Justin Tranter will host the event on February 4th in Los Angeles
Acclaimed songwriter/producer, activist and current Grammy nominee Justin Tranter will host the 66th Annual Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, live from Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Kicking off the ceremony, the opening number will feature a performance by J. Ivy, Larkin Poe, Pentatonix, Sheila E., and Jordin Sparks. Other artists scheduled to perform include current nominees Adam Blackstone, Brandy Clark, Kirk Franklin, Robert Glasper, Bob James, Laufey, Terrace Martin, and Gaby Moreno, as well as Grammy-nominated recording artist/drummer Harvey Mason Sr. Presenters for the first Grammy Awards of the day include Patti Austin, Natalia Lafourcade, Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle, Rufus Wainwright, and five-time Grammy winner and former Recording Academy Board of Trustees Chair Jimmy Jam. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Chair of the Board of Trustees Tammy Hurt will provide opening remarks. The 66th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will stream live on Sunday, February 4th at 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and on live.grammy.com. City National Bank, the Official Bank of the Grammy Awards, is returning for its second year as the presenting sponsor of the Premiere Ceremony.
“The Premiere Ceremony is the most incredible lead-up to Music’s Biggest Night,” shares Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.. “With an amazing line-up of presenters and performers, we’ll reveal and celebrate the winners of more than 80 Categories, spanning the diverse genres and crafts that have contributed to such a spectacular year in music.”
Most of the Premiere Ceremony performers, presenters and the host are current 66th Grammy nominees.
The 66th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony is produced by Branden Chapman, Ruby Marchand, Chantel Sausedo, and Rex Supa on behalf of the Recording Academy. Greg V. Fera is the executive producer and Cheche Alara is the music producer and music director.
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will broadcast following the Premiere Ceremony. Live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and hosted by Trevor Noah, Music’s Biggest Night will be broadcast live on Sunday, February 4th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Sza leads the 66th Annual Grammy Awards nominations with nine followed by Phoebe Bridges, Serban Ghenea and Victoria Monét with seven each, Jack Antonoff, Jon Batiste, BoyGenius, Brandy Clark, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift all with six apiece. As the only peer-voted music award, the Grammy Awards are selected by the Recording Academy’s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers.
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy for the fourth consecutive year. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor, and Jesse Collins are executive producers.
On Grammy Sunday, fans can access exclusive behind-the-scenes Grammys content, including performances, acceptance speeches, interviews from the Grammys Live red-carpet special, and more via the Recording Academy’s digital experience on live.grammy.com.
