In recent reports, Billboard ranked the best performances of the 2026 Grammy Awards under their criteria from worst to best, and here is the Top 18 with all the artists that performed during last night’s February 1st ceremony.
This year, iconic artists such as Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, and Lady Gaga return to the Grammy stage to share their new sounds, but fans were also very excited to see the new artists bringing their fresh talent to the most important music awards, like Olivia Dean, KATSEYE, and Sombr did.
18. Addison Rae, ‘Fame Is a Gun’
17. KATSEYE, ‘Gnarly’
16. Sombr, ’12 to 12′
15. Bruno Mars, ‘I Just Might’
14. The MarÃas, ‘No One Noticed’
13. Alex Warren, ‘Ordinary’
12. Clipse & Pharrell Williams, ‘So Far Ahead’
11. Post Malone with Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, Slash & Andrew Watt, ‘War Pigs’
10. Lola Young, ‘Messy’
9. Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark, and Lukas Nelson, ‘Trailblazer’
8. Ms. Lauryn Hill with guests, Medley of D’Angelo and Roberta Flack songs
7. Leon Thomas, ‘Mutt’
6. Olivia Dean, ‘Man I Need’
5. Justin Bieber, ‘Yukon’
4. Sabrina Carpenter, ‘Manchild’
3. Lady Gaga, ‘Abracadabra’
2. Bruno Mars & Rosé, ‘APT.’
1. Tyler, the C reator, ‘Thought I Was Dead,’ ‘Like Him,’ ‘Sugar On My Tongue’
