Grammy Awards 2026: 33 Must-See Moments You Might Have Missed
Between jaw-dropping red carpet wardrobe choices, powerful acceptance speeches and show-stopping performances, it’s fair to say that the 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony was as action-packed as ever.
Of course, between the Grammys kicking off at one in the morning UK time and the fact there’s no proper way for us Brits to stream the awards show in full, many music fans will be spending their morning together piecing together bits of information to try and work out everything that went down on the night.
Fortunately for you, we were following the whole thing live, and we’ve rounded 33 of the must-see moments from this year’s ceremony to make your life easier.
Here’s all the Grammys action you might have missed this year...
Let’s start on the 2026 Grammys red carpet, where the most eye-catching outfit of the night had to be Chappell Roan’s
Justin and Hailey Bieber also made their first red carpet appearance together in four years, both sporting matching ‘ICE Out’ pins
We were big fans of PinkPantheress’ Grammys red carpet outfit, too
Two words… Joni. Mitchell.
Lady Gaga was one of the last stars to arrive on the red carpet, but she was certainly worth the wait as she served the drama
Lady Gaga’s glambot at the 2026 #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/HV1b6lUEv9
— LⱯDY GⱯGⱯ NOW???? (@ladygaganownet) February 2, 2026
Before the live Grammys broadcast was even underway, Steven Spielberg’s win made history as he became only the 22nd person in history to achieve EGOT status
We have a new obsession after watching Durand Bernarr’s speech multiple times over
This might be the best speech of the night. #GRAMMYs
— Principe (@Pri_Letterman) February 1, 2026
Who is this beautiful queen Durand Bernarr and where has he been my whole life! pic.twitter.com/ueBxzJuXty
Joni Mitchell also gave us this endearing moment after her 11th win at the Grammys
"Who won? Oh I won?"
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 1, 2026
— Joni Mitchell while accepting her #GRAMMY award for Best Historical Album. pic.twitter.com/HmMuGJZR5g
Meanwhile, Kehlani made their feelings on the current political situation in the US clear, ending their speech with simply: ‘Fuck ICE’
Kehlani accepts her first GRAMMY, winning Best R&B Performance for “Folded.” pic.twitter.com/JK1mWAF73J
— RNB RADAR (@rnbradar) February 1, 2026
To kick things off on the main ceremony, Bruno Mars and Rosé gave an energetic and rocked-up rendition of their hit APT.
here's Bruno Mars and Rosé's full performance of Apt. at the Grammys pic.twitter.com/fwZoN634uJ
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 2, 2026
Trevor Noah then began his comedy monologue, including a few subtle digs at Trump and another at Nicki Minaj
Trevor Noah roasts Nicki Minaj at the #Grammys over her MAGA support: "She's still at the White House with Donald Trump." pic.twitter.com/7jJ6Q9yBxA
— Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2026
Sabrina Carpenter, true to form, brought the fun with her performance of Manchild
Sabrina Carpenter performing the nominated song of the year “Manchild” at the #GRAMMY awards. pic.twitter.com/MW2lfrQB7b
— SabrinaUpdates (@charts_sabrina) February 2, 2026
This year’s Best New Artist medley featured a fabulous segue from Addison Rae into Katseye
The concept of addison shooting us symbolizing that when katseye performs we are in hell pic.twitter.com/8c2EcpsuJU
— DIEGO???? (@curlyxcx) February 2, 2026
Alex Warren soldiered on after seemingly suffering technical difficulties during his performance of Ordinary
Full performance of 'Ordinary' by Alex Warren at the #GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/JMGLzaRmEq
— ؘ (@HitsAndCharts) February 2, 2026
Then came a British double barrel of Lola Young, in her first TV appearance since stepping out of the spotlight towards the end of last year, followed by a joyful rendition of Man I Need by Olivia Dean
So good to see British singer-songwriters Olivia Dean and Lola Young flourishing at the #GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/GXmRVm66zQ
— Jono Read (@jonoread) February 2, 2026
Olivia Dean then carried on the tradition of only women winning Best New Artist in the 2020s – and made a beautifully timely speech about being the ‘granddaughter of an immigrant’ and a ‘product of bravery’
Olivia Dean accepts the #Grammy for Best New Artist and says, “I’m a granddaughter of an immigrant": "I am a product of bravery, and those people need to be celebrated.” pic.twitter.com/W8UTE5r4Tl
— Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2026
Next to perform was Justin Bieber, whose rendition of Yukon was stripped back in quite literally every way
justin bieber performing stripped down version of yukon LITERALLY pic.twitter.com/cC0XKm9Iht
— nikki (@virgoblunt) February 2, 2026
Bad Bunny’s first of two major wins was followed by a powerful speech, declaring ‘ICE out’ and calling for love to triumph over hate
Bad Bunny at the #GRAMMYs :
— Power to the People ☭???? (@ProudSocialist) February 2, 2026
"ICE OUT! We are not savages. We are not animals. We are not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.” pic.twitter.com/PZ77DTwbcu
Lady Gaga’s rendition of Abracadabra was very, very slick
lady gaga performing a rock version of ‘abracadabra’ at the grammys ????
