How To Watch The 2026 Grammy Awards

BY Zachary Horvath
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LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 17: A view of the Latin Grammy award trophy onstage during The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 17, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rich Polk/WireImage)
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With the annual Grammy Awards just days away, we are giving you everything you need to know about how and where to watch the 68th broadcast.

The 68th Grammys are rapidly approaching as 2026 is already flying by. The annual ceremony takes place this Sunday, February 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Since we focus on hip-hop, there's a lot of intriguing races for those coveted golden gramophones this year.

Best Rap Album is another tight one, for example, as JID, Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, The Creator, and GloRilla all put out fantastic records. Each artist here can add a lot to their respective legacies. But this category is obviously one of many—95 to be exact.

So, where can you catch all of the excitement and emotion? Well, we are here to give you all of that very information, so scroll down a little to get the inside scoop.

How To Watch The Grammys Pre-Telecast

While most wait for the main broadcast that starts at 8 p.m. ET, here's the scoop on how to catch what they call the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, Music's Biggest Day. As the official website describes it, this ceremony is "the first and [when] the majority of the Grammy Awards of the day are awarded."

This will take place at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, at 12:30 p.m. ET on the Recording Academy's YouTube channel. Or you can check it out at live.grammy.com. Hosting will be first-time Grammy nominee Darren Criss.

There's also GRAMMY Live From The Red Carpet which airs the same day but begins 6 p.m. ET on those same platforms. But their TikTok and Facebook accounts will also have it. Cassie DiLaura and Taylor Hale are your hosts for this portion of the evening.

How To Watch The 68th Annual Grammy Awards

Then of course there's the actual 2026 Grammy Awards. These will be broadcast live on CBS and will stream on Paramount+. Those who are premium plan subscribers of the latter will be able to stream the 68th Grammys in real time just like those who are viewing on CBS.

However, if you are an "Essential" subscriber to Paramount+ then the broadcast can only be viewed on-demand the next day. Trevor Noah will play host. All in all, there are tons of methods to watch the ceremony this year that will surely spark a lot of debate once again.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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