The 2026 Grammy Awards were jam-packed this year with tons of can’t-miss performances from all your faves. Rosé and Bruno Mars kicked off the awards show with a rollicking performance of their collaboration, “APT.,” complete with heavy guitars and an army of moshers, and the hits kept on coming with stage appearances from Reba McEntire, Lady Gaga, Post Malone, and more.
While this year’s Grammys had plenty to nosh on in terms of performances, not every single one hit a high note during the ceremony. In order to spare you (you’re welcome), I have rounded up the best and most memorable performance of the 2026 Grammy Awards. Here are the top 5 Grammy performances of 2026, ranked from amazing to best you’ve ever seen.
5. The Best New Artists
Unfortunately, the Best New Artist performance medley kicked off with a pretty bad faux pas by announcing The Marías, who kicked off the segment, as Addison Rae (yiiiikes). The band was pretty unfazed and delivered an equal parts beautiful and haunting live rendition of “No One Noticed,” before Addison Rae took notes from her mentor, Charli xcx, with a steamy garage performance of “Fame Is a Gun.”
KATSEYE got “Gnarly” and hit each move of their choreo with a little extra oomph for the Grammys stage, Leon Thomas hit the stage with just his guitar and a backing band to sing “Mutt,” and Olivia Dean got jazzy with a horn ensemble to perform “Man I Need” (and in the cutest little red dress to boot). Alex Warren went laidback for his performance of “Ordinary,” Lola Young poured her heart out over a piano while singing “Messy,” and Sombr, naturally, gave a cheeky look at his abs with a glittering cropped blazer jacket and matching low rise pants to sing “12 to 12.”
4. Sabrina Carpenter
It’s no surprise that Sabrina Carpenter graced the Grammys—2025 was her year, after all. Sabrina took to the Grammys stage transported her fans to the airport with her performance of “Manchild,” bringing out an army of traveling men naturally pining for her affections. Because not only are the men emotionally unavailable, they’re geographically unavailable, too!
3. Rosé and Bruno Mars
Rosé and Bruno set the tone with the rest of the night with their energetic performance of their smash hit, “APT.” The BLACKPINK singer let out her inner punk and danced around stage—along with a small army of moshers—while Bruno rocked out on his guitar and sang along with her. Unsurprisingly, it set the tone for a truly epic Grammys.
2. Justin Bieber
RnBieber fans were likely pleased with the pop star’s performance of “YUKON”—he hit the stage in nothing but his underwear (yes, really), allowing for his buttery smooth vocals, guitar work, and looping pedal to do all the heavy lifting for his performance. And as an added bonus, Hailey couldn’t stop blushing during his performance.
1. Tyler, the Creator
Tyler was always going to deliver at the Grammys, but he gave it his all—and then some—with his performances of “Thought I Was Dead” and “Sugar on My Tongue.” For the first track, the rapper donned the green soldier’s uniform worn on the cover of his latest album, Chromakopia, for “Thought I Was Dead.” As if to hint as what was to come in the second half of his performance, he held a single stick of dynamite before switching over to “Sugar on My Tongue.” The scene then transformed into a gas station and saw the rapper driving a literal car (!!!) that crashed and caught fire onstage. V impressive, v artistic, no notes.
