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Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Time: 5pm PST / 8pm EST /1am GMT
US live streams: Paramount+ / CBS
Outside the US: Nord VPN
The 2026 Grammy Awards are locked in and set to take place at the Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, on Sunday, February 1 - and the rock, metal and alternative genres are represented among the 95 total categories.
Trevor Noah will be on hand once again to host the evening’s entertainment, which will be broadcast live on CBS & Paramount+ Premium from 5pm PST, 8pm EST and 1am GMT - and even if you’re going to be out of the country on the night, you’ll still be able to watch by using a VPN.
Paramount+ Essential subscribers won’t be able to watch live, but the good news is that the ceremony will be available to stream on-demand the following day.
How to watch the 2026 Grammy Awards in the US
How to watch the 2026 Grammy Awards anywhere
If you're going to be travelling outside the US and don't want to miss out on watching the Grammy Awards 2026, you can watch through a VPN.
Virtual Private Networks are used to change the location of your IP address, enabling you to watch the 2026 Grammy Awards outside of the US. Nord VPN is Louder's service of choice and it's currently available with 70% off the usual price - and there's a 30-day money back guarantee.
How to use a VPN
1. Install a VPN. As we've mentioned above, Nord VPN is Louder's favourite from the many available.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN. If you're currently in the UK on holiday and want to watch this year's Grammys, just select 'US' from the list.
3. Turn the volume up and relax. You're all set to watch the whole evening's entertainment unfold.
What to expect this year
The Grammys cover a huge variety of genres, but I’m interested in what’s going on in the rock, metal and alternative categories, with Best Rock album seeing Deftones going to head-to-head with Turnstile, Linkin Park, Yungblud and HAIM.
Elsewhere, the Best Metal Performance category (won last year by Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Manse for Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony) includes Dream Theater, Ghost, Sleep Token, Spiritbox and Turnstile, while The Cure, Turnstile, Wet Leg, Hayley Williams and Bon Iver are in the mix for Best Alternative Music Performance.
As for the artists performing at the Grammys 2026, they’ve been confirmed as Addison Rae, Alex Warren, Katseye, Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter, Sombr and The Marias.
It's also been revealed that a group of rock icons, including Slash and Duff McKagan, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as Post Malone and Andrew Watt, will be taking to the stage to perform a special tribute to the late, great Ozzy Osbourne, who recently passed away.
Find out more below, and for a full list of this year’s categories and nominees, click on the official Grammy Awards website.
Listen to the official Grammy playlist
If you'd like to get to know the nominated artists a little better before the ceremony, you can turn up the volume on the Grammys Official Playlist on Spotify. There's a total of 125 tracks to dive into and should set you up nicely for the main event.
2026 nominations
Grammys 2026 rock, metal and alternative nominations
Best Metal Performance
Dream Theater: Night Terror
Ghost: Lachryma
Sleep Token: Emergence
Spiritbox: Soft Spine
Turnstile: Birds
Best Rock Performance
Amyl And The Sniffers: U Should Not Be Doing That
Linkin Park: The Emptiness Machine
Turnstile: Never Enough
Hayley Williams: Mirtazapine
Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman: Changes (Live From Villa Park, Back To The Beginning)
Best Rock Song
Nine Inch Nails: As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Sleep Token: Caramel
Hayley Williams: Glum
Turnstile: Never Enough
Yungblud: Zombie
Best Rock Album
Deftones: Private Music
HAIM: I Quit
Linkin Park: From Zero
Turnstile: Never Enough
Yungblud: Idols
Best Alternative Music Performance
Bon Iver: Everything Is Peaceful Love
The Cure: Alone
Turnstile: Seein’ Stars
Wet Leg: Mangetout
Hayley Williams: Parachute
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver: Sable, Fable
The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World
Tyler, The Creator: Don’t Tap The Glass
Wet Leg: Moisturiser
Hayley Williams: Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Last year's winners
![Gojira - Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) [OFFICIAL VIDEO] - YouTube](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5hTMYk7orHw/maxresdefault.jpg)
Best metal performance
Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne: Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
Best rock performance
The Beatles: Now And Then"
Best rock song
St Vincent: Broken Man
Best rock album
The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds
Best Alternative Music Performance
St. Vincent: Flea
Best Alternative Music Album
St. Vincent: All Born Screaming
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