An Evening With Kim Petras +

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+ American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets from Thu 9/10 10:30AM through Sat 9/12 11AM. The Grammy Museum is thrilled to welcome Grammy Award-winning artist Kim Petras to the Museum's Ray Charles Rooftop Terrace for an evening discussing her recently released album, Detour, her creative process, career, and more, with a special performance. Attendees will have an opportunity to enjoy rooftop views, a café with food, and a cash bar prior to the program. Kim Petras finds and shares her own kind of solace through pop music. Long before emerging as a history-making Grammy® Award-winning global sensation and elite songwriter, she grew up in rural Germany. Isolated, lonely, and misunderstood, she found refuge and connection in pop, studying and obsessing over goddesses a la Madonna, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, and Gwen Stefani. By immersing herself in the music and intently tuning into the lyrics, she even learned English from watching Britney Spears. The world initially got to know Kim in 2017. Launching a quiet grind, she vaulted to the forefront of pop music and culture on her own terms. She shattered all expectations and reached superstar status when she joined forced with Sam Smith on “Unholy.” It toppled the Billboard Hot 100 at #1, went 2x-Platinum in the United States, and even garnered a Grammy® Award in the category of “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.” She captivated with a procession of acclaimed projects such as Clarity, Slut Pop, Feed The Beast, Slut Pop Miami, and fan favorite TURN OFF THE LIGHT. Most recently in 2026 Petras released her critically praised studio album, Detour, collaborating with Margo XS, Frost Children, Porches and more, for what Pitchfork describe as her “true artistic self.” While swerving to a new authentic sound, the album is still infused with Petras’ signature fusion of club roots, sharp lyricism and emotional honesty. Speaking to her impact, she graced the covers of Vogue Germany, WWD, Sports Illustrated’s coveted S