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The 68th annual Grammy Awards<\/a> are just about here, airing live from Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday night.<\/p>\n Kendrick Lamar\u2019s<\/a> dominance continues at the Grammys, where he leads the nominations<\/a> with nine this year. He\u2019s followed closely by Lady Gaga,<\/a> Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer\/songwriter Cirkut, who boast seven nominations each.<\/p>\n Comedian Trevor Noah returns to host the show for his sixth consecutive time \u2014 and his last.<\/a><\/p>\n The Latest:<\/p>\n Yungblud reme<\/p>\n mbers Ozzy Osbourne<\/p>\n \u201cThe last time I saw Ozzy Osbourne, he asked me if there was anything he could do for me,\u201d Yungblud recounted, standing next to Sharon Osbourne onstage and accepting the best rock performance award. Yungblud\u2019s response? The music was enough. The singer is part of a tribute tonight to the late rock star<\/p>\n Mariah Carey\u2019s secret grunge album was part of her MusiCares tribute<\/p>\n Mariah Carey has blended pop, R&B, gospel and hip-hop into hit songs over five decades<\/a>. But it was hearing a couple of cuts off her 1990s secret grunge album that had the superstar on her feet clapping.<\/p>\n Foo Fighters blasted through \u201cSomeone\u2019s Ugly Daughter\u201d with Taylor Momsen on lead vocals. They followed up with \u201cLove is a Scam\u201d as Carey sang along from her front table.<\/p>\n Carey was honored for her musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night, two days before the Grammy Awards<\/a>. The award is given in the week ahead of the Grammys by MusiCares, a charity that supports musicians in need.<\/p>\n \u201cShe is one of one,\u201d longtime collaborator Babyface said. \u201cMariah, you are every songwriter and producer\u2019s dream. You strike a lot of gold. You are a blueprint of a great songwriter.\u201d<\/p>\n \u25b6 Read more from our dispatch from the event<\/a><\/p>\n Spielberg gets a Grammy<\/p>\n Steven Spielberg has a Grammy to go with his three Oscars. He won best music film as a producer of \u201cMusic by John Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Sinners\u2019 sinks teeth into Grammys<\/p>\n \u201cSinners\u201d won a pair of Grammys days after getting a record 16 Oscar nominations<\/a>. It won best compilation soundtrack for visual media and best score soundtrack for visual media.<\/p>\n Why is Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet nominated for a Grammy?<\/p>\n Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a> is a first-time Grammy nominee and his category is an odd mix of last year\u2019s Oscar nominations and this year\u2019s. He\u2019s up for best compilation soundtrack for visual media \u2014 which usually just means movie soundtracks \u2014 for his singing as Bob Dylan<\/a> in 2024\u2019s \u201cA Complete Unknown.\u201d<\/a> His competition includes Ariana Grande<\/a> and Cynthia Erivo<\/a> from \u201cWicked\u201d<\/a> \u2013 the first one, not \u201cWicked: For Good,\u201d<\/a> which was seriously snubbed at the Oscar nominations<\/a>.<\/p>\n The category\u2019s filled out by the soundtrack of the most Oscar-nominated movie of all time, \u201cSinners,\u201d<\/a> and two other freshly minted Oscar nominees, \u201cF1\u201d<\/a> and \u201cKPop Demon Hunters.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n And the first Grammy goes to…<\/p>\n Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo\u2019s \u201cDefying Gravity,\u201d which won best pop duo\/group performance. Neither was on hand to accept it, as host Darren Criss revealed after a brief interlude of the band playing \u201cUptown Funk.\u201d<\/p>\n Just how many Grammy Awards are there?<\/p>\n There are 95 awards at this year\u2019s Grammys, including two new ones: best album cover<\/a> and best traditional country album.<\/p>\n All those awards can\u2019t fit into a three-hour telecast, so most of them \u2014 86, to be precise \u2014 are presented at the Premiere Ceremony.<\/p>\n But the major awards \u2014 including album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist \u2014 are presented during the main awards ceremony.<\/p>\n The Premier<\/p>\n e Ceremony is underway<\/p>\n The pre-telecast awards ceremony, where the majority of the Grammys are handed out, opens with a performance of Earth, Wind & Fire\u2019s \u201cShining Star\u201d performed by Israel Houghton, Lila Ike, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose and Trombone Shorty.<\/p>\n The ceremony is being hosted by Darren Criss. Presenters \u2014 who announce batches of awards \u2014 include \u00c9dgar Barrera, Jesse Welles, Jimmy Jam, Sierra Hull, Trombone Shorty, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Dave Koz. Performers include Zara Larsson, Spiritbox, Tasha Combs Leonard and Criss and \u201cMaybe Happy Ending\u201d co-star Helen J. Shen.<\/p>\n What is the Grammys\u2019 Premiere Ceremony?<\/p>\n The Grammys have nearly 100 awards to hand out. There\u2019s simply not enough time to fit all of that, plus performances and acceptance speeches, into a three-hour, prime-time telecast. That\u2019s where the Premiere Ceremony comes in.<\/p>\n