What to know about the 2026 Grammys, where Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga go head-to-head

NEW YORK (AP) — The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Feb. 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year marks a return to normalcy after the 2025 award show was altered to focus on supporting relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.

“I think we will see some history-making moments,” Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. “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.”

Here’s what you need to know about the 2026 Grammys, including how to stream and where you can see music’s biggest stars walking the red carpet.

The main show will air live on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern on Feb. 1.

The Grammys can also be watched through live TV streaming services that include CBS in their lineup, like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.

Paramount+ premium plan subscribers will be able to stream the Grammys live; Paramount+ essential subscribers will have on-demand access the next day.

The premiere ceremony will take place just ahead of the Grammys’ ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Eastern, 12:30 p.m. Pacific at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It can be streamed at the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and on live.GRAMMY.com.

The 2026 award show will feature a special segment in which all eight of the this year's best new artist nominees will perform. That means Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, global girl group Katseye, The Marías, Addison Rae, sombr, Alex Warren and Lola Young will all share the stage before going head-to-head for one of the night's biggest prizes.

Sabrina Carpenter will also perform at the Grammys.

Carpenter is a leading nominee at this year's ceremony, with six nods for record, album and song of the year as well as pop solo performance, pop vocal album and music video.

Comedian Trevor Noah will host the show for the sixth consecutive time — and it will be his last.

“I am beyond thrilled to welcome Trevor Noah back to host the Grammys for his sixth, and sadly, final time,” Grammys' executive producer Ben Winston said in a statement. “He’s been the most phenomenal host of the show. He’s so smart, so funny, and such a true fan of the artists and music. His impact on the show has been truly spectacular, and we can’t wait to do it together one last time.”

The only other people to host six or more Grammy telecasts were musical artists: Andy Williams hosted seven shows, followed by John Denver with six. Noah previously tied LL Cool J, with five.

Noah himself is a four-time Grammy nominee and is up this year in the audio book, narration, and storytelling recording category for “Into The Uncut Grass,” a children’s story.

“He's a special host. He really finds the right balance between being funny and smart and knowledgeable but also being a fan of music. And I love that. It’s so hard to find that combination,” Mason jr. said.

As for his departure? “Every person at some point in their career, they decide they want to do something else,” Mason jr. said. “And we’re so appreciative of the years that we got from Trevor. He’s really helped define the show and make the show what it’s become over the last six years.”

The Associated Press will stream a four-hour red carpet show with interviews and fashion footage. It will be streamed on YouTube and APNews.com.

Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with nine total. He's up for record, song and album of the year — marking the third time he’s had simultaneous nominations in those big categories — as well as pop duo/group performance, melodic rap performance, rap song and rap album. He’s also nominated twice in the rap performance category.

Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut follow Lamar with seven nominations each.

Thomas, Bad Bunny, Serban Ghenea and the aforementioned Carpenter all boast six nominations. Andrew Watt, Clipse, Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator have five each.

There are a number of first-time nominees as well this year, including Tate McRae, Zara Larsson, PinkPantheress, JID and … Timothée Chalamet. You read that correctly.

For more coverage of this year’s Grammy Awards, visit: www.apnews.com/hub/grammy-awards

FILE - Trevor Noah appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is steadying on Wednesday following its worst day since October, though some signs of fear remain on Wall Street about President Donald Trump’s desire to take Greenland.

The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after Trump said in a speech in Europe before business and government leaders that he would not use force to take “the piece of ice.” The index recovered a sliver of its 2.1% drop from the day before and pulled closer to its all-time high set earlier this month.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 200 points, or 0.4%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher.

Treasury yields also held steadier in the bond market, a day after jumping in a potential signal of worries about higher inflation in the long term. They got help from a calming of government bond yields in Japan. But some nerves seemed to remain in the market, and the price of gold rose another 1.9% and topped $4,800 per ounce for the first time.

Trump himself acknowledged how his desire for Greenland led to Tuesday’s drop in the stock market, but he called it “peanuts compared to what it’s gone up” in the first year of his second term and said it would go up more in the future.

Helping to lead the U.S. stock market was Halliburton, which rose 3.6% after the oilfield services company reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

United Airlines climbed 3.5% after likewise reporting a better profit for the end of 2025 than expected. CEO Scott Kirby also said that the airline’s strong momentum in revenue is continuing into 2026.

They helped offset a 4.8% drop for Netflix. The streamer sank even though it reported a stronger profit than expected as investors focused instead on a drop in its subscriber growth.

Kraft Heinz sank 6.6% after Berkshire Hathaway warned investors Tuesday that it may be interested in selling its 325 million shares in the name brand food giant that former CEO Warren Buffett helped create back in 2015.

Berkshire took a $3.76 billion write-down on its Kraft-Heinz stake last summer. Buffett said last fall that he was disappointed in Kraft Heinz’ plan to split the company in two, and Berkshire’s two representatives resigned from the Kraft board last spring.

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury eased to 4.28% from 4.30% late Tuesday. But it's still well above the 4.24% level where it was at on Friday, before Trump said he will impose 10% tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland beginning in February. That would be on top of a 15% tariff specified by a trade agreement with the European Union that has yet to be ratified.

Natural gas futures rose more than 8% in anticipation of demand for more heating as a cold snap and brutal storms hit large swaths of the United States.

In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in mostly modest movements across Europe and Asia.

Japan's Nikkei 225 slipped 0.4%.

The country's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called a snap election for Feb. 8, which sent yields of long-term government bonds to record levels. The expectation is that Takaichi, who is capitalizing on strong public support ratings, will cut taxes and boost spending, adding to the challenges Japan faces in handling its massive government debt.

The yield on the 40-year Japanese government bond was trading at 4.061% early Wednesday, down from the all-time high of 4.22% that it hit on Tuesday.

AP Business Writers Chan Ho-him and Matt Ott contributed.

Options trader Phil Fracassini works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)