As ever, no one does it quite like Lady Gaga (bit worried about any splinters though):

Love him or hate him, you cannot deny that Bruno Mars is a suave performer – he’s not my style, but his Valentine’s themed performance of new single I Just Might got several stars bopping along, including Sabrina Carpenter and, according to Trevor Noah, the one and only Joni Mitchell.

“I saw you looking at Bruno Mars thinking, I just might – I saw you Joni!” Noah joked. Speaking of, Mitchell just picked up her 11th Grammy award tonight, which I am happy to know.

And here’s Bad Bunny, whose rousing speech had the most vocal response of the night:

And with that, it’s Gaga time – the pop star, never one to go easy on a live performance, blazes through a jazzy, Zombieboy-ified (IYKYK) rendition of her Mayhem track Abracadabra, wearing … a shredded basket hat? It’s no Copacabana beach Abracadabra (the single best performance of 2025, if you ask me), but it’s Gaga, so it’s successfully full commitment and slightly unnerving.

There’s been a fair bit of anti-ICE and pro-immigration sentiment so far tonight, from pins to red carpet interview snippets. Here’s a reminder of Olivia Dean’s powerful speech (hopefully more like this to come):

Justin Bieber tested my nerves with that extended intro to his first major performance in four years, strolling around the carpeted stage in maybe boxers (or gym shorts?) and strumming a guitar. But he stuck the landing, delivering a soulful, if understated, rendition of the standout swag track Yukon. This bodes well for the Coachella headliner set … I think.

I do love to see Trevor Noah shouting out Bad Bunny for his groundbreaking residency in Puerto Rico, where he partnered with local hotels, kept tickets affordable for locals and still added $400m to the island’s economy.

The host sat down at the superstar’s table – where he’s seated next to Miley Cyrus?! – for a slightly awkward bit about his lack of performance tonight (he can’t, because Super Bowl next week) and leaving the US for Puerto Rico … (a joke on colonialism, get it) that Benito handled as smoothly as he could.

That’s very not it:

An applause-worthy reveal:

We’re still doing the best new artist medley – and by that I mean Alex Warren has gone onto an elevated platform for his mega-hit Ordinary, a song I cannot remember even though I’ve now heard it dozens of times.

Moving on – Lola Young, the soulful British singer who recently took a self-imposed mental health break from touring, is here! For a stripped-down, emotional rendition of her hit Messy.

Then it’s on to the likely winner: fellow Brit Olivia Dean, poised and polished as ever for Man I Need, which remains on permanent rotation for me.

And bringing us home is New York’s sombr, the 20-year-old coming for Harry Styles’s place in pop music, wearing a disco ball-esque suit for his breakout track 12 to 12.

The tightly packed table setup situation is … a choice

It’s time (already?!) for the best new artist medley, where each of the eight nominees make their case, in quick succession, to join the ranks of Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, et al.

LA’s own The Marías kicked it off with a blue-dosed track No One Noticed, which ceded to a backstage Addison Rae, completing her miraculous transformation from TikTok star to legit pop star (and my personal best new artist fave) with a tongue-in-cheek rendition of Fame Is A Gun underneath the Crypto.com arena.

But then there’s KATSEYE, the multinational K-pop supergroup, who doubled down on the choreo for their track Gnarly, which got Teyana Taylor and the women Haim on their feet. Also on their feet: Doechii, for R&B breakout Leon Thomas’s hit Mutt, which offered a stirring and soulful change of pace.

Just a note that with that best rap album win, Kendrick Lamar surpassed Jay Z to become the most decorated rap artist in Grammy history, with 26 awards.

Lamar won three awards prior to the telecast: best rap song for TV Off, best melodic rap performance for Luther (with SZA) and best rap performance for his feature in Clipse’s Chains & Whips.

Lamar may extend his lead, as he’s still up for the night’s biggest awards – record, song and album of the year.

A smart move, if you want to keep the energy up, to cut straight from Noah’s intro to Sabrina Carpenter, who delivered a solid rendition of her hit Manchild while dressed as, true to form, a retro-themed sexy flight attendant. Best believe she likes her men all incompetent and did not adjust any lyrics for CBS censors. We’re off to a strong start!

