Tyler, the Creator Grammys Performance Stars Regina King

After making his feature film debut in Marty Supreme, Tyler, The Creator brought his dynamic visual performance skills to the Grammys stage on Sunday night (Feb. 1).

Tyler popped out in his Chromakopia uniform, sporting the shamrock-green military suit and face prosthetics while performing the album cuts “Thought I Was Dead” and “Like Him.” For the broadcast audience, there were flickers of black-and-white and back to color as he danced across the stage in front of a “Lot 4 Sale” sign.

The Grammy-winning artist switched gears and pulled up in an exotic red sports car, matching his cherry leather top and pants, while moving into his Don’t Tap the Glass era.

Tyler headed inside the gas station, where he was greeted by a motivational store clerk played by Regina King. “And one more thing: If you ever find yourself going back to them old places, you destroy them or they gonna destroy you,” the Academy Award-winning actress said, a sign of things to come.

Leaning into the electro-hip-hop pivot, Tyler performed DTTG standout “Sugar on My Tongue.” In the midst of the chaos, workers throw his lifeless Chromakopia body on a stretcher, which appeared to represent the final gasp of the 2024 album’s now-dead era.

That wasn’t it, as Tyler lit the fuse on some dynamite and went back inside the store to blow it up for good. He stumbled out with holes in his shirt and smoke emanating from his head as he choked a few steps and collapsed, marking the end of Don’t Tap the Glass, and a close to two chapters of very different worlds from his decorated discography.

The “Sticky” rapper boasts 11 nominations to date, including six at the 2026 Grammy Awards. He took home honors for the first-ever best album cover for Chromakopia and earned nominations for album of the year (Chromakopia), best rap song (“Sticky”), best rap performance (“Darling, I”) and best alternative music album for Don’t Tap the Glass.

Chromakopia arrived in late 2024 and debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 299,000 total album-equivalent units earned. Tyler made a sharp, creative pivot in his world-building and returned with Don’t Tap the Glass in July, which also went No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 197,000 album-equivalent units earned.

Before the 2026 ceremony, Tyler’s two previous victories at the Grammys came in the best rap album category for IGOR in 2020 and Call Me If You Get Lost in 2022.