The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, February 1, 2026, on CBS, marking the final Grammy to be telecast on CBS before the show moves to Disney.
Grammy nominations will be announced Friday, November 7.
The broadcast date was announced Thursday by CBS and The Recording Academy. The February 1 telecast will air live at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. See all the key dates below.
In addition, the Recording Academy today revealed new rules that will become active for this year’s awards. Here they are:
The Academy approved updated language for the Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song Category descriptions
The Best Country Album Category has been changed to Best Contemporary Country Album
Best Recording Package and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package have been combined into one Category called Best Recording Package
The Academy has expanded eligibility in the three Categories which require the sale of physical product for eligibility and require the submission of physical product for Grammy judging to allow for product which is sold via the applicable artist’s website or artist’s record company’s website to be eligible for Grammy consideration
Updated Category description for Best Regional Roots Album
The Academy approved updated language for the Best Progressive R&B Album Category description
The Academy approved updated language for the Best Dance Pop Recording Category description
Here are the key dates:
August 31, 2024-August 30, 2025
Product eligibility period
July 7-August 22
Media company registration period
July 16-August 29
Online entry period
October 3-15
First round voting
November 7
Nominees announced
December 12-January 5, 2026
Final round voting
February 1, 2026
The 68th annual Grammy Awards
