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Grammy Awards 2026 Highlights - From a Chaotic Cher to Sabrina Carpenter's Flight of Fantasy

The 68th Grammys in Los Angeles featured historic firsts, tributes to 2025 music legends, and theatrical performances including Sabrina Carpenter's standout 'Manchild' act.

  • On Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 the 68th Grammy Awards aired in Los Angeles, featuring primetime performers and award recipients with Lauryn Hill and Lucky Daye leading the In Memoriam tribute.
  • The event followed a deliberate program to honor last year's losses, with an expansive In Memoriam for Ozzy Osbourne and Roberta Flack and new best traditional and contemporary country album categories by the Recording Academy.
  • Sabrina Carpenter energized the stage with an airport-themed 'Manchild' ending in a dove trick, Justin Bieber returned performing Yukon in silk boxers, and Cher giggled after naming the wrong winner.
  • The awards yielded several landmark wins, as EJAE and Golden earned K-pop's first Grammy, Olivia Dean won best new artist, and Steven Spielberg joined the EGOT club on Sunday.
  • Behind the scenes, Trevor Noah closed his final Grammys with reflections, artists wore "ICE OUT" pins and condemned ICE, while performers faced earpiece and censorship issues.
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With the numerous semi-naked looks on the Red Carpet of the Grammy Awards, it's almost impossible to believe that Sabrina Carpenter's performance caused the censors to sweat. But the chart stormer's song was simply too much for the TV ... In short hot pants and with a sliding cap on the head, Sabrina Carpenter swirled over the stage at the Grammy Awards. But it wasn't her exciting performance that drove the show's censors' sweat beads on their f…

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OC Register broke the news in Orange County, United States on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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