Noah Kahan prepares for the 2024 Grammy Awards where he was nominated for Best New Artist. Watch as Noah gets ready for music's biggest night, discusses his days leading up and spends family time with his siblings and mom Lauri, who was his date for the night.Noah Kahan's highly anticipated final release of the Stick Season series—Stick Season (Forever) is set to be released on February 9th via Mercury Records/Republic Records.Tuxedo: Thom SweeneyShoes: Allen EdmondsWatch: PaneraiCuff links: Consider the WildflowersSunglasses: James OroLocation: 1 Hotel West Hollywood
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00:00 I'd never worn a tux and I've been to like three weddings and I always borrow my friend's dad's suit
00:04 and it's like never really fits and so it was nice to like feel like I fit and everything
00:07 and like looked like it's like it was tailored, right?
00:09 Hey Vanity Fair. Come on in. I'm Noah Kahn.
00:20 Gonna get ready for the Grammys together. Come on.
00:23 Yesterday I had the most like champagne problem of all time.
00:26 I was at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Clive Davis thing and
00:29 I really needed to sleep but the people kept bringing in like chocolate-covered strawberries
00:34 and so I was like can you guys stop bringing in like chocolate-covered stuff?
00:37 I'm like trying to sleep and I felt like I just lost myself completely in all this.
00:41 We did the Spotify Best New Artist Party. I opened up for Ice Spice, which was really fun.
00:46 And then we did Clive Davis yesterday and Ice Spice opened up for me.
00:50 So we were just trading, returning each other the favors.
00:52 But it was awesome and so cool and there's all these sorts of famous people running around.
00:56 Like everywhere you looked it was a famous person. It was so cool.
00:59 If there was any night for me to join the Illuminati it would have been last night. I fucked up.
01:02 And today obviously we got the Grammys and no expectations.
01:04 Just gonna have some fun and hang out with my mom for the day and just you know enjoy it.
01:09 Because who knows when I'll be back.
01:10 All right. Let's get ready.
01:12 All right, this is Amanda and Elliot.
01:14 Glam Squad. They've been putting pins in my hair and dressing me up and making me look attractive all week.
01:21 I'm just a vessel for their creativity.
01:23 You could either do like a clean one, which could be nice because your suit's very clean.
01:27 And it's gonna rain so I need to like waterproof you so your hair doesn't explode.
01:31 Okay.
01:31 We could do a clean bun or we could do a double messy bun or just a messy bun.
01:36 I feel like I can't be the one that decides.
01:39 I need to learn how to do my own bun.
01:41 Because I don't know how.
01:42 I can teach you.
01:42 I was always the kid in school with a backpack that like had like papers like exploding out of it.
01:47 Every year like every teacher like thought they could fix that and they couldn't so.
01:51 I could teach you to do it your way.
01:52 I also couldn't tie my shoes until I was like too old.
01:55 On stage when I can't tie my shoes, when my shoes come untied I have to turn around and I can't let the crowd see.
02:01 And I have my band play really loud so that they can't focus on looking at me.
02:05 I got up at 6, 6.30.
02:07 I had a dream I died in a plane crash.
02:09 What?
02:10 And then I got up and couldn't go back to sleep.
02:12 And then I watched Chelsea.
02:14 They lost.
02:14 And so I woke up at 6.30 and then went to get a massage.
02:18 And they had like this red light sauna blanket thing.
02:22 And it was like so hot and so heavy and like but I'm like so afraid of like saying anything to the masseuse.
02:26 And like him thinking that I don't like what he's doing.
02:28 So I like didn't tell him that I really, really didn't like it.
02:31 And it was like I literally thought I was like being buried alive.
02:34 It was awful.
02:34 He had like my head in his hands.
02:35 I'm like if I say he doesn't like it then he's just like fucking snap my neck or something.
02:39 But yeah it was a good morning and now I'm here.
02:42 I'm a little hungover because I had a couple drinks at Clive Davis last night.
02:45 And nowadays I can drink like two glasses of wine and be like violently hungover.
02:51 Obviously I didn't just drink two glasses of wine but that could have happened.
02:54 Probably red carpet stuff.
02:55 I feel very uncomfortable in those situations.
02:56 So that's usually like the part that I'm like least comfortable in.
03:00 I don't particularly like I don't mind it.
03:02 Like it's definitely not like something that I'm like just afraid of.
03:04 But I just feel like everything besides playing music and making music does not come naturally to me at all.
03:10 This is our robot friend that talks to us in the morning.
03:14 Yeah.
03:15 Sometimes it says intrusive thoughts.
03:16 It looks like.
03:17 Yeah.
03:18 When I found out I got the nomination I was in Leeds, England before a show and it was like our smallest show.
03:24 And then they said my name and I like lost my mind and like jumped around.
03:28 I went through every human emotion.
03:30 I called my mom first and we just like screamed into the phone.
03:32 And then I saw that Gracie got nominated so I called her and we screamed into the phone.
03:35 I was calling everybody I knew really.
03:38 I called the person I made my first song ever with, my first like produced song ever with.
03:42 And you want to tell them because you're so excited that they played a part in this cool moment.
03:46 My date's my mom.
03:47 I promised her.
03:47 Well, she made me promise when I was like 13 that if I ever went to the Grammys, I had to bring her.
03:51 I'm going to let Elliot tell you what I'm wearing because I have no, I don't really know what it's all called, but she did a great job.
03:56 I'm going to tell them.
03:56 Tonight we went with just this classic Tom Sweeney tuxedo, dark midnight blue shirt and bow tie.
04:05 Allen Edmonds black patent leather loafers, Panera watch.
04:09 I've never worn a tux and I've been to like three weddings and I always borrow my friend's dad's suit and it's like never really fits.
04:15 And so I've never like had a fitting outfit really in my life.
