Whereas steel and exhausting rock have historically existed on the fringes of Grammy week — extra typically acknowledged in pre-show awards than onstage — the 2026 GRAMMY Awards are set to flip that script. This 12 months’s Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will function an precise reside efficiency from a heavy artist, with different steel band Spiritbox confirmed for the invoice.
Spiritbox are scheduled to carry out on the Premiere Ceremony, which is able to start airing on February 1, streaming reside from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA. The Canadian outfit are presently celebrating their third Grammy nomination, with their observe “Comfortable Backbone” up for Finest Metallic Efficiency. The complete record of nominees contains:
- Dream Theater – “Evening Terror”
- Ghost – “Lachryma”
- Sleep Token – “Emergence”
- Turnstile – “Birds”
The Recording Academy formally introduced the performers, presenters and host of the 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, which takes place forward of the primary Grammys telecast.
Alongside Spiritbox, performers for the ceremony embrace present nominees Darren Criss and Helen J Shen, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and Zara Larsson, in addition to a gap ensemble efficiency that includes Grace Potter, Israel Houghton, Lila Iké, Maggie Rose, and Trombone Shorty.
First-time Grammy nominee Darren Criss will function host of the 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, including a Broadway-meets-pop crossover vitality to the occasion.
Presenters for the ceremony embrace Dave Koz, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Edgar Barrera, Jesse Welles, Sierra Hull, Trombone Shorty, and Jimmy Jam — the five-time Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame inductee, and former Recording Academy Board of Trustees Chair.
Opening remarks might be delivered by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Chair of the Board of Trustees Dr. Chelsey Inexperienced, formally kicking off what the Academy calls “Music’s Greatest Day.”
The 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will stream reside from the Peacock Theater on Sunday, February 1 by way of the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and live.GRAMMY.com, making Spiritbox‘s efficiency broadly accessible to followers world wide.
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