Grammy Awards 2026 live: Start time, nominations in full, how to watch and who’s performing

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Even if you’re not lucky enough to be attending the ceremony, you can tune in to the main show live on CBS from 8pm ET. Viewers in the US can also stream the Grammys via TV services including Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV. Paramount+ premium subscribers will have live streaming access, while essential subscribers can watch on-demand the next day.

The premiere ceremony, preceding the main event, begins at 3.30pm ET at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, and can be streamed on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and live.GRAMMY.com.

Meanwhile, fans can watch the four-hour red carpet show with interviews and fashion footage via the Associated Press on YouTube and APNews.com

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The 2026 Grammy Awards take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday 1 February and will kick off at 8pm ET (1am GMT).

“I think we will see some history-making moments,” CEO Harvey Mason Jr told The Associated Press last month.

“With artists being nominated in categories they haven’t been previously nominated in, and a new crop of talent coming through the system this year – I think we’re going to see some really exciting results.”

There’s plenty of competition across all categories at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, proving just how high the calibre is this year. In the Big Four – Best New Artist, Record, Song, Album of the Year – Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny and Florida rapper Doechii are competing against pop queens Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish, while Olivia Dean is a favourite to scoop Best New Artist over fledgling pop star Addison Rae and her fellow Brit, Lola Young.

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Among the stars handing out awards are Carole King, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Doechii, Harry Styles, Jeff Goldblum, KAROL G, Lainey Wilson, Marcello Hernandez, Nikki Glaser, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah and Teyana Taylor.

As always, a number of the nominated artists will perform live in front of their peers and the live audience watching from home. Among those set to take to the stage are Justin Bieber – marking his first live performance in four years – Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyler, the Creator.

Current Best New Artist nominees Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR and The Marias will perform in a special segment. There’ll also be a special tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in the annual In Memoriam segment from Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and Slash, while Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson will pay tribute to those recently lost in the annual In Memoriam tribute.