Most of the nominees in marque categories on the 68th annual Grammy Awards are set to appear on the show, as either performers or presenters, but there are a few surprising exceptions.
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Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar, who are widely seen as the top two candidates for album of the year, don’t have official roles on the show. Neither do SZA, Lamar’s duet partner on “Luther,” a record and song of the year nominee; Grammy mainstay Billie Eilish, whose “Wildflower” is also a record and song of the year nominee; or HUNTR/X, who had a global smash with “Golden,” a song of the year nominee. Every other nominee in a so-called Big Four category (album, record and song of the year plus best new artist) will either present or perform on the show.
While Bunny and Lamar have no official roles on the show, their genres will be represented. Latin superstar Karol G is set to present. Representing hip-hop, Clipse and Pharrell Williams, and Tyler, The Creator will perform, while Doechii, Q-Tip and female rap pioneer (and 2005 Grammy host) Queen Latifah will present.
Country, which often is MIA in the nominations in the top categories, will also be represented on the show. Brandy Clark, Lukas Nelson and Reba McEntire will perform in the In Memoriam segment. Lainey Wilson has been enlisted to present. Wilson performed on last year’s telecast in the tribute to the late Quincy Jones.
Just three artists who performed on the 2025 Grammy telecast are returning to perform again this year: Sabrina Carpenter, who sang a medley of “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” on last year’s show, and Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga, who teamed last year for a rendition of The Mamas & The Papas’ “California Dreamin’” to honor those affected by the wildfires that devastated the L.A. region. They’ll perform separately this year. Mars is expected to perform “APT.” with ROSÉ, who was announced as a performer Thursday, though he hasn’t been confirmed. Mars is in a position to make history on this year’s show; if “APT.” wins record of the year, he’ll become the first four-time winner in the history of the category. He is currently tied with Paul Simon with three wins each.
Three past album of the year winners will appear on the telecast. Carole King, who won in that category in 1972 for Tapestry, and Harry Styles, who won in 2023 for Harry’s House, will both present. Ms. Lauryn Hill, who won in 1999 for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, will perform in tribute to two artists who died last year, Roberta Flack and D’Angelo. Hill’s group, Fugees, had had a Grammy-winning smash in 1996 with a remake of Flack’s 1973 classic “Killing Me Softly With His Song.”
While “Golden” will not be performed on the Grammy telecast, it will be performed on the Oscar telecast on March 15, it was revealed Thursday. Raj Kapoor is among the executive producers of both shows.
The 68th annual Grammy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Trevor Noah is set to host the show again; it will be his sixth consecutive time helming, and also his final show as host. The former Daily Show host will be the first person to host six straight Grammys since singer Andy Williams led the first seven live telecasts in the 1970s. Two other comedians are set as presenters: Nikki Glaser, who has hosted the Golden Globes the last two years, and SNL regular Marcello Hernández.
Noah will also executive produce the telecast for Fulwell Entertainment with returning executive producers Ben Winston, Kapoor and Jesse Collins.
It is understood that all of the performers and all but one of the presenters have been announced. The Recording Academy promises that “an additional surprise presenter” will be revealed on Grammy night.
Here is a list of all the performers and presenters for the 68th annual Grammy Awards:
Performers
Clipse & Pharrell Williams (announced simultaneously)
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (announced separately)
Sabrina Carpenter
Tyler, The Creator
Best New Artist Segment: Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, sombr, The Marías
In Memoriam Segment: Brandy Clark, Lukas Nelson, Reba McEntire
Ozzy Osbourne Tribute: Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, Post Malone, Slash
Roberta Flack and D’Angelo Tributes: Ms. Lauryn Hill
Presenters
- Carole King
- Chappell Roan
- Charli xcx
- Doechii
- Harry Styles
- Jeff Goldblum
- Karol G
- Lainey Wilson
- Marcello Hernández
- Nikki Glaser
- Q-Tip
- Queen Latifah
- Teyana Taylor
