The 68th annual Grammy Awards returned Sunday night to honor the best in the music business with some big-name performances, new awards, and Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with nine nominations.
These Grammys saw the addition of two new categories: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover, bringing the total number of awards doled out to 95. The category formerly known as Best Country Album is now named Best Contemporary Country Album.
Where to watch the Grammys with cable
The 68th annual Grammy Awards were broadcast live on Sun. Feb. 1, on CBS television stations starting at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (5 p.m. Pacific Time). Find your local CBS station here.
How to stream the Grammys live
The Grammy Awards were streamed live and on-demand on Paramount+ in the U.S. The show is available live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium subscribers. Paramount+ Essential subscribers can stream the show on-demand beginning Monday.
How to watch the Grammy Awards red carpet
CBS Los Angeles’ red carpet special will began at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (4 p.m. Pacific), hosted by anchor Kalyna Astrinos and entertainment journalist Grae Drake. It was streamed live on CBS News Los Angeles, and those in the L.A. market could also watch the broadcast on the KCAL channel.
Who are the Grammy nominees?
Among Lamar’s nine nominations is a nod for Album of the Year for “GNX.” It’s his fifth consecutive studio album to be nominated for the award, something no other artist has ever done, but the award ultimately went to Bad Bunny.
Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian producer and songwriter Cirkut received seven nominations each. Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas and Canadian audio engineer Serban Ghenea all received six nods.
Bad Bunny is the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for song, record and album of the year in the same year, according to Variety.
Here is the full list of Grammy nominees.
Who is performing at the Grammy Awards?
The eight artists nominated for Best New Artist — Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Sombr and The Marías — all performed at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
The show also featured performances from Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Clipse and Pharrell Williams.
Lauryn Hill led a tribute to D’Angelo, who died of cancer in October at the age of 51, and Roberta Flack, who died in February at age 88.
Post Malone, Duff McKagan, Slash, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.
Who is presenting at the Grammy Awards?
Three-time Grammy Award winner Harry Styles was among the stars who presented awards at the show. Doechii, who already has a Grammy Award under her belt and is nominated for five awards on Sunday, was also a presenter at this year’s ceremony. Other presenters included Cher, Teyana Taylor, Jeff Golblum and more.
Who is hosting the Grammy Awards?
Comedian and former “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah returnined to host the Grammy Awards for a sixth consecutive year.
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Last year, he steered the show through a broadcast that was refocused in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles fires.
He told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King the year before that he relishes the hosting role because the Grammys show is always so unpredictable.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen. So that’s what I love about the Grammys is it’s live; it’s happening; it’s on the fly,”
Where are the Grammy Awards held?
The ceremony for the 68th annual Grammy Awards took place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
