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The Grammys are here with Kendrick Lamar leading the nominees. Here’s how to watch

The 68th annual Grammy Awards will be held Sunday, February 1st at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year's show marks a return to focusing on music after the previous year's event was dedicated to wildfire relief efforts.

By  MARIA SHERMANAssociated Press (AP)Filed 2026-02-01 · 17:53 GMTLean · CenterRead · 3 min
The Grammys are here with Kendrick Lamar leading the nominees. Here’s how to watch
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The 68th annual Grammy Awards will be held Sunday, February 1st at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year's show marks a return to focusing on music after the previous year's event was dedicated to wildfire relief efforts. Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with nine, while other nominees include Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, and Billie Eilish. Trevor Noah will host the show for the sixth and final time. The main show will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. Eastern, and can also be streamed on services like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, and FuboTV. AP will also provide live coverage from the red carpet.

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The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.

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

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Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with nine total.

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Trevor Noah will host for a sixth and final year.

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The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday.

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The Grammys are here with Kendrick Lamar leading the nominees. Here’s how to watch 1 of 3 | Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) 2 of 3 | This combination of photos show Jack Antonoff, left, Kendrick Lamar, center, and Lady Gaga. (AP Photo) 3 of 3 | Karol G arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) 1 of 3 Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2 of 3 This combination of photos show Jack Antonoff, left, Kendrick Lamar, center, and Lady Gaga. (AP Photo) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3 of 3 Karol G arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a dramatically different tone than last year.The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. In 2026, focus has been placed once again on the music, where Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and more will go head-to-head.Comedian Trevor Noah will host for a sixth and final year and history could be made when some of the biggest names in music gather. Here’s some key things to know ahead of Sunday’s show at the Crypto.com Arena.How to watch the show and red carpet Watch AP’s live show from the 2026 Grammys red carpet in Los Angeles. Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with nine total. Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Clipse, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA and Tyler, the Creator are also nominated. 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 Associated Press will stream a four-hour red carpet show with interviews and fashion footage. It will be streamed on YouTube and APNews.com ahead of the Grammys on Sunday. Who’s nominated at the 2025 GrammysKendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations with nine. Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut follow with seven nominations each.Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea all boast six nominations. Andrew Watt, Clipse, Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator have five each. Who’s attending and performing at the GrammysDoechii, Harry Styles, Carole King, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Jeff Goldblum, Karol G, Lainey Wilson, Marcello Hernández, Nikki Glaser, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah and Teyana Taylor will present at the 2026 Grammys.Performers include Justin Bieber, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Sabrina Carpenter Bruno Mars, Rosé, Tyler, the Creator, Lady Gaga and all eight of the this year’s best new artist nominees: Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, global girl group Katseye, The Marías, Addison Rae, sombr, Alex Warren and Lola Young.Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson will take the stage for the in memoriam. Ms. Lauryn Hill will pay tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack. Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and Slash will honor Ozzy Osbourne.___For more coverage of this year’s Grammy Awards, visit: www.apnews.com/GrammyAwards Maria Sherman is the music reporter at The Associated Press. She is based in New York City.
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