Grammys 2026 live streaming: Where can I watch the Grammys 2026? What time does Grammy start? Who is performing at 68th Grammy Awards?

Grammys nominations were out and it's time for the 68th annual Grammy Awards, to be held on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. While spotlight won't be on Taylor Swift, Beyoncé or Adele, Kendrick Lamar (who leads all nominees, with nine), Lady Gaga (who has seven) or Bad Bunny, who will be competing for six trophies a week before he makes history with his Super Bowl halftime show, can grab the headlines.

Grammys 2026 Live Streaming

The ceremony will air live Sunday, February 1. at 8 p.m. (ET)/ (5 p.m. Pacific) on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Subscribers to Paramount+ Premium can access the real-time stream both on-demand and on the live feed of their local CBS affiliate station, while Paramount+ Essential subscribers have access to on-demand the day after the ceremony.


The premiere ceremony, where nearly all of the 95 awards are given out, will air before the prime-time event starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastern (12:30 p.m. Pacific) on live.grammy.com and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel. Actor Darren Criss will host (he's a nominee in best musical theater album) and performers will include Grace Potter, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Zara Larsson.

Who is hosting the main event?

Trevor Noah will return for his sixth straight time hosting the ceremony telecast. This one, however, will be his last. (Ben Winston, one of the show's producers, said that he implored the comic to return one final time by begging on his knees.)

Who are the top contenders?

In addition to Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny, leading nominees include Leon Thomas and Sabrina Carpenter (six each), and Clipse, Doechii, SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator (with five apiece).

The three biggest all-genre races also include Billie Eilish (whose "Wildflower" is up for record and song of the year), as well as Rosé and Bruno Mars (ditto for "Apt."). Chappell Roan's one-off "The Subway" is up in the record category, and "Golden," the breakout smash from "KPop Demon Hunters," is a contender for song of the year. In a rarity, album of the year features three rap albums (from Clipse, Lamar and Tyler, the Creator).

Best new artist is a mix of acts who have gotten lifts from TikTok (Addison Rae, Alex Warren and Sombr), British singers-songwriters (Olivia Dean and Lola Young), a K-pop-adjacent group assembled on a reality show (Katseye), an R&B singer-songwriter who got his start as a child star (Leon Thomas) and an alt-pop band that performs in both English and Spanish (the Marías).

Lamar swept the event's two top song categories last year with his Drake dis "Not Like Us"; this time, his album "GNX" is up for major trophies alongside "Luther," his duet with SZA (who has five nods). The awards will honor recordings released from August 31, 2024, through August 30, 2025, across 95 categories. Here's how to watch and what to expect.

Artists with Most Nominations -

Kendrick Lamar - 9

Lady Gaga - 7

Bad Bunny - 6

Leon Thomas - 6

Sabrina Carpenter - 6

Who was snubbed?

"KPop Demon Hunters" has been having a strong year on the movie awards circuit, but only got three nominations at the Grammys. Warren's "Ordinary" held down No. 1 for 10 weeks, but he didn't get any nods outside of best new artist. And Lorde was shut out for a second time, picking up zero nominations for "Virgin."

Who will perform?

Lady Gaga, Rosé, Carpenter, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Tyler, the Creator and Clipse with Pharrell Williams, along with all eight best new artist hopefuls. Lauryn Hill will lead a tribute to Roberta Flack and D'Angelo, and Post Malone will helm one for Ozzy Osbourne.