Late artists like KISS legend Ace Frehley, Blondie drummer Clem Burke, and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs all appeared on the big screen, but Hinds was nowhere to be seen. The cameras cut away to close-ups of the Ozzy tribute performance, so there's a small chance that Hinds was acknowledged, but unlikely as the broadcast cut to a wide shot each time a new artist was shown on the screen.
I have been very vocal about the fact that I'm scared of what I'm seeing in this country. I've been living here for decades. This is not the place that I grew up in. We need to all stand up.
Bad Bunny's "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" won album of the year - the first Spanish-language LP to take the Recording Academy's highest honor. Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" was named record of the year, making Lamar the winningest rapper in Grammy history (and just the fourth artist to go back-to-back for the record prize). Then there were Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas O'Connell, who took song of the year with "Wildflower"; they're now the only songwriters with three wins in that prestigious category.
The gays' favorite season - awards - continued last night as the biggest names in music gathered at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. It was a big evening for politics, pop girls, and performances as The Recording Academy honored the best tunes of the past year, presided over by Trevor Noah, who hosted the grand event for the sixth and final time.
From Olivia Dean to Chappell Roan, some of the biggest names in music walked the red carpet at this year's Grammy Awards. Here is a look at the stars as they arrived at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for Sunday's 68th annual ceremony of the music industry's biggest awards night. And some of them as they perform at the big event.
No one is illegal on stolen land. CROWD: (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE). BILLIE EILISH: And. Yeah, it's just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. And I just, I feel really hopeful in this room and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. And our voices really do matter and the people matter.
She leaned on a long black cane while singing, which she at one point picked up and pointed at the audience like a gun. The singer had already taken home two awards leading up to her performance, including dance pop recording and remixed recording. Only minutes after leaving the stage, Gaga won pop vocal album for "Mayhem." Gaga trailed behind only Kendrick Lamar, who led with nine nominations.
I had to make a transition for survival from folk music, which was killed by the British Invasion. David Crosby was afraid that they were going to slap some kind of band on me and that it would ruin my music. So I made that record with voice and guitar. Then the record company sicced the band on me. It was called The Section, they were a good band for James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, but they couldn't play my music.
Henry Russell Walter, better known as Cirkut, has won the Producer of the Year, Non-Classical award at the 2026 Grammys. The producer-who assisted on Lady Gaga's Mayhem and the Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow-took the prize ahead of five-time nominee and one-time winner Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, who released an album last year, in addition to his production for the likes of Miles Kane and Hermanos Gutiérrez; Dijon, who supplemented with work on Justin Bieber's ; three-time nominee Blake Mills, whose recent credits include Perfume Genius, Japanese Breakfast, and Lucy Dacus; and Sounwave, the co-producer of Kendrick Lamar's .
The highly impressive group reflects the current state of jazz, where both young guns and veterans are combining to bring the music to a new swell of fans. To talk about the present state of jazz, The Times brought together 26-year-old Joy and 75-year-old Bridgewater. What followed is an incredible conversation on politics, race, equality and mutual fandom. You both have had Grammy success.
Sabrina Carpenter is set perform at the 2026 Grammys, the Recording Academy has announced, 12 months after she stole the 2025 show with a Goldie Hawn-inspired production of her singles "Espresso" and "Please Please Please." The pop star is also up for six awards at this year's ceremony: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Man's Best Friend; and Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video for "Manchild."
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Super Bowl LX halftime performer Bad Bunny led the list of artists announced Friday as Grammy Awards nominees. The nominees across all 95 Grammy categories for the 2026 awards show were announced from Los Angeles by past Grammy winners including Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. Read below to see the full list of nominees. When are the 2026 Grammys?
After " Not Like Us" swept every category in which it was nominated at the 2025 Grammys (including Song of the Year), Lamar is eyeing back-to-back wins with his SZA duet " Luther." Mars has also become a hot commodity, appearing among last year's nominees on Lady Gaga's " Die With a Smile" and this year alongside Rosé on "Apt.,", from the Blackpink member's solo debut, . Lady Gaga herself is recognized for her single " Abracadabra."
For the first time since she was still a teenager, Taylor Swift won't be competing for a nomination at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. This is for the simple reason that the pop superstar didn't release any music during the eligibility window, which ran from August 31st, 2024, to August 30th, 2025. Her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, and its lead single, "The Fate of Ophelia," were both released this past Friday, October 3rd, missing the cutoff date by more than a month.
Less than a month after January's Southern California wildfires destroyed his Altadena studio and musical instruments, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes stood on the Grammy Awards stage to sing a revised version of Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." At the Feb. 2 ceremony, Goldsmith and his brother, Griffin - Dawes' drummer who lost his home in the fires - led an all-star band that included John Legend on piano.