The 2026 Grammy Awards took place tonight at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, where the Trevor Noah-hosted show featured performances by Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Katseye, Tyler, the Creator, Addison Rae, Clipse, Justin Bieber, and many more. In addition to a slate of nominated artists taking the stage as well as the Best New Artist nominees, there were also three tribute performances: Ms. Lauryn Hill paying tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo with a medley, a Post Malone-led supergroup honoring Ozzy Osbourne, and Reba McEntire steering a somber In Memoriam segment. Below, find a recap of every artist who performed at the main ceremony.

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Addison Rae
Addison Rae made her Grammys stage debut as part of the Best New Artist nominee segment, where she sang the Addison cut “Fame Is a Gun.” Her performance was filmed in the parking garage and backstage area of the building, with Rae pretending to sneak in on the back of a truck, crawling around props, and tearing off her jacket before performing a dance routine as a golf cart full of Grammy Awards drove by.

Alex Warren
For his first appearance at the Grammy Awards, TikTok star-turned-singer Alex Warren persevered through technical difficulties to sing his hit “Ordinary” in a fittingly subdued setup. After grabbing the microphone from a popcorn vendor backstage, the Best New Artist nominee walked down a nondescript hallway, exited into the center of the crowd, and was raised into the air on a circular, glowing platform.

Bruno Mars
Leave it to Bruno Mars, a 16-time Grammy-winning star, to perform not once, but twice during the Grammy Awards tonight. First, he performed a rock-ified version of his nominated single “Apt.” with Blackpink’s Rosé. Later in the evening, Mars sang his new single “I Just Might” with a brassy live band and a massive light-up heart behind him, leaning into his showmanship as a lover of all things retro and soul.

Clipse and Pharrell Williams
Longtime collaborators Clipse and Pharrell Williams performed together, backed by a choir, while bathed in a red light onstage. (Tyler, the Creator, pictured in the crowd, enthusiastically approved.) Pusha T, Malice, and Williams were all up for several Grammys for their work on Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out.

Justin Bieber
The two-time Grammy winner brought Swag to the stage in an intimate setup involving a loop pedal, a full-length mirror, and a pair of glittery boxers. The album itself was up for two awards this year, Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, while “Yukon” got a nod for Best R&B Performance and “Daisies” was a contender for Best Pop Solo Performance.

Katseye
The K-pop girl group received their first Grammy nomination this year. They performed their unstoppable hit “Gnarly” as part of the Best New Artist performance medley, staging an elaborate choreography in which they traversed from the venue’s garage to a dressing room, and finally onto the main stage before a crowd.

Lady Gaga
The 14-time winner returned to the Grammys, where she promised to give Mayhem’s lead single “Abracadabra” a synth-rock rendition worth remembering while wearing an insectivore headpiece. She was up for seven nominations this year, ultimately bringing home Best Pop Vocal Album.

Leon Thomas
After grabbing a Best R&B Song Grammy in 2024 for “Snooze,” the singer returned to the show for a tight, honest live performance of “Mutt” during the Best New Artist showcase. He got nods in six categories, including Album of the Year and Best R&B Album.

Lola Young
First-time nominee Lola Young made her debut performance at the Grammys singing “Messy,” her viral single that also won her the Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy Award this year. For her Best New Artist spotlight, Young sang a stripped-down version of the song while playing piano, highlighting a softer side of the pop hit. The performance also served as her second public performance since she announced an indefinite hiatus from the stage following a health scare.

Olivia Dean
The British soul singer also earned her first Grammy nomination this year, and took home the covered Best New Artist award. But first, she exemplified the power of The Art of Loving with a live performance backed by a live band and a wall of golden lights.

Ozzy Osbourne Tribute
Post Malone, Slash, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, and Andrew Watt joined forces for a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. While balls of fire lit up behind them, the guys ripped through a faithful rendition of the Black Sabbath classic “War Pigs.”

Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark, and Lukas Nelson
All three musicians took the stage for the annual In Memoriam tribute honoring dozens of musicians who died last year. While surrounded by candles and bouquets of flowers as the names of those we lost lit up the screen, Brandy Clark, Reba McEntire, and Lukas Nelson sang a mellow rendition of McEntire’s song “Trailblazer.”

Roberta Flack and D’Angelo Tribute
Eight-time winner Lauryn Hill gave her first Grammys performance since 1999—the year she won Album of the Year for her opus The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill—with a tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo, who both died last year. Joining her onstage were more than a dozen musicians for the rapidfire, yet tender, medley.

Rosé
The Blackpink artist made history as the first solo K-pop singer to perform at the Grammys—with a little help from Bruno Mars. The two performed their nominated hit “Apt.” to open the show, complete with a full band playing along behind them.

Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter pulled out all the stops for her airline-themed live rendition of “Manchild,” which was up for numerous accolades tonight. It followed her 2025 performance, where she sang Short n’ Sweet hits “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” This year, she was up for six Grammys for Man’s Best Friend.

Sombr
First-time nominee Sombr was in consideration for Best New Artist, propelled by the success of his debut album, I Barely Know Her. He sang his song “12 to 12” in a glittery suit as if transforming into a disco ball himself.

The Marías
As part of the Best New Artist performance package, the Los Angeles dream-pop band played “No One Noticed” at the Grammys in front of a moody, blue-lit backdrop, with each member sectioned off into their own area.

Tyler, the Creator
The two-time Grammy winner also took the stage again this year for a striking medley. The rapper split his stage time between the Album of the Year-nominated Chromakopia with “Thought I Was Dead” and his Best Alternative Music Album-nominated Don’t Tap the Glass with “Sugar on My Tongue,” the latter of which featured an unexpected Regina King cameo, a real sports car onstage, and an explosion so believable that the crowd audibly gasped.

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