The 2026 Grammy Awards honor the biggest musical achievements of the year, and some of the biggest stars on the planet are nominated this year. Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nominations, including 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 each, and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Leon Thomas, with six. The 2026 Grammy Awards will be hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, who is also a nominee this year in the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling category.

The 2026 Grammys will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and the broadcast will air this Sunday, February 1, at 8PM ET/5PM PT on CBS, live streaming on Paramount + (for Premium subscribers only). The 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony – where most of the Grammys are actually awarded – will take place earlier that day, from 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT, and will be streamed 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 on Sunday, February 1, 2026.

Time to start the Grammys

The Grammy Awards live TV broadcast begins at 8PM ET/5PM PT. It is scheduled to run until 11:30PM ET.

Before the main broadcast, the 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (here’s a look at 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 be streamed live for free on live.GRAMMY.com and on the YouTube.

Grammy Awards TV channel

The 68th Grammy Awards will air on CBS and stream live on Paramount + for Premium subscribers. The awards show is also available the next day on demand for Paramount + Essential subscribers.

How to watch the Grammys without cable

Paramount+ offers Premium subscribers access to more live content, in addition to the streamer’s extensive library. In addition to 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 additional Pay-Per-View fees.

Paramount+ subscriptions are available in monthly and yearly 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 for free

Who is performing at the 2026 Grammy Awards?

Among this year’s Grammy 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 the artists we lost this year will include a musical tribute from Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson, a performance from Ms. Lauryn Hill in tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack, and an Ozzy Osbourne tribute from artists such as Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan Smith, and Slash McKagan.

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 Grammy 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 Best Country Album category will be divided 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

• Bad Bunny – I should have taken more photos

• Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend

• Clipse, Pusha T & Malice — Let God Judge You

• Tyler, the Creator— Chromacopy

Record of the Year

• Sabrina Carpenter – “Boy Boy”

• Doechii — “Worry”

• Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”

• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”

• Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA — “Luther”

• Chappell Roan – “The Subway”

Song of the Year

• Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”

• Doechii — “Worry”

• ROSÉ and Bruno Mars — “APT.”

• HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI) — “Bulawan”

• Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA — “Luther”

• Sabrina Carpenter – “Boy Boy”

• Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”

Best New Artist

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Justin Bieber – “Daisies”

• Sabrina Carpenter – “Boy Boy”

• Lady Gaga – “Sick”

• Chappell Roan – “The Subway”

• Lola Young — “Messy”

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend

• Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful

• Teddy Swims – I Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)

Best Alternative Music Album

• Good Iver – Sand, Fable

• The medicine – Songs of the Lost World

• Tyler, the Creator— Don’t Touch the Glass

• Hayley Williams— Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party

Best Rock Album

• Deftones – Private Music

• Linkin Park— From Zero

• Turnstile – Never Enough

Best Rap Album

• Clipse, Pusha T & Malice — Let God Judge You

• ROAD – God Loves Ugly

• Tyler, the Creator— Chromacopy

Best R&B Album

• Coco Jones Why Not More?

• Teyana Taylor— Escape Room

Best Contemporary Country Album

• Kelsea Ballerini — Standards

• Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter

• Eric Church— Evangeline vs. the Machine

• Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken

• Miranda Lambert— Postcards From Texas

Best Traditional Country Album

• Charley Crockett— Dollar a Day

• Lukas Nelson— American Romance

• Willie Nelson— Oh What a Beautiful World

• Margo Price – Stubborn Girl

• Zach Top— It’s Not For My Health

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

See the full list of Grammy.com.