Artists from across the nation will gather together in Los Angeles to celebrate the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. The evening will see some of the biggest names in the music industry going head-to-head for some of the highest honors of the night.
Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar lead the pack with the most nominations—each with eight—followed by Brandi Carlile's six and Lady Gaga, Maren Morris, H.E.R. and Cardi B's tied with five nominations.
The star-studded event, featuring 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys as mistress of ceremony, will air live from Staples Center on the CBS network on Sunday. The awards show kicks off at 8 p.m. ET, although viewers will be able to catch their favorite artists' arrive via red carpet coverage, starting around 5 p.m. EST.
CBS' exclusive red carpet show, Live From the Red Carpet, will be available for live streaming on the network's Facebook page, as well as Grammy Awards' Facebook page and Grammy.com. Entertainment Tonight correspondents Cassie DiLaura and Dana Blair will host the pre-show live from the red carpet while Ted Stryker will be on-hand with all the backstage and behind-the-scenes coverage.
E! will also air its annual red carpet show, E! Live From the Red Carpet: The 2019 Grammy Awards, hosted by Giuliana Rancic along with E! correspondents Zuri Hall and Tamar Dhia. Fans tuning into E!'s coverage will also get the first look at country superstar Kacey Musgraves' new music video for her latest single, "Rainbow." The video is expected to air sometime during E!'s live broadcast.
E! red carpet coverage will kick off on the network at 4 p.m. EST. For those hoping to catch the live stream, they can tune into E! Stream: The Red Carpet presented by AT&T on the network's website.
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As for the main event, viewers without access to TV will be able to catch all the performances and winners of the night by tuning into the Grammy Awards live stream on all CBS Access platforms, including the network's website and app.
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