04:18 So it was nice to like feel like I fit and everything.
04:19 It like looked like it's like it was tailored, right?
04:22 Yep.
04:22 We had it tailored.
04:23 Ready?
04:24 Yes.
04:24 Mommy!
04:25 I'm so excited.
04:28 You look so good.
04:29 I look like a mermaid don't I?
04:30 You look beautiful.
04:31 Oh my God.
04:32 You look so pretty.
04:33 This is my mom, Lori Birkenkamp.
04:36 Hi.
04:36 And she is looking stunning and we're going to hit the red carpet tonight.
04:40 She's my Grammy date.
04:41 I booked my date with him 15 years ago so I feel like I got right in under the wire.
04:46 She RSVP'd very early.
04:48 Yeah.
04:48 A little too early for my taste.
04:50 I'm from Vermont.
04:50 We do everything early.
04:51 We're on time and we leave early.
04:53 That's right.
04:54 Oh my God.
04:54 Joni Mitchell's going to be there.
04:55 Oh my God.
04:56 That for me is like I can't wait.
04:58 I'm going to fangirl.
04:59 Oh Brandi Carlile also.
05:00 She's...
05:01 Well my mom loves Brandi Carlile.
05:02 Oh my God.
05:03 And I talked to Brandi Carlile.
05:04 I was like my mom loves you.
05:05 She's like I want to come to Vermont and come fishing with your mom.
05:07 Oh we could.
05:08 I stocked my pond.
05:09 You're supposed to be my friend Brandi.
05:11 Oh.
05:13 Oh dad's calling me.
05:15 I'm going to take it real quick.
05:17 You need to get home?
05:18 No, no.
05:18 Hey daddy.
05:19 Yeah I'm pumped.
05:20 I'm with mom now.
05:21 She just got her makeup done.
05:22 She looks beautiful.
05:22 Hi Joshy.
05:23 Mom says hi.
05:24 Are you going to stay up and watch it?
05:26 I'll watch it until tomorrow.
05:31 Well at least watch it until my award.
05:34 I love you dad.
05:35 I'll see you.
05:36 We'll talk tomorrow.
05:37 I'm so excited my kids are here.
05:39 Oh.
05:40 Yay.
05:41 Woo.
05:42 Oh my gosh.
05:43 Oh my gosh.
05:44 I know.
05:44 I'm so-- ew.
05:45 I love you.
05:46 Oh.
05:46 Hey Noah.
05:47 My loving brother.
05:48 It's our big day.
05:49 It's our big day.
05:50 It's our big day.
05:50 We're nominated.
05:51 You look great.
05:51 Thank you.
05:52 Very nice.
05:52 Joshy, how are you?
05:53 Oh my God.
05:54 Give me a hug.
05:55 Hello Josh.
05:56 Oh.
05:57 Oh you look great.
05:58 Thank you.
05:59 You look-- no you look great.
06:00 They know who I'm voting for.
06:01 Yeah.
06:02 That's biased.
06:03 We're in this cool tux situation.
06:05 This looks sweet.
06:07 I'm jealous.
06:07 Dude, I heard Green Day last night.
06:10 Oh.
06:10 I met Green Day.
06:11 So sick.
06:12 I met Flava Flav.
06:14 Oh, word.
06:14 Did you see the big clock around him?
06:16 He had a big clock on him.
06:16 Did he really?
06:17 He really did.
06:18 I'm going to go get into my Grammy's outfit.
06:20 But I'll see you guys in a few.
06:21 I'll be back.
06:22 [CHEERING]
06:30 There's the love.
06:33 Noah.
06:34 Noah.
06:34 Noah.
06:35 Noah.
06:35 Noah.
06:36 Oh no.
06:37 [LAUGHTER]
06:40 So handsome.
06:41 Handsome.
06:42 This is the second take.
06:44 Feeling good.
06:44 I feel like I look very cool, like a young Keanu.
06:49 That's what we were going for.
06:51 My siblings have gotten me watches,
06:53 but they always give them to me without them
06:55 being fit for my wrists.
06:56 I've never had my own watch.
06:57 It is glam o'clock, glam hour.
07:00 It is 2.03.
07:01 Is this set right?
07:03 Probably not.
07:05 You got to get your cufflinks.
07:06 Yeah, there's a little diamond where
07:08 Stratford is to remind him of all his friends back home.
07:10 Yeah.
07:11 I've never had cufflinks before, or never worn cufflinks before.
07:14 The final touch, the movie star moment.
07:17 I'll do a little reveal for you guys.
07:19 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:22 Do you feel comfortable?
07:25 I feel very comfortable.
07:26 It's really cozy.
07:27 It's like warm.
07:28 Good.
07:28 Oh, it's good.
07:29 Thank you, mommy.
07:31 Thank you.
07:32 Oh, thank you guys.
07:33 Love you guys.
07:34 You look awesome.
07:35 Oh, wait.
07:36 I can't cry because I'm not in the--
07:37 You look really famous.
07:37 Mom, don't cry.
07:38 Your makeup's just finished.
07:39 I know.
07:40 I know.
07:40 Love you.
07:41 I love you so much.
07:42 Oh my god.
07:43 You guys look great.
07:44 You look so good, bud.
07:46 I just love this boy.
07:47 You look really, really, really, really cool.
07:49 Thanks, Vanity Fair, for getting ready with me today.
07:52 But we got to go to the Grammys.
07:53 Oh.
07:54 Let's go.
08:02 Catch the game last night?
08:04 Oh, yeah.
08:05 That guy?
08:06 Hit that-- can you-- that score?
08:08 Uh-huh.
08:08 That score.
08:09 Here we go.
08:09 I love you.
08:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:16 [Music]
08:18 [BLANK_AUDIO]