechii — “Anxiety”
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ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
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HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI) — “Golden”
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Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA — “Luther”
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Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
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Billie Eilish — “Wildflower”
Best New Artist
Best Pop Solo Performance
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Justin Bieber — “Daisies”
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Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
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Lady Gaga — “Disease”
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Chappell Roan — “The Subway”
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Lola Young — “Messy”
Best Pop Vocal Album
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Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
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Miley Cyrus — Something Beautiful
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Teddy Swims — I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)
Best Alternative Music Album
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Bon Iver — Sable, Fable
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The Cure — Songs of a Lost World
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Tyler, the Creator — Don’t Tap the Glass
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Hayley Williams — Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Best Rock Album
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Deftones — Private Music
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Linkin Park — From Zero
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Turnstile — Never Enough
Best Rap Album
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Clipse, Pusha T & Malice — Let God Sort Em Out
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JID — God Does Like Ugly
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Tyler, the Creator — Chromakopia
Best R&B Album
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Coco Jones — Why Not More?
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Teyana Taylor — Escape Room
Best Contemporary Country Album
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Kelsea Ballerini — Patterns
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Tyler Childers — Snipe Hunter
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Eric Church — Evangeline vs. The Machine
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Jelly Roll — Beautifully Broken
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Miranda Lambert — Postcards From Texas
Best Traditional Country Album
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Charley Crockett — Dollar a Day
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Lukas Nelson — American Romance
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Willie Nelson — Oh What a Beautiful World
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Margo Price — Hard Headed Woman
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Zach Top — Ain’t In It for My Health
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
See the full list at Grammy.com.
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