Grammy Awards 2026: where to see them, hosts and favorites
Everything is ready in Los Angeles for the 68th edition of the Grammy Awards. The delivery ceremony of the “Oscar of Music” will take place this evening – when it will be dawn tomorrow in Italy, due to the time zone – at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. During the long marathon, prizes will be awarded to most successful artists of the last recording yearmany of whom will be physically present at the Crypto.com Arena to collect the statuettes. Here is the complete guide with everything you need to know.
Where to see them in Italy
At the moment there is no official confirmation of a television broadcast of the Grammys on an Italian channel as happens with other musical or sporting events. However, they are there different ways to follow them live or almost live. The main ceremony will be broadcast free-to-air in the USA on CBS Television Network And streaming on Paramount+: this means that it can also be followed from Italy international streaming if you have access to the service or CBS online. The official website and the Grammy YouTube channel will offer live content from the event, including parts of the premiere ceremony (the pre-evening awards ceremony) and highlights. Before the ceremony will also be the pre-show is available with interviews and looks of the evening on the Grammy social channels and on partner sites. Basically who lives in Italy can follow the Grammy night with official online means even without Italian television: CBS/Paramount+ streaming, YouTube and social live broadcasts. There main ceremony (TV show): will be broadcast starting from Approximately 02:00 on Monday 2 February (8pm in the US).
The host of the evening and the guests
For the sixth and (probably) last time in a row will be Trevor Noah to host the Grammy Awards: the South African comedian returns as host of the ceremony and is also among the executive producers of the event. During the premiere ceremony Israel Houghton, Lila Iké, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Trombone Shorty, Darren Criss, Helen J. Shen, Spiritbox, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Zara Larsson will perform among others. In the course of main ceremony is expected Best New Artist medleywhich will see alternating on stage Addison Rae, Alex Warren, Katseye, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Sombr And The MariasWhile Sabrina Carpenter will participate with a performance whose format has not yet been announced. Other musical moments already confirmed include performances by Clipse And Reba McEntirebeyond Brandy Clark And Lucas Nelson. Performances are also expected Post Malone, Duff McKagan, Slash, Chad Smith And Andrew Wattsprotagonists of a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. During the ceremony they will also take the stage Lauryn Hillwhich will pay tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta FlackWhile Pharrell Williams And Justin Bieber are announced as participants, with details on their respective performances yet to be determined.
Top favorites and nominations
The race for the 2026 Grammys is particularly open and competitive. Among the main candidates is Kendrick Lamar: the rapper leads the nominations chart with 9 nominations, including Album of the Year with “GNX.” Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff And Cirkut they follow with 7 nominations each. Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas III And Sabrina Carpenter they are also among the most nominated with 6 nominations each: the Puerto Rican rapper could be the revelation of this edition thanks to the success of his latest album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos”. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, aims to capitalize on the success of “Mayhem”. Here is the complete list of nominations.
