The Recording Academy and CBS announced that Emmy Award-winning comedian Trevor Noah will return as host of the Grammy Awards for the final time on Sunday, February 1st.
This will be Noah’s sixth time hosting the Grammy Awards, and he will also serve as an executive producer on the show, which will be held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS from 8:00pm to 11:30pm ET and 5:00pm to 8:30pm PT. Noah’s first year hosting the show was in 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ben Winston of Fulwell Entertainment, the show’s executive producer, said, “We’re so excited to have Trevor Noah as our sixth and unfortunately final Grammy host. He’s been the show’s most phenomenal host. He’s so smart, so funny, and a true fan of artists and music. His influence on the show has been truly amazing, and we can’t wait to work together one last time.”
The show last aired on the CBS Television Network and will be streamed live and on-demand on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium subscribers and on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs). The show has aired annually on CBS since 1973. The Grammy Awards’ 10-year deal with Disney, announced in 2024, begins next year.
Kendrick Lamar leads the list of 2026 Grammy nominees with nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, producers Jack Antonoff and Cirkat with seven nominations. The six members are Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas, and engineer Servan Guinea. and Clipse, Doechii, SZA, Turnstile, Tyler, the Creator, and producers Souwave and Andrew Watt.
Performers and presenters will be announced soon.
