Music‘s biggest night is already underway as the industry’s hottest hitmakers are hitting the red carpet before the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Before all of the top honors are presented at the 68th annual awards ceremony on Sunday night, nominees, presenters and an A-list of guests have dressed their best to commemorate the occasion. The awards show is airing on CBS and live-streaming on Paramount+ Premium, starting at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. Cord-cutters can also stream the show live on any live TV streaming service that carries CBS, including DirecTV (with a five-day free trial), Fubo (with a five-day free trial) and Hulu + Live TV.
The 2026 Grammy premiere ceremony kicked off at 12:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. ET at the Peacock Theater. It was broadcast live on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
Before the main slate of awards are given out, tune into the Grammys red carpet livestream below, which begins at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
Trevor Noah returns at host of the 2026 Grammy Awards, with this year serving as his last in the leading role. Kendrick Lamar is the most-nominated artist this year with a whopping nine nominations (including nods in the coveted album, record and song of the year categories).
Lady Gaga trails Lamar with seven nominations, while Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter earned six respective nods.
And the nominee list isn’t the only star-studded part of Sunday night, as many of the artists who received nods are set to hit the 2026 Grammys stage. Performers include Carpenter, Gaga, Justin Bieber, Tyler, the Creator and the full slate of best new artist nominees (Olivia Dean, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Katseye, Addison Rae, Sombr, Lola Young and The Marias).
The list of presenters include Carole King, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Doechii, Harry Styles, Jeff Goldblum, KAROL G, Lainey Wilson, Marcello Hernández, Nikki Glaser, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah and Teyana Taylor, plus a special surprise presenter that will be revealed onstage Sunday night.
Reba McEntire, Lauryn Hill and Post Malone will also lead the Grammys’ “In Memoriam” segment with a tribute in honor of Roberta Flack, Ozzy Osbourne and D’Angelo, among other musicians who have died over the last year.
Keep up with The Hollywood Reporter‘s 2026 Grammys coverage, which includes a full list of all the winners, the dazzling red carpet looks and more.
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