Harry Styles is letting an alleged ex-girlfriend stop him from making his Grammys return.
The 32-year-old singer is one of the presenters at the 2026 Grammy Awards on February 1, in the midst of promoting his upcoming album, Kiss All the Time. Disco Occasionally, which releases on March 6, and his Together, Together tour.
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However, as Styles takes the stage, a rumored former flame will be watching from the audience: Olivia Dean. The 26-year-old British singer is a frontrunner in the Best New Artist category and will perform at the show.
Olivia Dean at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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Styles and Dean were briefly linked in 2024, shortly after Styles ended his year-long relationship with actress Taylor Russell. In August 2024, they were photographed together at a Five Guys location in London. The following month, they were seen getting close at the Kalorama festival in Madrid, where Dean also performed in front of Styles.
“Harry and Olivia have known each other for a while,” a source told The Sun at the time. “They have loads in common with their music taste and are enjoying getting to know each other out of the spotlight.”
Their relationship later fizzled out. Dean went public with boyfriend Eddie Burns at Wimbledon in April 2025. Styles has been dating actress Zoë Kravitz since August 2025.
Dean’s second studio album, The Art of Loving, was released in 2025 to major critical acclaim. She is nominated at the Grammys alongside Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, SOMBR, and The Marías, who are performing in a special Best New Artist segment.
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