Performers and presenters for the 2024 Grammys: Everything we know

I will start with the sober news. Tay Swift, based on many different media reports, will not be performing or presenting at the Grammy Awards. She will be at the ceremony, though. She will be watching what happens on stage like the rest of us, only she will probably have to get on stage to accept an award or six.

There will also be plenty of talented musical artist who do perform. Not counting the In Memoriam part of the show, seven female arists will perform. The Grammys seem to have finally come around to the fact that women are pretty good at music too.

The best we can hope for that is non-scripted is an impromptu bit. But let us hope we do not see a Will Smith and Chris Rock type moment. No violence, please.

Everything you need to know about who is performing and presenting at the 2024 Grammy Awards

Host: Trevor Noah

Noah is hosting for the fourth time. He is always a hoot. Laughs are guaranteed.

The Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California beginning at 8 pm ET (5 pm PT). You can also stream the ceremony at Paramount+ with a subscription. The red carpet will start at 4 pm ET on E!

Performers:

Luke Combs
Miley Cyrus
Billie Eilish
Billy Joel
Dua Lipa
Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile
Olivia Rodrigo
Travis Scott
SZA
U2
Steve Wonder, Fantasia Barrino, Annie Lennox, and Jon Batiste (tribute performances for In Memoriam)

U2 will be performing but not live from Crypto.com Arena. They will be broadcast live from just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sphere. This is where they are playing their set of gigs during their Las Vegas residency.

Billy Joel will be performing his recently released single, "Turn the Lights Back On." If you have not heard the song, it is reminiscent of Joel's piano-driven ballads from the 1970s. The track is worth a listen.

Luke Combs will perform with Tracy Chapman on "Fast Car." Chapman, of course, wrote the song and released the single in 1988. At that time, the song was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won for Best Pop Vocal Performance. Combs' version is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance.

Presenters:

Christina Aguilera
Samara Joy
Maluma
Kacey Musgraves
Lionel Richie
Mark Ronson
Meryl Streep
Taylor Tomlinson
Oprah Winfrey and Lenny Kravitz (introductions for In Memoriam)

Streep is nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Record for Big Tree. She has never won a Grammy before. This is her seventh nomination.

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