The 2025 Grammy Awards are happening today (Sunday, February 2), at Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles. As always, stars will walk the red carpet ahead of this evening’s main event, and several awards will be handed out during the Premiere Ceremony this afternoon.
The televised main event kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, airing on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ With Showtime, which offers a week-long free trial. Below, find how to watch the 2025 Grammys from the comfort of your own home. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)
This year, both the Premiere Ceremony and main Grammy Awards telecast will raise additional funds to support Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts.
How to Watch the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony®
This year’s Grammys Premiere Ceremony starts at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, in order to distribute the bevy of awards that won’t fit in the main ceremony’s time slot. Songwriter and producer Justin Tranter (a songwriter on Chappell Roan’s Grammy-nominated “Good Luck, Babe!”) returns to host the event, which will also open with a number by Angelique Kidjo, Taj Mahal, Yolanda Adams, Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, and Scott Hoying, with additional performances from Béla Fleck, Renée Fleming, Joe Bonamassa, Muni Long, and more. Presenters include Rhiannon Giddens, Anoushka Shankar, Jimmy Jam, Queen Sheba, and others.
Recording Academy and MusiCares CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Tammy Hurt (chair of the academy’s board of trustees) will provide opening remarks. The Premiere Ceremony is held at Peacock Theater, and streams live on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
How to Watch the Grammys Red Carpet
The Grammys’ red carpet extravaganza will stream on live.GRAMMY.com and YouTube. The televised red carpet program, Live From E!: Grammys, will broadcast on E! starting at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
How to Watch the Grammys Main Ceremony
Trevor Noah returns to emcee the 2025 Grammy Awards, marking his fifth consecutive year as host. Noah will helm the 2025 ceremony at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. The show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and will air live on CBS Television Network and stream live on Paramount+.
Paramount+ With Showtime subscribers can watch the show through a live feed or their local CBS affiliate on the service. Paramount+ Essential subscribers, in the United States, will have access to view the Grammys on-demand the day after it airs.
The Grammys can also be watched online through streaming services that include CBS in their live TV options, such as Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV.
Performers at this year’s ceremony include nominees Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, Shakira, Benson Boone, and Teddy Swims.
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