Grammys 2026: Kendrick Lamar leads nominees, Trevor Noah hosts for final time, Justin Bieber to perform
Some of the biggest names in music are gathering for the 68th Grammy Awards with Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny going head-to-head in multiple categories.
The 68th annual Grammy Awards will have 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 with comedian Trevor Noah will host for a sixth and final year.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.History could be made when some of the biggest names in music gather on Sunday night (Monday AEDT) at Pacific at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Kendrick Lamar leads the 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.
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.
Lauryn Hill will pay tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack while Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and Slash will honour Ozzy Osbourne.
