Reba McEntire, Lauryn Hill and Post Malone are set to lead the Grammys‘ “In Memoriam” segment paying tribute Roberta Flack, Ozzy Osbourne, D’Angelo and more of the musical icons who died over the last year.
Hill will perform in honor of D’Angelo and Flack. Hill’s Fugees had a breakthrough hit in the mid-’90s with a cover of Flack’s “Killing Me Softly.”
And Osbourne will be honored by an all-star group including Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt.
McEntire, meanwhile, will be joined by Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson for a larger tribute to those who died in the creative community.
McEntire, Hill and co. join a Grammys performance lineup that includes Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Clipse and Pharrell Williams and best new artist nominees: Olivia Dean, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Katseye, Addison Rae, Sombr, Lola Young and The Marias.
The 2026 Grammys, hosted by Trevor Noah in his last time as emcee of the awards show, is set to air live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday Feb. 1 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ from 5:00-8:30 p.m. PT.
Kendrick Lamar goes into Sunday’s ceremony with a leading nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga with seven. This year also marks the last year the ceremony will air on CBS before it moves to Disney starting in 2027.
Lamar, Gaga, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter all have nods in the album, song and record of the year categories. Other top nominees include Leon Thomas, Clipse, SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator.