The 2023 Grammys is right around the corner, and if you’re planning to host a viewing party with friends and family for music’s biggest night of the year, below are some of the most important things you need to know about the event.
Where can I see the Grammys for free?
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET. The 2023 Grammys will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists in the music industry of the eligibility year, running from October 1st, 2021 to September 30th, 2022. The awards show will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network, so you can watch it for free with a TV antenna.
Can I stream the Grammys?
If a TV antenna doesn’t work for you or you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the awards show on live.GRAMMY.com, where you can catch all the performances, acceptance speeches, as well as backstage excitement, red-carpet interviews, and more.
You can also stream live the Grammy Awards on Paramount+. However, streaming Music’s Biggest Night on the platform is not free, as you need to have at least a monthly subscription to be able to watch the event. Paramount+’s Essential Plan (with limited commercial breaks) costs $4.99/month or $49.99/year, while the streamer’s Premium Plan (no commercial breaks) costs $9.99/month or $99.9/year.
Since CBS is also streaming on YouTube TV ($11.99/month), Apple TV+ ($6.99/month), Hulu + Live TV ($69.99/month), fuboTV ($74.99/month), and Sling TV ($40/month), people who have subscriptions to these streaming services can also watch the Grammy Awards live.
How can I watch the Grammys after it airs?
If you missed the live broadcast of the Grammy Awards, you can watch it on demand on Paramount+ as long as you have a subscription to the service. It’s not clear, however, whether the other abovementioned streaming services will make the award show available for on-demand viewing after its live broadcast.
How can I watch the Grammys if I’m outside the U.S.?
CBS is only available in the United States, Canada, and Australia. If you don’t live in any of these countries, you can still watch the Grammys live by using a VPN, like NordVPN. With a VPN, you can connect to a server in any of the countries that are broadcasting the Grammys. The VPN will then assign you an IP address from that country, which will then bypass the geo-restrictions for you, allowing you to watch the Grammys as it happens.
Who is hosting the 2023 Grammys?
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will be hosted by Trevor Noah, a former presenter of the Comedy Central program The Late Show. This will be the third consecutive year the comedian will host the Grammys, as he also served as the show’s main master of ceremonies in 2021 and 2022.
2023 Grammys nominations
Nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards were announced by the Recording Academy in November 2022, and topping this year’s list are Beyoncé (9), Kendrick Lamar (8), Adele (7), Brandi Carlile (7), Mary J. Blige (6), DJ Khaled (6), Future (6), Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant (6), Randy Merrill (6), and Harry Styles (6). With this year’s Grammys nominations, Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammy history, with 88 nominations in total.
For this year’s Grammys, there’s a total of 91 award categories across 27 different fields. Below are the nominees for the General Field categories:
Record of The Year
- Don’t Shut Me Down — ABBA
- Easy on Me— Adele
- BREAK MY SOUL — Beyoncé
- Good Morning Gorgeous — Mary J. Blige
- You and Me on the Rock — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
- Woman — Doja Cat
- Bad Habit — Steve Lacy
- The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
- About Damn Time — Lizzo
- As It Was— Harry Styles
Album of The Year
- Voyage — ABBA
- 30 — Adele
- Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
- RENAISSANCE — Beyoncé
- Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) — Mary J. Blige
- In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
- Music of the Spheres — Coldplay
- Morale & The Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
- Special — Lizzo
- Harry’s House — Harry Styles
Song of The Year
- abcdefu — Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)
- About Damn Time — Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
- All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
- As It Was — Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
- Bad Habit — Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
- BREAK MY SOUL — Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- Easy on Me — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
- GOD DID — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
- The Heart Part 5 — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
- Just Like That — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
Best New Artist
- Anitta
- Omar Apollo
- DOMi & JD Beck
- Samara Joy
- Latto
- Måneskin
- Muni Long
- Tobe Nwigwe
- Molly Tuttle
- Wet Leg
For the full list of nominations, click here.
What’s new at the 2023 Grammys?
The Recording Academy added five new Grammy Awards categories for this year’s ceremonies. These new Grammys award categories are as follows:
Songwriter of The Year, Non-Classical
Recognizes the written excellence, profession, and art of songwriting honoring the most prolific non-performing and non-producing songwriters for their body of new work released during an eligibility year.
Best Alternative Music Performance
A track and single Category that recognizes the best recordings in an alternative performance by a solo artist, collaborating artists, established duo, or established group.
Best Americana Performance
A track and single Category that recognizes artistic excellence in an Americana performance by a solo artist, collaborating artists, established duo, or established group.
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Recognizes excellence in score soundtrack albums comprised predominately of original scores and created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current video game or other interactive media released within the qualification period.
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
An album Category that recognizes excellence in spoken word albums specific to the performance of poetry with or without music.
Additionally, there’s a new Special Merit Award that will be given out for Best Song for Social Change.
When is the 2023 Grammys Awards premiere ceremony?
The annual Grammys premiere ceremony is held before the Grammy Awards telecast. It is where the majority of the Grammy Awards across most music genres are awarded for the night. Details for this year’s premiere ceremony are yet to be released.
Who is performing at the 2023 Grammys?
The artists who will perform at the 2023 Grammys are yet to be announced. The Recording Academy is expected to reveal the names of the performers weeks before the event.
Who are the presenters at the 2023 Grammys?
There’s no word yet on who will serve as the presenters at the 2023 Grammys. The Recording Academy is expected to release the complete list of presenters a few weeks or days before the events.