Key points
- The nominees for the 69th Grammy Awards will be announced Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, with the presentation starting at about 7:45 a.m. ET (4:45 a.m. PT).
- The full nominee list and a wrap-up show follow at about 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT); both times are approximate and subject to change.
- The ceremony is Sunday, Feb. 7, 2027, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, on ABC with a simulcast on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Five new categories, two renamed ones and a new voting option are part of this year’s changes.
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The Recording Academy will reveal the nominees for the 2027 Grammy Awards on Monday, Nov. 16, in a morning broadcast that begins at about 7:45 a.m. ET, according to the Recording Academy. The full list of nominees in all 100 categories is due at about 9 a.m. ET.
The nominations cover recordings released between Aug. 31, 2025 and Aug. 28, 2026. The ceremony follows on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2027.
How to watch the Nov. 16 announcement
The special presentation streams on Grammy.com and on the official Grammys YouTube channel. It also airs live from The Square in Times Square, presented by Hilton, which is a first for this broadcast. One Recording Academy page also lists live coverage on « Good Morning America. »
The wrap-up show, hosted by Cassie DiLaura and Denny Directo, streams on Grammy.com, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X.
Viewers outside North America should convert the Eastern and Pacific times to their own time zone, since the Academy has published only those two.
Harvey Mason jr. and a roster of artists will read the nominees
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. and board chair Dr. Chelsey Green are among the announcers. They are joined by artists including Alan Menken, Amy Allen, Carly Pearce, David Guetta, Herbie Hancock, Juanes, Kehlani, Linda Perry, Olivia Dean, Pharrell Williams, Renée Fleming and YUNGBLUD.
The Academy’s pages differ slightly on the exact lineup, so the list may change before the broadcast.
Five new categories and two renamed awards
The new categories are 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.
Best R&B Performance is now Best R&B Solo Performance. Best Folk Album is now Best Contemporary Folk Album.
The field stays at 100 categories, so the new awards sit alongside the existing ones rather than adding to the total.
Voting rules change for members and artists
A new opt-in option called Ballot Plus lets members with verified credits vote in up to 15 categories across fields, as an alternative to the usual 10-category structure. First-round voting ran from Oct. 12 to Oct. 22.
The maximum number of Best New Artist submissions per artist rises from three to four. The share of new recordings required for album eligibility drops from 75% to 66%.
Songwriters and composers of new material on winning albums will now receive statuettes and certificates, as producers and engineers already do.
Final voting runs Dec. 10 to Jan. 7 before the Feb. 7 show
Final-round voting opens Dec. 10 and closes Jan. 7, 2027. The Clive Davis and Recording Academy pre-Grammy gala is set for Saturday, Feb. 6.
The Feb. 7 ceremony starts at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). It is the first Grammys show on ABC since 1972, after about five decades on CBS. No host has been announced.
