The 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards, and Premiere Ceremony will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, Feb. 2. Watch highlights from the 2025 GRAMMYs on live.GRAMMY.com.
The 2025 GRAMMYs telecast will be reimagined to raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts and aid music professionals impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles. Donate to the Recording Academy’s and MusiCares’ Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort To Support Music Professionals.
This year, the 2025 GRAMMYs Premiere Ceremony and telecast will carry a renewed sense of purpose: raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honoring the bravery and dedication of first responders who risk their lives to protect ours.
The 2025 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will take place at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, streaming live at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and live.GRAMMY.com. Hosted by acclaimed songwriter and producer Justin Tranter, a current GRAMMY nominee, the event will feature a lineup of powerful performances and exciting first wins of the night.
This year, the Premiere Ceremony will integrate direct ways for viewers to contribute to wildfire relief efforts. A QR code will be prominently displayed following the opening performance, allowing attendees and online viewers to donate in real time.
Keep reading for a list of reasons why the 67th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony is a must-watch event.
City National Bank, the Official Bank of the GRAMMY Awards, is returning for its third year as the presenting sponsor of the Premiere Ceremony and will be featuring winner reactions with First Look videos on GRAMMY.com.
SiriusXM will be backstage during the ceremony capturing interviews with nominees and winners for their GRAMMY Sunday broadcast on The GRAMMY Channel, channel 17 and on the SiriusXM app.
While the 2025 GRAMMYs telecast will highlight some of the night’s biggest moments, the Premiere Ceremony is where the majority of winners will be announced — showcasing a wider spectrum of the music industry’s talent and creativity.
Think of it as the first act of Music’s Biggest Night, where groundbreaking artists, songwriters, producers, and engineers get their long-overdue flowers. The excitement of first-time winners, the unpredictability of live moments, and the celebration of music’s breadth make the Premiere Ceremony an essential part of GRAMMY Sunday.
A Powerful Opening Number
Kicking off the Premiere Ceremony will be a moving tribute honoring first responders and those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. This poignant moment will be underscored by a special performance featuring current nominees Yolanda Adams, Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Scott Hoying, Angélique Kidjo, and Taj Mahal, who is also a 2025 Special Merit Awards honoree.
“The Premiere Ceremony will not only kick off our GRAMMY Sunday, it will provide an opportunity to show that in times of adversity, music has the power to be used for good, to help our community unite, and to show our community’s resilience,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares. “I look forward to honoring the year in music and being together with our amazing community.”
An Impressive Lineup of Performers & Presenters
The Premiere Ceremony will feature GRAMMY-nominated artists performing across multiple genres, reinforcing the diverse range of talent celebrated by the Recording Academy. Scheduled performers include:
- Joe Bonamassa (Best Contemporary Blues Album nominee, Blues Deluxe Vol. 2)
- Joyce DiDonato (Best Opera Recording nominee, Puts: The Hours)
- Béla Fleck (Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Best Jazz Performance nominee)
- Renée Fleming (Best Opera Recording nominee, Puts: The Hours)
- Muni Long (Best R&B Performance, Best Traditional R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album nominee)
- Kelli O’Hara (Best Opera Recording nominee, Puts: The Hours)
- Kevin Puts (Composer, Puts: The Hours)
Presenters will include:
- Wayne Brady (Best Musical Theater Album nominee, The Wiz)
- Scott Hoying (Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella nominee, “Rose Without The Thorns” Featuring säje & Tonality)
- Bob Clearmountain (Best Immersive Audio Album nominee, Avalon by Roxy Music)
- Rhiannon Giddens (Best American Roots Performance nominee, “The Ballad of Sally Anne”)
- Queen Sheba (Best Spoken Word Poetry Album nominee, CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something to Say)
- Anoushka Shankar (Best Global Music Performance nominee, “A Rock Somewhere” with Jacob Collier Featuring Varijashree Venugopal)
- Jimmy Jam (Five-time GRAMMY winner)
A Celebration of the GRAMMYs Voting Body
The Premiere Ceremony highlights the Recording Academy’s Voting Membership and the meticulous process that determines GRAMMY winners.
Ahead of First Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs, the Recording Academy released its 2024 Membership Report, revealing a transformative shift in the GRAMMY voting body:
- Since 2019, the Academy has added 3,000+ women Voting Members, surpassing its goal of 2,500 women by 2025.
- 66 percent of the current GRAMMY electorate has joined since 2019, reflecting a more inclusive and diverse membership.
- The percentage of Black/African American+ Voting Members has grown by 90 percent, Hispanic/Latin+ Voting Members by 43 percent, and Asian/Pacific Islander+ Voting Members by 100 percent.
“We are not at our ultimate destination yet, but the Recording Academy membership has never been more reflective of the music community than it is today,” said Harvey Mason jr. “It has more women, more people of color, and a broad representation of diverse genres and crafts. It’s the most diverse, representative GRAMMY electorate ever.”
How to Watch
The 2025 GRAMMYs Premiere Ceremony will stream live at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel. The Premiere Ceremony will be available to watch in full and on-demand on both platforms shortly after.
Tune in to both the Premiere Ceremony and the 2025 GRAMMYs telecast to witness the full spectrum of Music’s Biggest Night.
