{"id":437185,"date":"2026-01-25T20:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T20:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/437185\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T20:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T20:30:08","slug":"the-complete-guide-to-parties-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/437185\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Guide to Parties and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGet ready to party \u2014 Grammys<\/a> week is here.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter last year\u2019s happenings were largely canceled<\/a> in the wake of the L.A. fires, the events<\/a> are back in full force in 2026. The lineup includes some of the usual faves \u2014 Clive Davis\u2019 Pre-Grammy Gala, the MusiCares Person of the Year celebration and the Spotify Best New Artist party \u2014 as well as plenty of lunches, dinners and toasts in honor of this year\u2019s nominees<\/a>. Check out everything leading up to music<\/a>\u2018s biggest night below. <\/p>\n

\t\tMonday, Jan. 26 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard\u2019s Managers to Watch Party
Santa Monica Proper Hotel
The music pub toasts the managers who helped guide their superstar artists, songwriters and producers through a career-defining year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCore Entertainment
The Peppermint Club
The music management company kicks off awards week with a party in WeHo. <\/p>\n

\t\tTuesday, Jan. 27 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tAmazon Music Lot Party
Culver City
Skepta and Kitty Ca$h will DJ at Amazon\u2019s early-evening hang on its Culver lot.<\/p>\n

\n\tResonator Awards
Chaplin Studios
We Are Moving the Needle honors female music makers Chaka Khan, St. Vincent, Haim and songwriter Amy Allen at its second annual event, with Olivia Rodrigo, Sia, Jason Isbell, Anderson .Paak, Laufey and Addison Rae among the starry presenters. <\/p>\n

\n\tCreate Music Group x\u00a0Bloom
The Sun Rose
R&B artist Durand Bernarr celebrates his Grammy-nominated album with Create Music Group.<\/p>\n

\n\tAm I The Drama?: A Masterclass
Live Nation
The session explores how Cardi B transformed authenticity into a cultural force, bringing together members of the star\u2019s management team with experiential marketing experts for a conversation surrounding her latest album. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Basement: Grammys Edition Featuring Warner Records
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Rising Warner Records artists BKTHERULA,\u00a0Casper Sage,\u00a0Honey Bxby,\u00a0Jaymin,\u00a0Yonny and\u00a0AZ Chike will perform at The Basement Series event, hosted by Asia Shabazz.<\/p>\n

\n\tBig Machine Rock
Whiskey a Go Go
Up-and-coming rock acts Olive Vox and Ryan Perdz take part in the Off the Record showcase to start Grammy week with a bang. <\/p>\n

\n\tOut in Music\u2019s\u00a0Lavender List Awards
BSpoke\/LA
The awards\u00a0will honor the LGBTQIA+ executives shaping the future of music, along with a live performance from country singer Jeddy Knox.<\/p>\n

\t\tWednesday, Jan. 28\t<\/p>\n

\n\tNMPA x Billboard Songwriter Awards\u00a0
Avalon Hollywood
Sombr, Megan Moroney, Alex Warren, Tucker Wetmore and Kpop Demon Hunters stars Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami are set to perform at the Grammy Week event.<\/p>\n

\n\tBMAC Music Maker Dinner
The Sun Rose
BMAC, in collaboration with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Victoria Mon\u00e9t, hosts its signature Music Maker Dinner bringing together industry leaders and artists in support of economic empowerment for Black music creators. The dinner will also feature a musical tribute with surprise guests curated by\u00a0Adam Blackstone\u00a0and friends.<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard\u00a0Power 100
Zouk Los Angeles
Honors for executive of the year, the Clive Davis Visionary Award, the Disruptor award presented by Venu, and the No. 1 Award\u00a0will be handed out at Billboard\u2018s annual event. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cArtists & Music in the Age of AI\u201d Panel
FYI House
BMAC and Universal Music Group will host a gathering of artists, execs and of CEOs of some leading AI companies for a discussion on the ethical, creative and economic implications of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

\t\tThursday, Jan. 29\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSpotify Best New Artist Party
West Hollywood
This year\u2019s new artist nominees \u2014 Olivia Dean, Katseye, The Mar\u00edas, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young \u2014 will take the stage at the music giant\u2019s annual celebration. <\/p>\n

\n\tWarner Music Group
West Hollywood
WMG takes over the former Amoeba Music record store for a Grammys fete with V Magazine, featuring special performances and a \u201cGrammys glamour\u201d dress code. <\/p>\n

\n\tBMI Grammys Nominees Celebration
Beverly Hills
BMI hosts a mid-day event for nominees across all genres and categories.<\/p>\n

\n\tRecording Academy Honors Black Music Collective
Fairmont Century Plaza
The fourth annual event will celebrate the accomplished careers of Pharrell Williams,\u00a0Brandy\u00a0and\u00a0Kirk Franklin.<\/p>\n

\n\tFortnite\u2018s Grammy Week Happy Hour
Harriet\u2019s Rooftop
Epic Games brings together the worlds of music and gaming for an evening in West Hollywood. <\/p>\n

\n\tGrammys Gift Lounge
Tom\u2019s Watch Bar at L.A. Live
The Recording Academy hosts its official gifting lounge, running through Jan. 31, for nominees and presenters across the street from the show venue.<\/p>\n