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 2, 2026
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Trevor Noah made another political jibe when he took aim at Trump once again (more on that later, too)
Trevor Noah on last time hosting #Grammys with message to Donald Trump: “I believe in term limits. I wanted to set an example for anyone who might be watching the show. Leave when your time is up” pic.twitter.com/OBcm6O3gVJ
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 2, 2026
Lola Young got suitably loose-lipped when she dropped an F-bomb while accepting her first Grammy for Messy
Lola Young’s speech after winning her #GRAMMYpic.twitter.com/uGcAkKEwiZ
— LOLA YOUNG TOURS (@lolayoungtours) February 2, 2026
Billie Eilish was quite clearly not expecting to win Song Of The Year for Wildflower
The way she froze because she genuinely couldn’t believe it. Oh Billie, the absolute angel you are. ???????????????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/qSC7PCw8Cp
— Peach ???? (@dreaminthefoyer) February 2, 2026
Billie Eilish also gave one of the night’s most explicitly political speeches, reminding everyone watching that ‘no one is illegal on stolen land’ (and also kept the censors busy when she, too, declared ‘fuck ICE’)
“Nobody is illegal on stolen land. We need to keep fighting and speaking up. Our voices do matter."
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 2, 2026
— Billie Eilish during her acceptance speech at the #GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/SpVwvUu3GD
After that, Trevor Noah delivered his most barbed comment about Donald Trump of the whole Grammys ceremony
Trevor Noah takes another jab at Donald Trump #Grammys: “Song of the Year — that is a Grammy that every artist wants almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton” pic.twitter.com/quUWEpX4NL
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 2, 2026
If you want to hear about the best performance of the night, that has to go to Tyler, The Creator
Tyler, The he Creator performance at the #GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/sdb8vcOLkO
— Archive Tyler, The Creator (@xerecadotyler) February 2, 2026
Rock legends past and present also came together to honour Ozzy Osbourne as his family watched on from the audience…
@thespillpod Post Malone, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and Duff McKagan, The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, and producer Andrew Watt pay tribute to legend Ozzy Osbourne at the 2026 Grammy awards #postmalone#redhotchillipeppers#slash#grammys#ozzyosbourne
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…and Ms Lauryn Hill’s tributes to both D’Angelo and Roberta Flack could not have been more star-studded, but the highlight was her reunion with Wyclef Jean
I loveeee how hyped up the entire audience got when Lauryn Hill started singing Killing Me Softly at the Grammys. so perfect pic.twitter.com/nytDnqlj1j
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 2, 2026
We don’t even know where to start with Cher, but let’s just say she brought some chaos to the proceedings on Grammys night
That's the hardest I've laughed in 2026. Cher is perfect. Thank you, @cher. #GRAMMYpic.twitter.com/ugzbdBS6tV
— Micah White (@micahwhite) February 2, 2026
“Oh! The Grammy goes to Luther Vandross!” - Cher #GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/G9tFB5rBHX
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 2, 2026
I love that Cher stayed on stage for Kendrick’s entire acceptance speech pic.twitter.com/Ek6XBsxPgA
— ava ???????? (@westcoastwinter) February 2, 2026
With five awards in total, Kendrick Lamar was this year’s top winner (and he was looking extremely dapper, too)
SZA’s Record Of The Year speech included a message encouraging people not to fall into despair in the current political climate
SZA accepts the #Grammy for Record of the Year and speaks out on the state of the nation: "Please don’t fall into despair. I know that right now is a scary time. We can go on—we need each other. We are not governed by the government; we’re governed by God." pic.twitter.com/ULCoBf8Haq
— Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2026
In another surprise, Harry Styles arrived to announce the winner of Album Of The Year
Bad Bunny delivered his heartfelt Album Of The Year acceptance speech in Spanish, just one week before the Grammy winner heads off to headline at the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny gana en la categoría “Album of the Year” con “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” esta noche en los #GRAMMY 2026. pic.twitter.com/SoCEZuYbgl
— Archive Bad Bunny Fan (@ArchiveBenito) February 2, 2026
And finally, Trevor Noah said an emotional farewell to the Grammys after six years at the helm
Trevor Noah signing off the #Grammys for the last time after hosting for six years pic.twitter.com/NoB6AfiQvU
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 2, 2026