Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse & Pharrell, and Addison Rae to Light Up the 2026 Grammys Stage

Sabrina Carpenter, Addison Rae, Clipse, and Pharrell Williams are set to perform at the 2026 Grammys. Carpenter will appear on stage 12 months after she stole the 2025 show with a Goldie Hawn-inspired production of her singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” Rae and Katseye will be playing the ceremony for the first time, in a segment featuring all of this year’s Best New Artist nominees—a group that also includes Alex Warren, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, and sombr. Clipse and Pharrell Williams, added to the bill on Thursday (January 22), are joint nominees for several awards for their collaborations on Let God Sort Em Out.
Both Thomas and Carpenter are each up for six awards at this year’s ceremony. Thomas has nods in Album of the Year and Best R&B Album, for MUTT; Best Traditional R&B Performance, for “Vibes Don’t Lie”; Best R&B Song for “Yes It Is”; and “Best R&B Performance for ”Mutt (Life From NPR’s Tiny Desk)”. Carpenter received nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album, for Man’s Best Friend; and Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video for “Manchild.” In 2025, Carpenter won two Grammys: Best Pop Solo Performance (for “Espresso”) and Best Pop Vocal Album (for Short n’ Sweet).

Expect more 2026 Grammy performers to be announced in the coming days, and follow along with all of Pitchfork’s 2026 Grammys coverage.