Noah Kahan Performs “Bridge Over Troubled Water” During 2026 Emmy In Memoriam

The singer-songwriter performed a rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge over Troubled Water” during the in memoriam segment. Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy introduced the segment following a tribute to their on screen mother, the late Catherine O’Hara.

Kahan is in the midst of a record-breaking year. The 29-year-old earned his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last month. One of the most hotly anticipated albums of 2026, The Great Divide, had the third-biggest week for an album this year when it was released.

The Great Divide serves as the follow-up to Kahan’s breakthrough hit album, Stick Season, which helped transform the Vermont native from a club act to a stadium headliner. The singer announced the album in late January and dropped the music video for its first single, the titular track, during a commercial break at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Less than 24 hours after the release of the 17-track album, Kahan surprise-dropped an extended version, The Great Divide: The Last of the Bugs. The expanded version of the album featured four new tracks — “Lighthouse,” “Staying Still,” “A Few of Our Own” and “Orbiter” — bringing the final number of tracks up to 21.

The singer’s recently wrapped his sold-out Great Divide tour. He performed at several stadiums across the country including Pasadena’s Rose Bowl stadium and a historic four-night run at Boston’s Fenway Park, where was inducted into the ballpark’s artist hall of fame.

The 2026 Emmy Awards took place Monday, Sept. 14 at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay hosted the ceremony, which had a star-studded cast of characters from some of TV’s biggest shows including The Pitt, Pluribus, Widow’s Bay, Beef and more.