Grammy Awards 2027: Nominations Date, Ceremony, New Categories and Contenders

Monday, November 16, 2026, starting at 4:45 a.m. PT / 7:45 a.m. ET (12:45 p.m. in the UK, 1:45 p.m. in central Europe). The announcement streams on Grammy.com and the official Grammys YouTube channel, with nominees across all categories posted on Grammy.com straight after, followed by a nominations wrap-up show. The Recording Academy says a group of past winners and nominees will read them out. Source: Recording Academy.

Sunday, February 7, 2027, for the 69th Annual Grammy Awards, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The start time has not been officially published yet. Sources: Recording Academy, Billboard.

ABC, with live streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. It is a big change: the ceremony leaves CBS, its home for decades, starting with the 2027 edition. Sources: Recording Academy, Deadline.

No host has been announced yet. Trevor Noah hosted the previous six ceremonies, and his February 2026 appearance was billed as his final turn as host. Sources: Deadline, HollywoodLife.

Recordings released between August 31, 2025 and August 28, 2026. Entries were accepted from July 7 to August 21, 2026. That window includes Taylor Swift's *The Life of a Showgirl* (October 2025) and Rosalía's *Lux*. Sources: Recording Academy rulebook, Billboard, Gold Derby.

Five: Best Asian Pop Music Performance, Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Latin Song. The Academy also updated the Best New Artist criteria and lowered the share of new recordings an album needs to be eligible. Source: Recording Academy.

Eight, as in the other big General Field categories (Record, Song and Best New Artist). Producer and Songwriter of the Year (non-classical) keep five. It is the fourth year in a row with eight nominees in the top categories. Sources: Recording Academy, Billboard.

Only predictions so far. The names that come up most: Olivia Rodrigo (*you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love*), Taylor Swift (*The Life of a Showgirl*), Olivia Dean, Rosalía (*Lux*), Noah Kahan, Bruno Mars (*The Romantic*) and Raye. Billboard notes that Rosalía could become the first woman nominated for Album of the Year with a Spanish-language album. Nothing is official until November 16. Sources: Billboard, Gold Derby, Variety, Rolling Stone.

Bad Bunny, for *DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS*, the first Spanish-language album to win the top prize, on February 1, 2026. Kendrick Lamar and SZA took Record of the Year for *luther*, Billie Eilish and Finneas Song of the Year for *Wildflower*, and Olivia Dean won Best New Artist. Kendrick Lamar was the night's biggest winner with five trophies. Sources: Recording Academy, NME.

Voting members of the Recording Academy vote in two rounds: a first round that sets the nominees, then a final round that picks the winners. Each member can vote in up to 10 categories across three genre fields plus the six General Field categories, or opt into "Ballot Plus" for up to 15 categories in their own areas of expertise. Source: Recording Academy.

100 categories, including the five new ones, according to the Recording Academy's nominations announcement page. Source: Recording Academy.