Special Segment Featuring the Full Slate of Best New Artist Nominees Set for 2026 Grammy Awards®

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Current Grammy ® Award nominees Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR, and The Marías will perform in a special Best New Artist segment at the 2026 Grammy Awards ®. Live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Music’s Biggest Night ® will be hosted by Trevor Noah and will broadcast live on Sun, Feb. 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.* Prior to the Telecast, the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony ® will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on live.Grammy.com. Sabrina Carpenter has also been confirmed to perform and additional artists will be announced in the coming days.

The 2026 Grammy Awards will be produced by Fulwell Entertainment for the Recording Academy. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor, Jesse Collins, and Trevor Noah are executive producers.

Addison Rae is nominated for the first time this year in the Best New Artist category, backed by the success of her debut album Addison.

Alex Warren is also a first-time nominee this year, earning a Best New Artist nomination propelled by the success of his album You’ll Be Alright, Kid and record breaking hit “Ordinary.”

First-time Grammy nominees KATSEYE are up for two Grammy Awards this year: Best New Artist and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Gabriela”).

Grammy winner Leon Thomas is up for six Grammy Awards this year: Album Of The Year ( MUTT ), Best New Artist, Best R&B Performance (“MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)”), Best Traditional R&B Performance (“VIBES DON’T LIE”), Best R&B Song (“YES IT IS”), and Best R&B Album ( MUTT ).

First-time Grammy nominee Lola Young is up for two Grammy Awards this year: Best New Artist and Best Pop Solo Performance (“Messy”).

Olivia Dean is a first-time nominee this year as well, earning a Best New Artist nomination driven by the success of her acclaimed album The Art Of Loving and multiple charting singles, including “Man I Need.”

First-time nominee SOMBR is also up for Best New Artist this year, fueled by the success of his debut album I Barely Know Her.

Rounding out the category, The Marías join this year’s Best New Artist nominees following the success of their chart-topping single “Back To Me.”

The current list of performers can be found here and Grammys ® media assets are available here.

*Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the episodes airs.

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