When Are the 2020 Grammy Awards? Here's Everything You Need to Know

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The 2020 Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, January 26, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with red carpet arrivals starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

The program will be aired live on CBS and can be streamed live on CBS.com through its CBS All Access service, which is available on iOS devices (iPhones, iPads, Apple TV), Android devices (phones, tablets, Android TV), televisions and connected devices (including LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Vizio Smart TV, Chromecast, FireTV, Roku), gaming consoles (including Xbox and PlayStation 4) and smart home devices (including Amazon Alexa and Google Home).

The red carpet arrivals can be watched on the Grammy Red Carpet Live show which will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed live on CBS All Access.

The Grammy Awards will also be available on Hulu + Live TV. The company has yet to release more information on how to access the program but viewers can "stay tuned for availability details on Hulu," the website states.

The Hulu + Live TV plan allows users to watch Live and On Demand TV from more than 60 channels, the company notes.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys will be returning this year to host the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, following her stint as the host in 2019.

The biggest night in the music industry will feature a star-studded line-up of performances from various artists including Ariana Grande, Aerosmith, Camila Cabello, Jonas Brothers, Billie Eilish, John Legend, Demi Lovato, Run DMC, DJ Khaled, as well as Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, among several others.

Both Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande are among this year's nominees, which also includes Lana Del Rey, Lizzo, H.E.R., Lil Nas X, Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver and Trevor Noah, among several others.

Among the first-time Grammy Award nominees this year is Brooklyn-born, Haitian American Nathalie Joachim. Her debut solo album Fanm d'Ayiti, which is dedicated to three pioneering female musicians from Haiti, has been nominated for Best World Music Album this year.

South African-born, Colorado-based Gregory Alan Isakov is another first-time nominee at this year's awards for his album Evening Machines, which is nominated in the Best Folk Album category.

See the complete list of nominees across all 84 categories here.

Presenters at the awards will include several previous Grammy Award winners including Dua Lupa, Common, Shania Twain, Keith Urban as well as music legends Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, among a host of others.

Grammy Awards 2019 Alicia Keys performance
Alicia Keys performs onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images

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