Trevor Noah hosted the Grammys for the final time this year — and he made sure to milk every second of his last opening monologue on Sunday night (Feb. 1).
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Following a fiery rendition of “APT.” from record and song of the year nominees ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, Noah took the stage for his sixth consecutive stint as Grammy host on Sunday (Feb. 1), donning a snazzy black tuxedo and bow tie.
Always good for some crowd work, he began his opening monologue gushing over the year in music — Doechii and Jelly Roll, both already winners tonight, got shout-outs — and greeting famous friends in the audience such as Miley Cyrus, and album of the year nominees Clipse, Justin Bieber and Bad Bunny.
Despite the overflow of starpower in Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, the climax of his opening monologue came by way of two celebrities who were notably not in attendance: Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump. Joking that the two controversial figures missed the ceremony due to a “very important” White House meeting, Noah began imitating Trump, cracking, “Actually, Nicki, I have the bigger a–!”
Naturally, the zinger landed perfectly in the room, drawing raucous laughter from the star-studded crowd. On Jan. 28, Minaj met the president for the first time, holding hands with her fellow Queens mogul at the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C. The Billboard Hot 100-topping rapper also received a Trump Gold Card-themed memento from the President. The pair’s meeting comes after a drastic public conservative shift for Minaj, who has frequently used her X account to voice her support for President Trump and his administration.
Minaj, who has yet to win a Grammy despite 12 career nominations, wasn’t the only rapper to get burned by Noah at the 2026 Grammys. Shortly before his presidential quip, Noah joked that 2026 was starting to feel like 1999 because of a “presidential sex scandal,” everyone being “scared of computers” and Diddy being arrested. (The disgraced Bad Boy mogul and three-time Grammy winner was sentenced to four years in prison on Oct. 3 for violating federal prostitution laws.)
With Sunday night’s ceremony, Noah becomes the first person to host six consecutive Grammy telecasts since Billboard 200 chart-topper Andy Williams hosted the first seven live telecasts from 1971 to 1977.
