Here's what to expect at the 60th Grammy Awards
(KUTV)-Music’s biggest night returns to New York City this year for the 60th annual Grammy Music Award Show. for a star-studded evening at Madison Square Garden.
A star-studded evening at Madison Square Garden starts Sunday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET. But, before the stars take the stage, nearly 100 awards will be handed out off screen in a pre-ceremony that kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on the red carpet.
Returning for the second year, Late-night star James Corden, is hosting the 60th Grammy Awards in the new location of New York City.
There will be tons of jaw-dropping red carpet looks, hashtag moments to watch for like #MeToo and #TimesUp, and big name performers.
Here are some of the artists performing Sunday night:
Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, Alessia Cara, Cardi B, Childish Gambino, Eric Church, Gary Clark Jr., Miley Cyrus, Daddy Yankee, DJ Khaled, Luis Fonsi, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Kesha, Khalid, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Little Big Town, Logic, Patti LuPone, Bruno Mars, Maren Morris, P!NK, Ben Platt, Rihanna, Zuleyka Rivera, Sam Smith, Chris Stapleton, Sting, SZA, Bryson Tiller, and U2.
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Record of the year:
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
Album Of The Year:
(Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.)
Song Of The Year:
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Best New Artist:
(An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.)
Best Pop Vocal Album:
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.)
Best Rock Song:
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Best R&B Song:
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Best Rap Song:
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Best Country Song:
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
(This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.)
Best Children's Album:
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.)
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Best Music Video:
(Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)