Welcome to Jezebel’s coverage of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards red carpet—the little preamble to the music-making and merriment that will take place inside Los Angeles’ prestigious and storied Crypto.com Arena. This year’s awards are set to include both guaranteed and possible history-making moments: Joni Mitchell will be making her Grammy performance debut at the age of 80; Taylor Swift could potentially win her fourth Album of the Year award, ousting Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra as the record holders for most Album of the Year wins (each with three albums); and Tracy Chapman will make a rare public performance dueting her iconic lesbian anthem “Fast Car” with *checks notes* Luke Combs.
Trevor Noah is hosting for the fourth time, so I anticipate the humor will be tastefully light and unremarkable. Billie Eilish, Victoria Monét, Kylie Minogue, SZA, and Phoebe Bridgers already won Grammys in the pre-telecast ceremony, so we’re off to a strong start.
Personally, I’m buckling up for the Record of the Year category (a stupidly confusing name for what is essentially Best Song) which has Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Lana del Rey, Janelle Monáe, boygenius, Miley Cyrus, SZA, and Jon Baptiste all vying for the title. Save for Baptiste, this lineup is a real who’s who on the sapphic Kinsey scale.
Instead of getting swallowed up by the Sunday scaries, join us as we gawk and guffaw at all the silks and leathers draped on our favorite pop stars.
