Grammys 2018: how to watch and what to expect

The 60th Grammy Awards are nigh, and lo, they are not messing around. The 2018 awards ceremony — which will be held January 28 at 7:30 pm EST and air live on CBS — is pulling out all the stops. (Though, okay, it’s also going straight back to the James Corden well, enlisting the Late Late Show host to emcee the evening for the second year in a row.)

The notoriously long and spectacle-driven awards show will feature performances from nominees like SZA, Kesha, Childish Gambino, Cardi B, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and, of course, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, the masterminds behind “Despacito,” 2017’s biggest hit and most inescapable earworm. (Justin Bieber, nominated for pitching in on the “Despacito” remix, will reportedly skip the ceremony.)

There will also be bonus turns from nominees such as Pink and Lady Gaga, as well as a planned tribute to the victims of last October’s mass shooting in Las Vegas from Eric Church, Maren Morris, and Brothers Osborne, all of whom were performing at the country music festival that was targeted. Elton John, who is receiving a lifetime achievement award, will perform with Miley Cyrus.

The 2018 Grammys are also moving back to New York City after 15 years in Los Angeles, and plan to honor that fact with an homage to something unique to the city: Broadway. The legendary Patti LuPone will perform her iconic version of Evita’s “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” while 2017 Tony winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) will take on a number from West Side Story.

Outside of the performances, many nominees and attendees reportedly plan to wear white roses to show solidarity with Hollywood’s Time’s Up initiative.

If you want to watch it all go down live, here’s how you can do it.

Where and when to watch the 2018 Grammys:

The Grammys will air Sunday, January 28, at 7:30 pm EST/4:30 pm PST on CBS. You can live-stream the ceremony on CBS All Access, which is a subscription-based service, but it does offer a free trial.

If you’re really serious about watching all things Grammys (and/or watching news personalities stumble over questions regarding sexual harassment), you can tune in to CBS’s red carpet coverage starting at 6:30 pm EST, or E!’s red carpet coverage starting at 5:30 pm EST.

Will you support Vox’s explanatory journalism?

Most news outlets make their money through advertising or subscriptions. But when it comes to what we’re trying to do at Vox, there are a couple of big issues with relying on ads and subscriptions to keep the lights on:

First, advertising dollars go up and down with the economy. We often only know a few months out what our advertising revenue will be, which makes it hard to plan ahead.

Second, we’re not in the subscriptions business. Vox is here to help everyone understand the complex issues shaping the world — not just the people who can afford to pay for a subscription. We believe that’s an important part of building a more equal society. And we can’t do that if we have a paywall.

So even though advertising is still our biggest source of revenue, we also seek grants and reader support. (And no matter how our work is funded, we have strict guidelines on editorial independence.)

If you also believe that everyone deserves access to trusted high-quality information, will you make a gift to Vox today? Any amount helps.

One-Time Monthly Annual

$5/month

$10/month

$25/month

$50/month

Other

$

Yes, I'll give $5/month

Yes, I'll give $5/month

We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. You can also contribute via