Grammy Awards David Becker/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The 68th annual Grammy Awards are being handed out Sunday. A total of 95 awards will be presented in two ceremonies, starting with the Premiere Ceremony, kicking off at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Most of the trophies will be handed out during the Premiere Ceremony, which will broadcast live on live.grammy.com and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel. The winners in the remaining categories will be announced during the live primetime telecast, airing from 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+ Premium. Trevor Noah hosts that ceremony for a sixth consecutive (and final) year from L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena. Related Stories Music Art Garfunkel, Olivia Dean, Huntrix Highlight 2026 Clive Davis Gala Music Where to Stream the 2026 Grammys Online The Premiere Ceremony got underway with an opening number performance featuring Grace Potter, Israel Houghton, Lila Iké, Maggie Rose and Trombone Shorty. Host Darren Criss later took to the stage to share a few words and hand out the first awards of the night. "I am deeply honored to serve as your host for this year's Grammy Premiere Ceremony. As an artist, of course, I'm sure as many of you will agree, this room does mean a whole lot to me," Criss said. "It represents the talents and the craft and the passion and dedication that happens behind the curtain, off the earphones. It's all the stuff, the hours that no one sees, the risks that we take and the undying belief that music really matters, whether it impacts millions or transforms just a single moment that can change one life. So being here with you, among the folks who write it, play it, produce it, live it, all of that, it's incredibly meaningful." Some early winners included Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for best pop duo/group performance for "Defying Gravity," Doechii for best music video for "Anxiety," Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters for best song written for visual media and Lady Gaga for best dance pop recording for "Abracadabra." Leon Thomas later earned the award for best R&B album for MUTT, Kendrick Lamar and SZA for best melodic rap performance "luther" and Shaboozey and Jelly Roll for best country duo/group performance for "Amen." The film Sinners also won best compilation soundtrack for visual media and best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and television). Iconic filmmaker Steven Spielberg also secured his status as an EGOT winner on Sunday after winning his first Grammy Award for producing the Music By John Williams doc that won the best music film category. Other Premiere Ceremony performances included Zara Larsson with her hit song "Midnight Sun" and Spiritbox with "Soft Spine." This year, the Recording Academy announced two new categories: best traditional country album and best album cover. (The previous best country album category was renamed best contemporary country album, and the best recording package and best boxed or special limited-edition package categories were combined into a single category, best recording package.) Heading into the Grammy Awards ceremonies, Kendrick Lamar leads the nominees with nine, including for album, record and song of the year for album GNX and its hit single "Luther." He could break Jay-Z's record as the rapper with the most career Grammy wins. Lady Gaga follows with seven total noms, while Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter nabbed six apiece. Gaga and Carpenter are also set to perform during the primetime ceremony, along with Justin Bieber, Rosé, Bruno Mars, Clipse, Pharrell, Tyler, the Creator and more. In addition, all of the best new artist nominees - Olivia Dean, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Katseye, Addison Rae, Sombr, Lola Young and The Marias - will perform during a special best new artist segment. The show also will feature tributes to Ozzy Osbourne, D'Angelo and Roberta Flack. The Osbourne tribute will feature performances by Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt, while Lauryn Hill will perform in honor of D'Angelo and Flack. Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson will also take the stage for a larger "In Memoriam" tribute to those who recently died in the music industry. Among the scheduled presenters are 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. The Grammys are being produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor, Jesse Collins and Noah are executive producers. Read on for a complete list of this year's nominees. Winners will be noted as they're announced live. Refresh for the latest. Record of The Year "DtMF" - Bad Bunny"Ma