The first round of performers for the 2026 Grammy Awards has been announced! This year, you can expect to see Sabrina Carpenter, KATSEYE, Addison Rae and more artists onstage.
KATSEYE and Rae will be playing the ceremony for the first time, in a segment featuring all of this year’s Best New Artist nominees; a group that also includes Alex Warren, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, sombr, and The Marías.
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As for Sabrina Carpenter: the pop princess will appear on stage 12 months after she graced the 2025 show with a Goldie Hawn-inspired production of her singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” This year, she received nominations for 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.” In 2025, Carpenter won two Grammys: Best Pop Solo Performance (for “Espresso”) and Best Pop Vocal Album (for Short n' Sweet).
More Grammys performers are set to be announced in the coming days. This year's ceremony will happen on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles: marking a return to the venue for the major music event. The awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, will broadcast live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
In terms of nominations, Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with nine nods, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Cirkut with seven each. Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter also rank high on the list with six nominations each.
See the official announcements for the upcoming Grammys performers below.
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Article Image: Photos of Sabrina Carpenter (top left), Addison Rae (top right), and KATSEYE (bottom) (imagepressagency and imagepressagency via DepositPhotos, David Lee [CC BY 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons)