Here’s a reminder of who is nominated for what:

Only a few minutes out from showtime, the superstars have arrived:

A few of the country stars on hand tonight:

KPop: Demon Hunters earworm Golden has already won best song from a movie, but I can’t imagine a night where it doesn’t win something else. Katie Hawthorne spoke to those involved with the song right here:

It’s been a week full of performer announcements with something for almost everyone. There might still be some surprises tonight (the telecast is essentially a very long concert) but here’s who we have confirmed so far:

Lady Gaga

Tyler, the Creator

Justin Bieber

Rosé

Clipse and Pharrell Williams

Sabrina Carpenter

Bruno Mars

Best new artist nominees Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Sombr and the Marías.

In memoriam performers Lauryn Hill, Post Malone, Slash, Brandy Clark, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, Lukas Nelson, Andrew Watt and Reba McEntire.

Meanwhile presenters will include Harry Styles, Jeff Goldblum, Doechii, Nikki Glaser, Queen Latifah and Teyana Taylor.

Has Miley Cyrus ever missed a Grammys night? The singer is looking cool as ever, wearing custom Celine:

There have already been some celebrities speaking out against ICE on the red carpet as well as a smattering of pins following on from similar activity on the Golden Globes red carpet.

Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Justin Vernon, Jason Isbell, Rhiannon Giddens and Margo Price were all wearing some form of protest wear and Kehlani also spoke about her feelings in an interview.

“I wanted to say fuck ICE,” she said during an interview. “I think everybody – we’re too powerful of a group to all be in a room at the same time and not make some kind of statement in our country, so it’s brainless to me.”

Bad Bunny is here! The Puerto Rican superstar – and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime show performer – opted for a classic look tonight, where he’s nominated for six awards, including album of the year:

The women of pop have started to arrive:

Steven Spielberg has won his first Grammy award, making him just the 22nd artist in history to become an Egot winner – an artist with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

The 79-year-old won the Grammy for best music film for the documentary Music for John Williams, which he produced. Directed by Laurent Bouzereau, the film explores Williams’ seven-decade career, writing scores that have become synonymous with some of cinema’s biggest franchises: Williams has composed the score for nine of the Top 25 highest-grossing films of all time at the US box office.

Spielberg and Williams’ relationship began in 1974 with Spielberg’s feature debut The Sugarland Express. Since then, they have worked together on all but five of the director’s films.

On Sunday, Spielberg said the Grammy win “means the world to me”.

“This acknowledgment is obviously deeply meaningful to me because it validates what I have known for over 50 years: John Williams influence on culture and music is immeasurable and his artistry and legacy is unrivaled. I am proud to be associated with Laurent’s beautiful film,” he said in a statement.

Becoming an Egot has been referred to as the “grand slam” of show business. Spielberg joins the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Elton John and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Only 22 people have become an Egot by winning competitive awards; six other individuals – including James Earl Jones and Liza Minnelli – have obtained Egot status through honorary awards recognising lifetime achievement, such as the Grammy Legend award.

The Grammy award is added to Spielberg’s three Oscars, 12 Emmys and one Tony award for producing the hit Broadway show A Strange Loop.

Reigning best new artist Chappell Roan is here, making a statement as usual. Behold, quite the reveal:

It’s a tough time to spend a night giving out awards and celebrating some very well-paid musicians given the burning hellscape that is America and the world at large. It was something sidestepped by last month’s Golden Globes but things have worsened since then and with Trevor Noah as emcee, it’s hard to see him choosing to ignore what’s been going on.

Earlier this week, Harvey Mason, the music academy CEO, spoke about this with CNN:

“I think music has a unique ability, especially in these days, especially at a time when there’s so much division, there’s unrest – I think music and all the talented artists, Trevor our host, the music community will be used as a tool, as medicine, I think, to bring people together.”

Since there are roughly 4,000 Grammy categories, the majority of awards are handed out before the televised ceremony (which is essentially a long concert with a few awards on the side).

Here are some of tonight’s big winners already:

Best dance-pop recording: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Best music video: Doechii – Anxiety
Best song written for visual media: Huntr/x – Golden
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: Sinners
Best rock song: Nine Inch Nails – As Alive as You Need Me to Be
Best global music performance: Bad Bunny – EoO
Best R&B song: Kehlani – Folded
Best rock album: Turnstile – Never Enough
Best R&B album: Leon Thomas – Mutt
Best pop duo/group performance: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity
Best rap song: Kendrick Lamar ft Lefty Gunplay – TV Off

Some best new artist nominees making their case on the red carpet:

Kendrick? Sabrina? Bad Bunny? KPop Demon Hunters? Some categories might be easier to predict than others but it’s still a tough year, one that the Guardian’s Ben Beaumont-Thomas was brave enough to gamble on here: