Everything to Know So Far About the Grammy Awards 2022: Nominees, Host, Date and More

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Everything to Know So Far About the Grammy Awards 2022: Nominees, Host, Date and More

Music’s biggest night is on hold! The 64th annual Grammy Awards were originally set to air in January 2022.

Nominations were announced in November 2021, with Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Jay-Z making the coveted list. Ahead of the 2022 event, the Recording Academy — who puts on the annual show — changed its planning process.

“This is a new academy, one that is driven to action and that has doubled down on the commitment to meeting the needs of the music community,” Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. explained during the live nominations presentation at the time. “While change and progress are key drivers of our actions, one thing will always remain — the Grammy Award is the only peer-driven and peer-voted recognition in music. We are honored to work alongside the music community year-round to further refine and protect the integrity of the awards process.”

Several stars made history as 2022 honorees, including the Roc Nation founder, who garnered three nods and became the most-nominated artist of all time. Selena Gomez, for her part, picked up her first-ever nod for Best Latin Pop Album after the release of her Revelación album. Rodrigo, a first-time nominee, earned seven nominations, including one for Best New Artist.

“Woke up this morning to 7 Grammy nominations,” the “Drivers License” singer wrote via Instagram in November 2021. “When I was younger, my family lived a few blocks from the Staples Center, where the Grammys took place every year. I would always walk outside the arena and look at the plaques on the ground with all the winners names in wide eyed wonder. I went to the Grammy museum so many of my free weekends bc I was so fascinated by the history of the show and all of the incredible musicians that made it up.”

The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star continued: “Many dreams have come true for me this year but this one is probably the most meaningful. thank you to everyone who has believed in me and supported the songs I write. and thank you to @recordingacademy for the recognition. I’m beyond humbled. truly a day I will never forget. so grateful aghhh❤️💜❤️💜.”

Weeks later, Trevor Noah was confirmed as the host, returning for the second consecutive year.

“Excited to be back, hosting the #Grammys this year,” the South Africa native wrote via Instagram in December 2021. “Just to clarify, I haven’t gone anywhere, but am in fact, back! Similarly to the @backstreetboys who never actually left but were also back, alright!?”

In March 2021, the Daily Show host led a socially distanced version of 63rd annual show where the stars sat at separate tables and wore face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“This isn’t a Zoom background. This is real,” the stand-up comedian explained of the COVID-19 protocols during his opening monologue. “This is real. My uncle isn’t gonna walk behind me naked even though I told him I have an important meeting. Tonight is gonna be the biggest outdoor event this year besides the storming of the Capitol. There’s more tension in that tent than at a family reunion at Buckingham Palace.”

Keep scrolling for everything to know about the 64th Annual Grammy Awards:

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Everything to Know So Far About the Grammy Awards 2022: Nominees, Host, Date and More

Music’s biggest night is on hold! The 64th annual Grammy Awards were originally set to air in January 2022.

Nominations were announced in November 2021, with Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Jay-Z making the coveted list. Ahead of the 2022 event, the Recording Academy — who puts on the annual show — changed its planning process.

“This is a new academy, one that is driven to action and that has doubled down on the commitment to meeting the needs of the music community,” Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. explained during the live nominations presentation at the time. “While change and progress are key drivers of our actions, one thing will always remain — the Grammy Award is the only peer-driven and peer-voted recognition in music. We are honored to work alongside the music community year-round to further refine and protect the integrity of the awards process.”

Several stars made history as 2022 honorees, including the Roc Nation founder, who garnered three nods and became the most-nominated artist of all time. Selena Gomez, for her part, picked up her first-ever nod for Best Latin Pop Album after the release of her Revelación album. Rodrigo, a first-time nominee, earned seven nominations, including one for Best New Artist.

“Woke up this morning to 7 Grammy nominations,” the “Drivers License” singer wrote via Instagram in November 2021. “When I was younger, my family lived a few blocks from the Staples Center, where the Grammys took place every year. I would always walk outside the arena and look at the plaques on the ground with all the winners names in wide eyed wonder. I went to the Grammy museum so many of my free weekends bc I was so fascinated by the history of the show and all of the incredible musicians that made it up.”

The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star continued: “Many dreams have come true for me this year but this one is probably the most meaningful. thank you to everyone who has believed in me and supported the songs I write. and thank you to @recordingacademy for the recognition. I’m beyond humbled. truly a day I will never forget. so grateful aghhh❤️💜❤️💜.”

Weeks later, Trevor Noah was confirmed as the host, returning for the second consecutive year.

“Excited to be back, hosting the #Grammys this year,” the South Africa native wrote via Instagram in December 2021. “Just to clarify, I haven’t gone anywhere, but am in fact, back! Similarly to the @backstreetboys who never actually left but were also back, alright!?”

In March 2021, the Daily Show host led a socially distanced version of 63rd annual show where the stars sat at separate tables and wore face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“This isn’t a Zoom background. This is real,” the stand-up comedian explained of the COVID-19 protocols during his opening monologue. “This is real. My uncle isn’t gonna walk behind me naked even though I told him I have an important meeting. Tonight is gonna be the biggest outdoor event this year besides the storming of the Capitol. There’s more tension in that tent than at a family reunion at Buckingham Palace.”

Keep scrolling for everything to know about the 64th Annual Grammy Awards:

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When Are They?

The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on January 31, 2022, but was later postponed because of the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases. The Recording Academy announced in mid-January that the rescheduled ceremony will happen on April 3, 2022 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The occasion will mark the first time the telecast has happened outside of New York City or L.A. since 1973. 

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Who’s Hosting?

Noah was set to take the stage as emcee once again after previously hosting the 2021 awards.

“It was fun [last year], it was really, really fun. It was a great team. I was just lucky to be a part of it. We had such a good time, imagine if we had people there, how much more fun we would have had,” the Born a Crime author said on CBS Mornings in December 2021. “This year, the Grammys is going to be back. Hopefully, it’s gonna be, like, the full show. Everybody is gonna be there. We’re excited to celebrate a record night and I’m lucky to host.”

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Who’s Nominated?

Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, Jay-Z and Billie Eilish joined Rodrigo as some of the most-nominated artists this season. The Late Night With Stephen Colbert musician led the pack with 11 nods across seven categories. Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. closely followed with eight honors, while the “Happier Than Ever” singer and the former Disney Channel star tied with seven nominations apiece. Abba, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X and Taylor Swift also earned coveted placement on the list.

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How to Watch

The Grammys were set to air on CBS and Paramount+.

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Drake Withdraws Nominations

Nearly two weeks after the Recording Academy announced nominations for the 2022 ceremony, Drake withdrew his two nods from consideration. The rapper was up for Best Rap Album for Certified Lover Boy and Best Rap Performance for "Way 2 Sexy." Variety reported in December 2021 that the Canadian musician and his management made the decision but did not give a reason for the withdrawal.

Drake has previously expressed criticism of the long-running awards show. After his colleague The Weeknd's infamous Grammys snub in November 2020, the "Take Care" singer said he thought the show's relevance was waning. “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after,” he wrote via Instagram at the time. “It’s like a relative you keep expecting to fix up but they just can’t change their ways.”

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Who Is Performing?

The first announcement of Grammy performers revealed nominees BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Brandi Carlile and Brothers Osborne will all take the stage.

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Who Is Not Performing?

Kanye West was banned from taking the stage at the 2022 Grammy Awards after lobbing racial slurs at Noah via Instagram in March, a source told Us Weekly. He was barred from the social media platform for 24 hours as well. West's post came after the Grammys host led a lengthy segment about West's harassment of Kim Kardashian on The Daily Show.

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Who's Opening the Show?

The Recording Academy announced days before the awards show that Silk Sonic (a.k.a. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) will deliver the first performance of the night. They made their Grammys debut one year prior.

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Singer Switch-Up

The Foo Fighters were previously set to perform in Las Vegas, but the band pulled out of the event after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. Lady Gaga was later added to the show's lineup.