\t\tFriday, Jan. 30 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tMusiCares Person of the Year Gala
Los Angeles Convention Center
Mariah Carey is the special honoree at this year\u2019s event, which will feature a star-studded lineup of artists performing her hits and benefit MusiCares\u2019 work for the health and welfare of the music community. <\/p>\n

\n\tASCAP Grammy Brunch in the Garden
Beverly Hills
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers brings together its nominated songwriters and composers from across all musical genres for an afternoon of food, music and libations. Expected guests include Shaboozey, Jon Batiste, Jack Antonoff, Kamasi Washington, Leon Thomas, Cirkut, Diane Warren and Grace Potter.<\/p>\n

\n\tJohnnie Walker Celebration
The Aster Rooftop
The whiskey label toasts the weekend with cocktails and a special surprise moment on the rooftop, followed by a Sabrina Carpenter-inspired afterparty at Max and Helen\u2019s, featuring a live DJ, curated bites, and of course, more cocktails.<\/p>\n

\n\tBMI\u2019s \u201cHow I Wrote That Song\u201d Panel
The London West Hollywood
Rog\u00e9t Chahayed\u00a0(\u201cAPT\u201d performed by ROS\u00c9, Bruno Mars),\u00a0INK\u00a0(\u201cLuther\u201d performed by Kendrick Lamar with SZA),\u00a0JID\u00a0(\u201cWholeheartedly\u201d performed by\u00a0JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack)\u00a0and songwriter of the year, non-classical nominees Edgar Barrera\u00a0and\u00a0Laura Veltz take part in a chat with BMI\u2019s Catherine Brewton\u00a0about the creative process behind their biggest tracks.<\/p>\n

\n\tBoogie Nights: Grammys Edition
Sunset at Edition
Producer, musician and DJ Alissia brings her party series to Grammys week, alongside Quiana Parks and surprise special guests.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnitedMasters
Hollywood Palladium
Steve Stoute\u2019s\u00a0<\/a>destination for independent artists raises a glass to the indie music world, with a performance by\u00a0BigXthaPlug\u00a0and special guests.<\/p>\n

\n\tEpic Records x Hennessy
Sunset Tower
Tyla and Zara Larsson are among the first-time nominees that Epic and Hennessy will toast at the WeHo party.<\/p>\n

\t\tSaturday, Jan. 31 \t<\/p>\n

\n\tClive Davis\u2019 Pre-Grammy Gala
Beverly Hilton
The music mogul will once again hold his star-studded night-before celebration in Beverly Hills, which always features an A-list lineup of performers. <\/p>\n

\n\tPrimary Wave Music
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
The independent publisher partners with Venu for it\u2019s annual pre-Grammy party, celebrating 20 years of\u00a0Primary\u00a0Wave\u2019s roster and expansive catalog. The event will feature a live performance from Trombone Shorty and DJ sets from\u00a0CeeLo Green\u00a0and\u00a0Grandmaster Flash, along with a headlining set from John Mellencamp.<\/p>\n

\n\tiHeartRadio
Skybar
iHeartRadio teams with Clase Azul Tequila and Affinity Nightlife for a pre-Grammy party. <\/p>\n

\n\tYouTube Music\u2019s Pamoja Party
Los Angeles
YouTube hosts the second edition of\u00a0Pamoja (Swahili for \u201ctogether\u201d) for a mid-day celebration of African music and culture.<\/p>\n

\n\tAcademy Proud
Grammy House
As part of the Recording Academy\u2019s official programming, the night honors the Queer community and its allies in music with special performances\u00a0Zara Larsson,\u00a0drag icon\u00a0Sasha Colby,\u00a0and\u00a0singer\/ songwriter\u00a0Zee Machine,\u00a0hosted by\u00a0Jus10.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tSunday, Feb. 1 \t<\/p>\n

\n\t68th Annual Grammy Awards<\/a>
Crypto.com Arena
The official telecast, hosted by Trevor Noah. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tJam for Janie Viewing Party
Hollywood Palladium
Janie\u2019s Fund, the philanthropic initiative created by Steven Tyler\u00a0to support girls and young women who have experienced trauma, hosts its 7th annual viewing party. This year\u2019s event will be emceed by\u00a0Melissa Joan Hart and performance by an all-star band put together by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer\u00a0Matt Sorum\u00a0(Guns N\u2019 Roses, Velvet Revolver), featuring\u00a0Robin Zander\u00a0(Cheap Trick),\u00a0Marcus King,\u00a0Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go\u2019s),\u00a0Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes)\u00a0and\u00a0Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme).<\/p>\n

\n\tUniversal Music Group
Los Angeles
UMG keeps the party going after the show, toasting its nominees including Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Chappell Roan, Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Jack Antonoff, Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber, Karol G, Katseye, Kendrick Lamar, the voices of KPop Demon Hunters, Lady Gaga, Lainey Wilson, Olivia Dean, Reba McEntire, Sabrina Carpenter and Teyana Taylor.<\/p>\n

\n\tGrammy Museum Afterparty
L.A. Live
The museum, located across the street from the ceremony, will host an afterparty headlined by Cimafunk, with proceeds from the ticketed event supporting music education initiatives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready to party \u2014 Grammys week is here. After last year\u2019s happenings were largely canceled in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,3172,61806,62695,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-437185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-events","12":"tag-grammy-awards","13":"tag-grammys","14":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}