2019 Grammy Awards: Everything You Need to Know

The biggest night in music is back to celebrate another year of amazing songs and artistry. Happening on February 11, Monday at 9:00AM, the 61st Grammy Awards will be hosted by 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys.

More Nominees

This year, the Grammys are taking a step towards broader inclusivity, with as many as eight nominees – from the previous five – considered for the four major categories – Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. This means a lot more talented musicians from various genres had a chance to be acknowledged for their artistry.

Hip hop dominates this year’s Grammys, with Kendrick Lamar and Drake topping the overall list of nominations, with eight and seven respectively. Producer Brandi Carlile is this year’s most nominated woman at the Grammys (she scored six) as other top female artists like Cardi B, Lady Gaga, H.E.R., and Maren Morris follow suit with five nominations each.

In fact, female artists dominate the overall list of nominees – a stark difference compared to the 2018 list of Grammy nominees – with six out of eight nominees for Best New Artist being female artists, including H.E.R., Dua Lipa, Chloe x Halle, Bebe Rexha, Jorja Smith, and Margo Price. Similarly, five out eight nominees for Album of the Year are women: H.E.R., Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, Kacey Musgraves, and Janelle Monae.

See the full list of nominees here »

Special Stages

One of the artists set to perform for the night is disco-pop legend Diana Ross, one of the most influential artists and greatest entertainers of all time. She’d been the recipient of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award back in 2012, with an incredible 42 No. 1 hits, 91 singles, and 59 albums in her belt.

Other artists slated to perform include Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, and Janelle Monae; as well as Post Malone, past Grammy nominee Miley Cyrus, and multi-Grammy nominees Brandi Carlile, and H.E.R.

BTS at the Grammys

As if that's not enough of a star-studded evening, the Grammys will also have international K-pop sensation BTS as one of the presenters for the evening. The South Korean septet is also nominated for Best Recording Package for their album, "Love Yourself: Tear," alongside their artwork director DooHee Lee from HuskyFox. 

Watch them, and all these special stages, as well as more of music’s biggest and most talented stars at the 61st Grammy Awards, LIVE from the Staples Center, Los Angeles on February 11, Monday, at 9:00AM on FOXLife, ETC and Jack TV. You can also tune in to the same-day encore premiere on FOXLife at 9:00PM.