All the Best New Artist nominees will be highlighted on the Grammys stage.<\/b>
\nEarlier this week, we got our first taste of what the performances will look like at the 2026 Grammys, as Sabrina Carpenter was revealed as the first artist on the performance roster. Now we know more, as today (January 21), the Recording Academy announced that all of this year\u2019s Best New Artist nominees \u2014 Addison Rae, Alex Warren, Katseye, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, The Mar\u00edas, Olivia Dean, and Sombr \u2014 will perform as part of \u201ca special Best New Artist segment.\u201d
Of the Best New Artist nominees, a few of them also earned consideration in other categories: Katseye\u2019s \u201cGabriela\u201d is nominated for Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance and Lola Young\u2019s \u201cMessy\u201d is up for \u201cBest Pop Solo Performance.\u201d Leon Thomas, meanwhile, is all over the list as he\u2019s up for Album Of The Year, Best R&B Album (both for Mutt), Best R&B Performance for \u201cMutt (Live From NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk),\u201d Best Traditional R&B Performance for \u201cVibes Don\u2019t Lie,\u201d and Best R&B Song for \u201cYes It Is.\u201d
As for Carpenter, she\u2019s well-represented, too. \u201cManchild\u201d is up for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video, while Man\u2019s Best Friend is up for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.<\/p>\n