Music’s biggest night is almost here!
The 2025 Grammy Awards airs Sunday, Feb. 2, live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and this year’s ceremony will likely have some historic moments. The Recording Academy’s annual honors will also be slightly different this year following the wildfires that ravaged LA in recent weeks. At one point, many even wondered whether the awards would — or should — take place.
To learn more about that, plus everything else you need to know about the 67th Grammy Awards, scroll below.
When are the 2025 Grammys?
The 2025 Grammys are Sunday, Feb. 2, from 8 to 11:30 p.m. ET / 5 to 8:30 p.m. PT.
The Grammys red carpet kicks off at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.
How can I watch the 2025 Grammys?
The 2025 Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed globally on Paramount+. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to live streams of their local CBS affiliate and on-demand viewing in the US.
Paramount+ Essential subscribers will have access to on-demand streaming the day after the special airs.
Fashion fans can watch the red carpet on live.GRAMMY.com as well as the Recording Academy’s YouTube, TikTok and Facebook pages.
Who’s hosting?
Comedian, author, three-time Grammy nominee and Emmy winner Trevor Noah will host the Grammys for the fifth consecutive year.
Who are the Grammy nominees?
Beyoncé, the record holder for the most Grammy wins ever with 32 gramophones, is on top with 11 nominations, with Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone sharing second place with seven nods, followed by Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan tied for third with six nominations.
Many eyes will be laser-focused on three contenders among this year’s stacked nominees.
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish are all nominated for Album of the Year: Beyoncé for “Cowboy Carter,” Swift for “The Tortured Poets Department” and Eilish for “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
The three queens will also square off for Record and Song of the Year, with Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Swift’s “Fortnight” and Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” going toe-to-toe.
André 3000 (“New Blue Sun”), Sabrina Carpenter (“Short n’ Sweet”), Charli xcx (“Brat”), Jacob Collier (“Djesse Vol. 4”) and Chappell Roan (“The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”) round out the Album of the Year nominees.
In addition to Tay’s, Bey’s and Billie’s tunes, the tracks up for Song of the Year are Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Lady Gaga’s and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile,” Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please.”
The other songs vying for the Record of the Year crown include “Now and Then” (The Beatles), “Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter), “360” (Charli xcx), “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar) and “Good Luck, Babe!” (Chappell Roan).
As for Best New Artist, Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, RAYE, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims are all slugging it out for the gramophone.
Check out the full list of nominees here.
Who’s performing at the 2025 Grammys?
This year’s performers include:
- Benson Boone
- Billie Eilish
- Charli xcx
- Chappell Roan
- Cynthia Erivo
- Doechii
- Stevie Wonder
- Coldplay’s Chris Martin
- Lainey Wilson
- Herbie Hancock
- Brittany Howard
- Brad Paisley
- Teddy Swims
- Janelle Monáe
- John Legend
- Sheryl Crow
- St. Vincent
- Jacob Collier
- Raye
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Shakira
Who could make history?
She already has the most wins in Grammy history, but before Sunday’s ceremony even begins, Beyoncé has broken another record with her 11 nominations this year — the most for any female artist in a single year. But one honor has eluded her: Album of the Year. That could all change this year. Bey’s album “Cowboy Carter” is up for the top spot and is looking like a front-runner.
However, should she be beaten by fellow nominee Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift would break her own record — which she set at the 2024 Grammys — for the most Album of the Year wins ever, with five trophies in the category.
But even if Swift goes home feeling tortured by Grammy voters, like Beyoncé, she’ll walk into the awards with another record in her bag. She is now the woman with the most Album of the Year nods (7), breaking the tie she previously held with Barbra Streisand.
Kendrick Lamar could also make history at this year’s Grammys if his Drake takedown “Not Like Us” wins in any of the four categories it’s nominated in, making it the first diss track to win a Grammy.
Another potential record-breaker: Lady Gaga. Should Mother Monster win Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile,” it will be her third win for that particular trophy, ending the tie she has held with SZA.
How is this year’s Grammys different from previous years?
Given the devastating wildfires that ravaged huge swaths of Los Angeles, the home of the Recording Academy and countless music artists, the 2025 Grammys telecast will help raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts and aid music professionals impacted by the disaster.
The Recording Academy and MusiCares have pledged over $1 million and raised over $3.2 million to date in support of the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort To Support Music Professionals.
“We have some great things in the show that will definitely help to raise funds,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said of this year’s ceremony. “It will honor some of the heroes that have been protecting our lives and our homes.
“It will hopefully shine a light on some people that need more help and more services,” he added. “Hopefully we’ll be talking about things that have been pledged from the sponsors or from the community,” he added.
The vast majority of Grammys pre- and after-parties have been canceled, with those that are still taking place including charitable calls to action to support fire victims, first responders and recovery efforts.
Weren’t there calls for the Grammys to be canceled after the LA fires?
Though there were calls to cancel this year’s Grammys — and other awards shows — Mason has said “canceling would not have helped” the tragedy; in fact, just the opposite.
“Obviously, we can’t have a normal show in the midst of people’s belongings being burned or loss of life or other things like that,” he explained. “At the same time, canceling would not have helped.”
“We needed to raise money. We needed to show unity and come together around music. We need to support the city of LA. (Over) 6,500 people work on our shows and ancillary gatherings. So, once we decided to move forward, it was really a conversation with (Grammy producers) Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins and myself. And we started to think about, ‘How do we make the show have the greatest impact?’”
He added, “But most importantly, the show could raise awareness, drive donations and resources to funds that benefit people in need.”
