Everything you need to know about the 2026 Grammy Awards: nominations, date, more

Music’s biggest night is fast approaching.

“THE Grammy Awards “This is our opportunity to honor the people who make this community so vibrant and this year’s nominees remind us of the incredible talent that keeps music moving forward,” said the Recording Academy CEO. Harvey Mason Jr. said in a November 2025 press release. “From emerging talents to influential icons, these nominees reflect today’s vast and diverse musical landscape, and I’m excited to celebrate them in the weeks to come and on music’s biggest night.” »

Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter And Leon Thomas are among the stars who could win trophies after releasing albums between August 2024 and August 2025.

Keep scrolling to learn more about the 2026 Grammy Awards:

Who will host the 2026 Grammy Awards?

The presenter of the ceremony has not yet been revealed. Trevor Noah hosted the last two Grammy Awards in 2024 and 2025.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen, so that’s what I love about the Grammys, is that it’s live, it’s happening,” Noah said on CBS News in 2024. “It’s fly-on-the-wall. …Here’s the thing about awards shows, is that everyone likes the joke when it’s not about them, and your goal and your hope is to tell a joke about the person that they also find funny.”

Grammy nominations revealed

Kendrick Lamar leads the nomination count with nine, while Jack Antonoff and Lady Gaga each earned seven. Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Sabrina Carpenter all came away with six nods each.

The coveted nominees for Album of the Year are I should have taken more photos (Bad bunny), Garland (Justin Bieber), Man’s Best Friend (Sabrina Carpentier), Let God sort them (Clip), Mayhem (Lady Gaga), GNX (Kendrick Lamar), Pooch (Léon Thomas) and Chromocopy (Tyler, the Creator).

This year was also a banner year for Best New Artist winners. Olivia DoyenKatseye, The Marias, Addison Rae, Dark, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren And Lola Young.

“I was shocked,” Rae said The Los Angeles Times in December 2025 after receiving a first nod. “The day before the nominations were announced, my managers were like, ‘Should we get together and look at this?’ It puts so much pressure on him. I’ve always wondered with these people posting videos of themselves reacting to the nominations: “What if it doesn’t happen?” Do they have confetti and don’t blow it?’

Rae chose to watch the ad from her manager’s office, which she described as “very relaxing.”

“I had looked at all the prediction lists, and the only place that predicted I would be nominated was Pitchfork,” she said. “So the chances weren’t great for me. Then they said my name, I was like, [gasping]. That’s all I could say.

Rae notably rose to fame as a member of TikTok’s “Hype House” in 2020 alongside Warren.

When will the 2026 Grammys take place?

The Grammys will take place on Sunday, February 1 at 8 p.m. ET live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

How to watch the 2026 Grammys

The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS and simulcast on Paramount+.