Everything we know about 2018 Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards turn 60 this year, and to celebrate, the awards show is returning to New York after 15 years in Los Angeles. The Grammys revealed a diverse pool of nominees on Nov. 28, with Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars leading the nominations pack. And on Thursday, the first round of performers were revealed, featuring pop stars Pink and Lady Gaga alongside two generations of Broadway greats.
Catch up on everything we know about the 2018 Grammys so far.
When, where and how to watch
Held at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the 60th annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 ET.
The show will be available to stream online via the Live TV or local station option in CBS All Access for viewers with participating cable providers, a standalone CBS All Access subscription or a live-TV package through services like YouTube and Hulu.
Before the Grammys ceremony begins, CBS’ Grammy Red Carpet Live will broadcast fashion highlights beginning at 6:30 ET.
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Who is nominated?
Jay-Z leads this year’s nominations pool with eight nods, including album of the year for 4:44. With 21 Grammy wins and 74 nominations spanning his career, the 47-year-old rapper now ties Stevie Wonder and conductor Georg Solti as the third most-nominated artist in Grammys history, behind Quincy Jones (79) and Paul McCartney (78).
Kendrick Lamar follows with seven nods for Damn., his third consecutive studio album to be nominated for album of the year, an honor that only he and fellow rapper Kanye West have achieved.
Bruno Mars is the third most-nominated artist with six, continuing his domination in the record of the year category with a nod for his single 24K Magic, his fifth nomination for that award since 2010, more than any other artist in this decade.
Behind Mars is SZA, the year’s top female nominee with five nominations including best new artist.
Other noteworthy nominees include Despacito, the only song to appear in both the song and record of the year categories, and the first foreign-language song to be nominated for both awards since La Bamba 30 years ago.
Who is hosting?
James Corden returns for a second year to host the awards. Last year, the Late Show star replaced perennial host LL Cool J, who had fronted the show for five years prior.
Who is performing?
The Grammys announced its fourth round of performers Wednesday, including Sting, Emmylou Harris with Chris Stapleton, and a tribute to Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Chuck Berry and Fats Domino featuring Jon Batiste and Gary Clark Jr.
Additional performers include U2, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Kesha, SZA, Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Pink and Little Big Town.
The night’s special collaborations will also feature Elton John performing with Miley Cyrus, Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee and Zuleyka Rivera, and a Bruno Mars/Cardi B set.
Eric Church, Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne, who were among the country artists who appeared at last year’s Route 91 Harvest Festival where a gunman opened fire on the crowd, will perform together to honor the victims of the shooting.
Alessia Cara, Khalid and Logic will take the stage, likely to perform their song of the year-nominated track 1-800-273-8255, with a group of suicide attempt and loss survivors selected by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, its phone number the inspiration for the song’s title .
To celebrate the show’s return to New York, the Grammys will also feature a special Broadway tribute honoring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein. The tribute will include performances from Patti LuPone, who will reprise her Evita role of Eva Peron to sing Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, and Ben Platt, the Grammy-nominated Dear Evan Hansen star, who will perform a song from West Side Story.
Which artists will be honored at other Grammys events?
The most famous event of the week is Clive Davis’ star-studded pre-Grammys gala, which the legendary producer hosts with the Recording Academy the night before the awards. This year’s gala on Jan. 27 will honor Jay-Z for his musical contributions and his philanthropic work.
MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s charity that supports musicians in critical times of financial need, will celebrate Fleetwood Mac at the group’s 2018 Person of the Year tribute concert on Jan. 26. Artists including John Legend, Lorde, Keith Urban, HAIM and Harry Styles will perform, and the legendary ’70s rockers themselves will appear to close out the night.
The Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing will celebrate Alicia Keys and her record producer husband Swizz Beats as the group’s annual honorees for their artistic accomplishments with an event on Jan. 25.
