The 2026 Grammy Awards brought together many of the artists who defined the past year in music, with Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar among the most talked-about names of the night. Also in the spotlight, Bad Bunny, whose album Debí Tirar Más Fotos stood out not only for its commercial and cultural impact, but for the historic weight it carried. Winning 'Album of the Year' marked the first time in Grammy history that a fully Spanish-language album takes home the ceremony’s top honor.
The 68th annual Grammys followed the now-familiar format of recent years. Before the televised main event, the Recording Academy held its Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater, where 80 of the 95 awards were announced. That first wave of trophies helped set the tone for an edition that once again reflected the evolving dynamics, trends, and balance of the global music industry.
© GettyThe Latino winners of the night
Latino artists made their presence felt early on at the 2026 Grammy Awards. During the Premiere Ceremony, where the majority of trophies are handed out, Gloria Estefan and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso were among the first Latin acts to take the stage.In that same stretch, Bad Bunny picked up one of the six awards he was nominated for, winning Best Global Music Performance for “EoO.”
The night also included major wins for Natalia Lafourcade, who earned Best Latin Pop Album for Cancionera, and Carín León, who won Best Música Mexicana Album for Palabra De To’s (Seca), cementing a Grammys edition shaped by a wide range of Latin powerhouses.
Grammys 2026 Winners
Album of the Year
- Bad Bunny — Debí Tirar Más Fotos (WINNER)
- Clipse, Pusha T & Malice — Let God Sort Em Out
- Justin Bieber — Swag
- Kendrick Lamar — GNX
- Lady Gaga — Mayhem
- Leon Thomas — Mutt
- Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
- Tyler, the Creator — Chromakopia
Song of the Year
- Bad Bunny — “DTMF”
- Billie Eilish — “Wildflower” (WINNER)
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- Huntr/x — “Golden”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “Luther”
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars — “Apt.”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
© Kevin MazurRecord of the Year
- Bad Bunny — “DTMF”
- Billie Eilish — “Wildflower”
- Chappell Roan — “The Subway”
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “Luther” (WINNER)
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars — “Apt.”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Best New Artist
- Addison Rae
- Alex Warren
- Katseye
- Leon Thomas
- Lola Young
- The Marías
- Olivia Dean (WINNER)
- Sombr
Best Latin Pop Album
- Alejandro Sanz — ¿Y Ahora Qué?
- Andrés Cepeda — Bogotá (Deluxe)
- Karol G — Tropicoqueta
- Natalia Lafourcade — Cancionera (WINNER)
- Rauw Alejandro — Cosa Nuestra
Best Música Urbana Album
- Bad Bunny — Debí Tirar Más Fotos (WINNER)
- Feid — Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
- J Balvin — Mixteip
- Nicki Nicole — Naiki
- Trueno — EUB Deluxe
- Yandel — Sinfónico (En Vivo)
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
- Aterciopelados — Genes Rebeldes
- Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana & Astropical — Astropical
- CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso — Papota (WINNER)
- Fito Páez — Novela
- Los Wizzards — Algorhythm
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Justin Bieber — Swag
- Lady Gaga — Mayhem (WINNER)
- Miley Cyrus — Something Beautiful
- Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
- Teddy Swims — I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Chappell Roan — “The Subway”
- Justin Bieber — “Daisies”
- Lady Gaga — “Disease”
- Lola Young — “Messy” (WINNER)
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande — “Defying Gravity” (WINNER)
- Huntr/x — “Golden”
- Katseye — “Gabriela”
- Rosé & Bruno Mars — “Apt.”
