The 63rd yearbook Grammy Awards launches live on CBS and Paramount + on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Trevor Noah will host the 3 1/2 hour ceremony celebrating the best of last year’s music.
The Recording Academy Grammy Promoter has already announced that the hybrid show will feature performances by Bad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, BTS, Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, last year’s big winner, Billie Eilish, Mickey Guyton, Haim and Brittany Howard. Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, John Mayer, Megan Thee Hengst, Maren Morris, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift.
This year’s nominees are led by Beyoncé with nine, Dua Lipa, Ricch and Swift with six each and Howard with five. Other multiple nominations include John Beasley, Justin Bieber, Phoebe Bridgers, DaBaby, Eilish, David Frost and Megan Thee Stallion.
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Beyoncé, who has achieved 24 Grammy victories in her career, achieved a nomination in the categories “Marquee Record of the Year” and “Song of the Year” for “Black Parade” and ” Savage ”, Post Malone and Black Pumas with multiple nouns in the General Field categories.
Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion also received multiple nominations and both are competing in the Best New Artist category with Bridgers, Ingrid Andress, Chika, Noah Cyrus, D Smoke and Kaytranada.
Before the primetime broadcasting ceremony, the Grammy Awards premiere will begin at 12 noon PT and will be broadcast live internationally on Grammy.com. Jhené Aiko is hosting the preliminary ceremony, which begins on the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” with a nomination for all nominees. Other performances will put the spotlight on Grammy-nominated Burna Boy from Nigeria. Jazz band Terri Lyne Carrington + social science; Blues musician Jimmy “Duck” Holmes; classical pianist Igor Levit; Latin American electro pop musician Lido Pimienta; Singer, songwriter and performance artist Poppy; and singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright.
Current nominees Bill Burr, Chika, Infante and former Recording Academy chairman Jimmy Jam will do the preshow presentation. At the end of the day, the winners will be announced in 83 categories.
Grammy Live will also be available this year, streamed all day on Grammy.com and Facebook Live, with backstage experiences, pre-show interviews and post-show highlights.
On November 24, nominations for this year’s Grammys were announced, which recognize music that was released between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2020. The ceremony hosted by Noah was originally scheduled to take place on January 31, before the pandemic forced the academy to postpone the date.
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