Dancing With the Stars Hosts First Grammy Night
Season 35 of the ABC competition features couples dancing to songs inspired by Grammy-nominated and winning artists.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Dance
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Dancing With the Stars is celebrating its first-ever Grammy Night, with couples performing dances inspired by Grammy-nominated and winning artists and songs. Each dance-off song is performed live with Brandy and Monica, Maren Morris and Sheryl Crow present in the ballroom.
Why it matters
The themed episode gives viewers a new way to engage with the competition and with music tied to the Grammy Awards. Live voting and a dance-off format mean the judges' scores and audience votes together determine which couple leaves each week.
Viewers may cast up to 10 votes per couple, per voting method, and the couple with the lowest combined judges' scores and viewer votes is eliminated at the end of each episode. The source does not indicate how many couples remain in the competition beyond those named.
The players
Dancing With the Stars
A long-running ABC reality competition in which celebrities are paired with professional dancers and judged on their performances.
Harry Shum Jr.
An actor and dancer who is among the celebrities still competing on season 35 and who earned immunity from the dance-off round after Disney Night.
Brandy and Monica
Grammy-nominated R&B recording artists who performed live in the ballroom for a dance-off song on Grammy Night.
The details
Couples perform dances inspired by different Grammy-nominated and winning artists and songs. In each dance-off, two duos perform the same dance style and song at the same time, and the judges name a winning duo who earns additional points. Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson earned immunity from the dance-off round after last week's Disney Night.
Timeline
Last week: Disney Night, after which Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson earned immunity.
Tuesdays at 8 p.m.: Season 35 airs across ABC and Disney+.
Live voting ends shortly after the final performance.
Season Context
Grammy Night follows Disney Night earlier in season 35, continuing the show's pattern of building episodes around a single theme. The shift from film-based to music-based themes signals how the competition is rotating its thematic focus across the season.
Viewers can vote up to 10 times per couple, per voting method, through ABC's website. The episode airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. across ABC and Disney+, so audiences can watch the performances on either platform.
The takeaway
The live-voting rules mean that both the judges and viewers shape each week's outcome, so audience engagement directly affects which couples advance. Following the themed episodes can help viewers track how the competition's format changes from week to week.
What happens next
Live voting closes shortly after the final performance of the episode, and the couple with the lowest combined judges' scores and viewer votes will be eliminated at the end of the episode.
Further reading
Explore more coverage in the Dance section for context on competitive dance television.
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