Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Tyler, the Creator, Sabrina Carpenter, Rosé, Clipse, Reba McEntire, and more artists are set to perform at the 2026 Grammys. It will be Bieber’s first Grammys’ performance since 2022; he’s up for four awards this year, including Album of the Year (SWAG) and Best Pop Solo Performance (“DAISIES”). Carpenter will appear on stage 12 months after she stole the 2025 show with a Goldie Hawn-inspired production of her singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” The star received six nominations for 2026, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video for “Manchild.” Like Carpenter, Gaga—whose nominations include Record, Album, and Song of the Year—is performing for the second year in a row. Clipse and Pharrell Williams, added to the bill on Thursday (January 22), are joint nominees for several awards for their collaborations on Let God Sort Em Out.
Addison Rae and Katseye will each be playing the ceremony for the first time, in a segment featuring all 2026 Best New Artist nominees—a group that also includes Alex Warren, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, and sombr. Like Carpenter, Thomas is up for six awards, with nods in Album of the Year and Best R&B Album for MUTT.
On the tribute front, Lauryn Hill has been tapped for a performance honoring D’Angelo and Roberta Flack. Hill has ties to both artists; she remade Flack’s 1972 single “Killing Me Softly with His Song” with the Fugees for the group’s sophomore album The Score, and worked with D’Angelo on the The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill cut “Nothing Even Matters.” Ozzy Osbourne will also be honored at the ceremony, with a performance by Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, and Slash. And Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark, and Lukas Nelson will perform during the In Memoriam segment.
Expect more 2026 Grammy performers to be announced in the coming days, and follow along with all of Pitchfork’s 2026 Grammys coverage.