Sabrina Carpenter has been announced as the first performer at the 2026 Grammys.
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The Recording Academy took to social media to confirm the pop star’s appearance at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 1. Further acts will be announced in the coming days.
Carpenter is nominated for six awards at the event including ‘Album of the Year’ for ‘Man’s Best Friend‘, ‘Record of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’ and ‘Best Music Video’ for her hit single, ‘Manchild’.
Kendrick Lamar leads the way at the 2026 Grammy nominations with nine nods for his sixth album ‘GNX’.
His nominations put him two places ahead of Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and producer Cirkut, who all sit on seven, while Leon Thomas, Serban Ghenea and Bad Bunny like Carpenter, all have six.
There are four nominations for ‘Golden’, the hit song from KPop Demon Hunters, while Bon Iver, The Cure, Wet Leg and Hayley Williams will fight it out with Tyler, The Creator for Best Alternative Music Album.
The eligibility period was from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025, meaning records released since that date, including Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’, were ineligible. You can view the full list here.
Trevor Noah is set to host this year’s event for “one final time” in what will be his sixth consecutive year.
Only singer Andy Williams has hosted the ceremony more times, a total of seven in the 1970s.
Noah, who will also serve as an executive producer, is also this year nominated in the best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording category for children’s story Into The Uncut Grass.
Elsewhere, it was recently confirmed that Carpenter is set to star in the upcoming musical special of The Muppet Show, which is due to premiere on Disney+ and ABC on February 4.
Her Grammy nominated album ‘Man’s Best Friend’ received four stars from NME, which declared that “pop’s pithiest lyricist hones the fun and flirty persona that’s made her a superstar”.
