The 68th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, bringing together the world’s top music talent to honor the year’s standout achievements. Hosted by Trevor Noah for the sixth and reportedly final time, the ceremony featured performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, and all eight Best New Artist nominees, including Olivia Dean and Leon Thomas.
Kendrick Lamar led the nominations with nine, followed by Lady Gaga, Cirkut, and Jack Antonoff with seven each. Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, and Sabrina Carpenter received six nominations apiece.
Before the winners were announced, fans and industry insiders were buzzing over the full roster of nominees. Other artists in contention included Doechii, SZA, Tyler, the Creator, and Clipse members Pusha T and Malice, along with emerging talents in the Best New Artist category. You can see the full list of 2026 Grammy nominees here for a closer look at all the contenders before the big night.
“I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,” said Olivia Dean as she accepted the Best New Artist award in tears.
Here’s full list Grammy Award 2026 winners:
Album of the Year: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny
Record of the Year: Luther — Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Song of the Year: WILDFLOWER — Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell
Best New Artist: Olivia Dean
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
Best Pop Solo Performance: Messy — Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Defying Gravity — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Best Pop Vocal Album: MAYHEM — Lady Gaga
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: End of Summer — Tame Impala
Best Dance/Electronic Album: EUSEXUA — FKA twigs
Best Rock Performance: Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning — YUNGBLUD
Best Rock Song: As Alive as You Need Me to Be — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Nine Inch Nails)
Best Rock Album: NEVER ENOUGH — Turnstile
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Best Alternative Music Performance: Alone — The Cure
Best Alternative Music Album: Songs of a Lost World — The Cure
Best R&B Performance: Folded — Kehlani
Best Traditional R&B Performance: VIBES DON’T LIE — Leon Thomas
Best R&B Song: Folded — Kehlani
Best Progressive R&B Album: BLOOM — Durand Bernarr
Best R&B Album: MUTT — Leon Thomas
Best Rap Performance: Chains & Whips — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best Melodic Rap Performance: Luther — Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Best Rap Song: tv off — Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
Best Rap Album: GNX — Kendrick Lamar
Best Contemporary Country Album: Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll
Best Country Solo Performance: Bad As I Used to Be [From “F1® The Movie”] — Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Amen — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Best Country Song: Bitin’ List — Tyler Childers
Best Traditional Country Album: Ain’t in It for My Health — Zach Top
Best American Roots Performance: Beautiful Strangers — Mavis Staples
Best Americana Performance: Godspeed — Mavis Staples
Best American Roots Song: Ancient Light — I’m With Her
Best Americana Album: BIG MONEY — Jon Batiste
Best Bluegrass Album: Highway Prayers — Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album: Ain’t Done with the Blues — Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Preacher Kids — Robert Randolph
Best Folk Album: Wild and Clear and Blue — I’m With Her
Best Latin Pop Album: Cancionera — Natalia Lafourcade
Best Música Urbana Album: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: PAPOTA — CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano): Palabra De To’s (Seca) — Carín León
Best Tropical Latin Album: Raíces — Gloria Estefan
Best Global Music Performance: EoO — Bad Bunny
Best African Music Performance: PUSH 2 START — Tyla
Best Global Music Album: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia
Best Reggae Album: BLXXD & FYAH — Keznamdi
Best Children’s Music Album: Harmony — FYÜTCH & Aura V
Best Comedy Album: Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — Nate Bargatze
Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording: Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama — Dalai Lama
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners — Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Film/TV: Sinners — Ludwig Göransson
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games & Other Interactive Media: Sword of the Sea — Austin Wintory
Best Song Written for Visual Media: Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] — EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
Best Music Video: Anxiety — Doechii
Best Music Film: Relentless — Diane Warren