- SZA with Kendrick Lamar — “30 for 30”
© Matt WinkelmeyerBest Dance/Electronic Album
- FKA twigs — Eusexua (WINNER)
- Fred Again.. — Ten DaysPink
- Pantheress — Fancy That
- Rüfüs Du Sol — Inhale / Exhale
- Skrillex — Fck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!!*
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Disclosure & Anderson .Paak — “No Cap”
- Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax — “Victory Lap”
- Kaytranada — “Space Invader”
- Skrillex — “Voltage”
- Tame Impala — “End of Summer” (WINNER)
Best Dance Pop Recording
- Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra” (WINNER)
- PinkPantheress — “Illegal”
- Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco — “Bluest Flame”
- Tate McRae — “Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)”
- Zara Larsson — “Midnight Sun”
Best Rock Album
- Deftones — Private Music
- Haim — I Quit
- Linkin Park — From Zero
- Turnstile — Never Enough (WINNER)
- Yungblud — Idols
Best Rock Performance
- Amyl and the Sniffers — “U Should Not Be Doing That”
- Hayley Williams — “Mirtazapine”
- Linkin Park — “The Emptiness Machine”
- Turnstile — “Never Enough”
- Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt & Frank Bello feat. Adam Wakeman & II — “Changes” (WINNER)
Best Rock Song
- Hayley Williams — “Glum”
- Nine Inch Nails — “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” (WINNER)
- Sleep Token — “Caramel”
- Turnstile — “Never Enough”
- Yungblud — “Zombie”
Best Alternative Music Performance
- Bon Iver — “Everything Is Peaceful Love”
- The Cure — “Alone” (WINNER)
- Hayley Williams — “Parachute”
- Turnstile — “Seein’ Stars”
- Wet Leg — “Mangetout”
Best Alternative Music Album
- Bon Iver — SABLE, fABLE
- The Cure — Songs of a Lost World (WINNER)
- Hayley Williams — Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
- Tyler, the Creator — Don’t Tap the Glass
- Wet Leg — Moisturizer
© Myung J. ChunBest R&B Performance
- Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller — “It Depends”
- Justin Bieber — “Yukon”
- Kehlani — “Folded” (WINNER)
- Leon Thomas — “Mutt (Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk)”
- Summer Walker — “Heart of a Woman”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Durand Bernarr — “Here We Are”
- Lalah Hathaway — “Uptown”
- Ledisi — “Love You Too”
- Leon Thomas — “Vibes Don’t Lie” (WINNER)
- SZA — “Crybaby”
Best R&B Song
- Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller — “It Depends”
- Durand Bernarr — “Overqualified”
- Kehlani — “Folded” (WINNER)
- Leon Thomas — “Yes It Is”
- Summer Walker — “Heart of a Woman”
Best Progressive R&B Album
- Bilal — Adjust Brightness
- Destin Conrad — Love on Digital
- Durand Bernarr — Bloom (WINNER)
- Flo — Access All Areas
- Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon — Come as You Are
Best R&B Album
- Coco Jones — Why Not More?
- Giveon — Beloved
- Ledisi — The Crown
- Leon Thomas — Mutt (WINNER)
- Teyana Taylor — Escape Room
Best Rap Performance
- Cardi B — “Outside”
- Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T & Malice — “Chains & Whips” (WINNER)
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay — “TV Off”
- Tyler, the Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown — “Darling, I”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Fridayy & Meek Mill — “Proud of Me”
- JID, Ty Dolla $ign & 6lack — “Wholeheartedly”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “Luther” (WINNER)
- PartyNextDoor & Drake — “Somebody Loves Me”
- Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat. Rapsody — “WeMaj”
Best Rap Song
- Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire, Pusha T & Malice — “The Birds Don’t Sing”
- Doechii — “Anxiety”
- Glorilla — “TGIF”
- Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay — “TV Off” (WINNER)
- Tyler, the Creator feat. Glorilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne — “Sticky”
Best Rap Album
- Clipse, Pusha T & Malice — Let God Sort Em Out
- Glorilla — Glorious
- JID — God Does Like Ugly
- Kendrick Lamar — GNX (WINNER)
- Tyler, the Creator — Chromakopia
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Elton John & Brandi Carlile — “Never Too Late” (From Elton John: Never Too Late)
- Huntr/x — “Golden” (WINNER)
- Jayme Lawson — “Pale, Pale Moon”
- Miles Caton — “I Lied to You”
- Nine Inch Nails — “As Alive as You Need Me to Be”
- Rod Wave — “Sinners”
Best Music Video
- Clipse — “So Be It”
- Doechii — “Anxiety” (WINNER)
- OK Go — “Love”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
- Sade — “Young Lion”
Best Musical Film
- Devo — Devo
- Diane Warren — Relentless
- John Williams — Music by John Williams (WINNER)
- Pharrell Williams — Piece by PieceRaye — Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Best Contemporary Country Album
- Eric Church — Evangeline vs. the Machine
- Jelly Roll — Beautifully Broken (WINNER)
- Kelsea Ballerini — Patterns
- Miranda Lambert — Postcards From Texas
- Tyler Childers — Snipe Hunter
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