Olivia Dean, Olivia Rodrigo, Mariah Carey and more stars hit Grammys parties
Jan. 28, 2026Updated Feb. 3, 2026, 2:44 a.m. ET
Music's biggest night is a few days away but the Grammy nominees are bopping around Los Angeles attending event after event before they hit the red carpet on Sunday, Feb. 1.
In the lead-up to the 2026 awards show, best new artist nominees Lola Young, Olivia Dean, KATSEYE and more, are making appearances or performing before they, and viewers around the world, find out who takes home a gramophone. Scroll through for more of what's going around tinseltown before the Grammys, starting with Mariah Carey attending the Billboard Power 100 presented by VENU on Jan. 28, 2026.
Gilbert FloresIn the lead-up to the 2026 awards show, best new artist nominees Lola Young, Olivia Dean, KATSEYE and more, are making appearances or performing before they, and viewers around the world, find out who takes home a gramophone. Scroll through for more of what's going around tinseltown before the Grammys, starting with Mariah Carey attending the Billboard Power 100 presented by VENU on Jan. 28, 2026.
Olivia Dean and Olivia Rodrigo pose backstage during the Sir Lucian Grainge's 2026 Music Is Universal Artist Showcase at Nya Studios on Jan. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Colman Domingo is pictured ahead of the biggest night in music at Max & Helen's on Jan. 30, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. Stars were seen sipping on the cocktail of the weekend, the Go Go Highball, created by Johnnie Walker with Grammy award-winning partner Sabrina Carpenter.
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Colman Domingo celebrates music's biggest night with Johnnie Walker.
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Colman Domingo celebrates music's biggest night with Johnnie Walker.
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Usher attends the Epic Records and Hennessy 2026 Grammys Party at Sunset Tower Hotel on Jan. 30, 2026.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Destin Conrad attends the EMPIRE 2026 GRAMMYs celebration at Gravitas on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Darren Criss attends the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy awards party on Jan. 29, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Phillip Faraone, Getty Images For Warner Music GrRauw Alejandro attends Clipse & Pharrell Williams Celebrate "Let God Sort Em Out," presented by Hennessy at SOHO House on Jan. 30, 2026.
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JJ Hamilton, Getty Images For ClipseASCAP EVP & Head of Creative Membership Nicole George-Middleton, Jon Batiste and ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams attend the ASCAP Grammy Brunch in The Garden at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Alex Warren at Atlantic Music Group and Salomon present Whisper Room - A Pre Grammy Celebration on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Priah Ferguson attends Cosmopolitan and Pandora Jewelry's celebration of Music's Biggest Weekend at Mother Wolf on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Priah Ferguson and Kylie Cantrall
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Shani James attends Primary Wave's anual pre-Grammy party presented by VENU at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Jan. 31, 2026.
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Joe Elliott and Phil Collen of Def Leppard
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Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami perform onstage during the Sir Lucian Grainge's 2026 Music Is Universal Artist Showcase at Nya Studios on Jan. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Fred Armisen
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Jon Batiste, Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group and Yungblud
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Jon Batiste and Charley Crockett
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Noah Kahan
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Lester Cohen, Getty Images For Universal Music GroupAyra Starr attends YouTube PAMOJA: Celebration of African Music and Culture at The Preserve LA on Jan. 31, 2026.
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Lola Young returned to the stage — for the first time since she collapsed during a September performance — at Spotify's Best New Artist Party at The Lot at Formosa on Jan. 29, 2026, in West Hollywood, California.
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Yoonchae, Megan, Lara Raj, Sophia, Daniela and Manon of KATSEYE perform during Spotify's Best New Artist Party at The Lot at Formosa on Jan. 29, 2026, in West Hollywood, California.
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María Zardoya of The Marías performs during Spotify's Best New Artist Party at The Lot at Formosa on Jan. 29, 2026, in West Hollywood, California.
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Jack Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne at Billboard Power 100 presented by VENU at Zouk Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Ty Dolla $ign performs onstage during Ty Dolla $ign & Friends - The EZMNY JammJam presented by Amazon Music and Jammcard at WePlay Studios on Jan. 28, 2026, in Inglewood, California.
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Lola Young and Jimmy Jam speak onstage during Best New Artist Spotlight at Grammy House on Jan. 28, 2026, in Los Angeles, at Rolling Greens.
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Olivia Dean in conversation with Jimmy Jam.
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Akon, Jhené Aiko and Ne-Yo attend the Amazon Music Lot Party 2026 on Jan. 27, 2026 in Los Angeles.
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Rita Wilson performs onstage during Grammy Studios Presents: Liner Notes at the Grammy Museum on Jan. 27, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Grammy nominee Ivan Cornejo performs onstage during the Los Angeles Chapter Nominee Celebration 2026 at The Aster on Jan. 24, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Grammy nominee Leonardo Aguilar performs onstage during the Los Angeles Chapter Nominee Celebration 2026 at The Aster on Jan. 24, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Sarah Yarkin attends Cosmopolitan and Pandora Jewelry's celebration of Music's Biggest Weekend at Mother Wolf on Jan. 30, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Nia Sioux attends Cosmopolitan and Pandora Jewelry's celebration of Music's Biggest Weekend at Mother Wolf on Jan. 30, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Lulu Simon attends Cosmopolitan and Pandora Jewelry's celebration of Music's Biggest Weekend at Mother Wolf on Jan. 30, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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From left: Willa Bennett, Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan, Kordell Beckham and Serena Page
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