68th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony

The 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will air live on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and live.grammy.com. The event, known as Music’s Biggest Day, takes place hours before the main telecast and awards the majority of the day’s Grammys. It will feature performances by Darren Criss, Helen J Shen, Spiritbox, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and Zara Larsson, as well as an opening ensemble number with current nominees Grace Potter, Israel Houghton, Lila Iké, Maggie Rose, and Trombone Shorty. Darren Criss will host, and presenters will include Dave Koz, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Edgar Barrera, Jesse Welles, Sierra Hull, Trombone Shorty, and Jimmy Jam.