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2018 Grammy Awards A-Z: Everything You Need to Know

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Jan 19, 2018 11:03 PM
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The 2018 Grammy Awards are almost here! The Recording Academy's annual ceremony, honoring the best in music, takes place on Sunday in Los Angeles.  Check out our A-Z guide:

After-party: E! News will bring you behind-the-scenes photos and juicy details on what the stars did at bashes held after the Grammys.


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Broadway: Patti LuPone will reprise her 1981 performance of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from her leading role in Evita, while Ben Platt from the musical Dear Evan Hansen will perform a classic from West Side Story as part of a special Broadway tribute honoring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.


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Cardi B: The rapper is nominated for her first Grammys, for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Bodak Yellow." She is also set to perform at the ceremony.


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"Despacito": Luis Fonsi's 2017 hit, featuring Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, is nominated for Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The former two artists will perform the track onstage at the Grammys.


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Elton John: He and Miley Cyrus will perform one of his hits onstage at the Grammys. Two days after the ceremony, she and other performers are set to honor him with tribute performances at the Elton John: I'm Still Standing- A Grammy Salute event.


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F-Bomb: There's bound to be at least one...even Adele has dropped one before at the Grammys.


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Grammy Award Statuette: Who will win one? Or several?


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"Hooray": That moment when your favorite artist wins a Grammy and you almost feel like you won.


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Imagine Dragons: The band is nominated for two Grammys—Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.


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James Corden: It's your 2018 Grammy Awards host!


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Kendrick Lamar: He is nominated for seven Grammys, including Record of the Year for Humble. He is also performing at the ceremony.


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Lady Gaga: She is nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal album and is also performing at the ceremony.


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Miley Cyrus: As stated, she will join Elton John onstage for a special performance.


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"No Way": That moment when something so crazy happens that you have to rewind your TiVo to watch it again.


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Online: Follow E! News' coverage of the 2018 Grammy Awards on eonline.com and join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.


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Pink: The singer is nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance for "What About Us" and is also performing at the ceremony.


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Questions: You may have many during the show, such as "WTF did I just watch?"


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Really Gorgeous Looks: Who will rock the red carpet? Follow eonline.com for your fashion coverage of the 2018 Grammy Awards.


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Sam Smith: The singer is performing at the ceremony.


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Taylor Swift: The singer is nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media for co-writing "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," her Fifty Shades Darker duet with Zayn Malik, and for Best Country Song for writing "Better Man" for Little Big Town.


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U2: The Irish rockers will take the stage at the 2018 Grammy Awards.


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Victory: Who will claim the night's top prizes? Will someone sweep multiple categories?


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The Weeknd: The singer is nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album for Starboy.


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"X-tra": That is likely the best way to describe some of the Grammy looks you'll be seeing on the red carpet.


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