Grammy Awards Executive Producer Ben Winston has dismissed rumours suggesting global pop icon Taylor Swift would be performing at the 2026 Grammy Awards, clarifying that the speculation had no factual basis, according to E! News.

Addressing reports that Swift would take the stage at the Trevor Noah-hosted ceremony airing on CBS on February 1, Winston said "The only reason people think Taylor might be performing or coming is because HITS decided to print it this week and put it in their HITS List, and it was picked up globally," Ben said in an interview with HITS published Jan. 22. "But HITS just totally made that up. And now I am getting asked about it by you, as if it's a real thing, when it was made up in your office!," as quoted by E! News.