Trevor Noah is about to return as host of the 2025 Grammys.
The comic and former Each day Present host, who has emceed the previous 4 Grammy Awards, joins the present because the music celebration is prone to be a extra subdued affair within the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.
The announcement comes rather less than two weeks from when the Grammys are set to happen, later than Noah has been lined up as host in previous years.
The Grammys introduced final week that they had been continuing with their Feb. 2 awards present date on the Crypto.com Enviornment, airing on CBS, however the present is about to have a major fund-raising part to help wildfire aid efforts and can honor the bravery and dedication of first responders.
Nonetheless, simply days earlier than information broke of the Grammys sticking with their Feb. 2 present, a number of sources had advised The Hollywood Reporter that the Recording Academy was discussing whether or not the Grammys must be postponed or air as a fundraiser.
Although the Grammys are continuing as deliberate together with the Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala, celebrating its fiftieth yr, and the MusiCares Particular person of the 12 months celebration of The Grateful Lifeless, all three of the most important file labels in addition to Spotify and different music organizations have canceled their pre-Grammy events.
Noah has regularly talked about how he particularly enjoys having a front-row seat to all the star performances on the Grammys.
He advised THR forward of the 2023 present why he retains returning to host the Grammys.
“Moments that you’ve got backstage with the performers — you’re simply strolling round and also you’re seeing Billie Eilish and she or he’s having a second with one other artist — you don’t get to see that anyplace else, and also you don’t get to expertise that stage of pleasure. For me to be a part of that’s really, I assume now, it’s a 3 times a lifetime alternative,” Noah defined. “I by no means take it without any consideration as a result of all of those individuals are the soundtracks to our lives.”
Amongst his years internet hosting, he emceed the 2021, COVID-19 pandemic-era version of music’s greatest evening, going down outdoors close to the then-Staples Middle (now Crypto.com Enviornment) in Los Angeles. That have will seemingly serve him effectively as he units the tone for this yr’s Grammys, with the L.A. fires leaving at the least 27 folks lifeless and burning an space bigger than San Francisco. Quite a few stars, together with musicians, have misplaced their properties, and MusiCares and different organizations have launched aid efforts.
Noah is credited as a producer of the Grammys present and has earned three Emmy nominations for the music occasion. He has been nominated for the perfect comedy album Grammy 3 times.
Beyoncé is the highest contender on the 2025 present with with 11 nominations, adopted by Charli XCX and Publish Malone, who every have eight noms. Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish are up for seven awards, with Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan shut behind with six nominations.
The 2025 Grammys are set to air reside from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Enviornment at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS. The present is being produced by Fulwell 73 Productions. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins will government produce.
