Will Smith Presenting at Grammys, First Major Awards Appearance Since Chris Rock Slap​on January 31, 2025 at 6:21 pm

Will Smith‘s ready to lay the smackdown at the Grammy Awards Sunday … not literally, we hope, but he is presenting at the biggest night in music — his first major awards appearance since he slapped Chris Rock in 2022.

The Recording Academy released a more comprehensive roster of presenters at the annual awards list Friday … naming Smith — a four-time Grammy winner — as one of the many people to take the stage at Crypto.com Arena.

Obviously, it’s a big moment from Smith … ’cause while he’s attended some less-famous awards shows in years past, he hasn’t presented on this big of a stage since slapping comedian Chris Rock in 2022.

Remember … Smith jumped onstage back in ’22 to smack Chris after he made a crack about Jada Pinkett Smith‘s bald head — caused by alopecia. He then famously yelled at Rock “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth.”

He went on to win his first Academy Award for “King Richard” that night … but, the slap landed Will on the Oscars’ naughty list — and, he’s banned until the 2032 Oscars, though he could still win the coveted award in the meantime.

The Grammys seem ready to bring Will Smith back into the fold though … and, they’re giving him the stage Sunday. They previously showed their willingness to collab with the star when he hit the stage at the Grammy Museum back in October.