68th Grammy Awards 2026 Winners: Music’s biggest prize night closed on 1 February 2026 with several headline‑making wins. Bad Bunny earned Album of the Year for the Spanish record Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” claimed Record of the Year, while Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower” secured Song of the Year, highlighting diverse global sounds.
The 68th Grammy Awards unfolded at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah. This ceremony marked Noah’s sixth and final turn as host, giving the broadcast a farewell note. Across 95 categories, artists from pop to jazz and engineering received recognition from the Recording Academy.
Grammy Awards 2026 key winners and historic firsts
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos delivered two major trophies, taking Album of the Year and Best Música Urbana Album. The Album of the Year victory marked the first time a Spanish‑language project topped that category. The dual success confirmed Bad Bunny’s strong influence across mainstream and Latin markets in 2026.
Kendrick Lamar featured heavily throughout the night. GNX won Best Rap Album, adding to Lamar’s growing Grammy collection. “Luther”, the collaboration with SZA, captured Record of the Year. Clipse, Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell also triumphed in Best Rap Performance for “Chains & Whips”, reinforcing hip‑hop’s central place at the awards.
Grammy Awards 2026 winners list and major categories
Lady Gaga’s Mayhem took Best Pop Vocal Album, underlining a successful return to the pop spotlight. Olivia Dean was named Best New Artist, ahead of KATSEYE, The Marías, Addison Rae, Sombr, Lola Young, Leon Thomas and Alex Warren. Turnstile’s NEVER ENOUGH secured Best Rock Album, while Leon Thomas won Best R&B Album for MUTT.
Other key pop honours reflected a broad mix of voices. Lola Young took Best Pop Solo Performance for “Messy”. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande earned Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Defying Gravity”. Steven Spielberg collected Best Music Film as producer of Music by John Williams, completing Spielberg’s long‑pursued EGOT status.
| Category | Winner Name | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| Album of the Year | Bad Bunny | Debí Tirar Más Fotos |
| Record of the Year | Kendrick Lamar & SZA | “Luther” |
| Song of the Year | Billie Eilish | “Wildflower” |
| Best New Artist | Olivia Dean | — |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | Lady Gaga | Mayhem |
| Best Pop Solo Performance | Lola Young | “Messy” |
| Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande | “Defying Gravity” |
| Best Rap Album | Kendrick Lamar | GNX |
| Best Rap Performance | Clipse ft. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell | “Chains & Whips” |
| Best Rock Album | Turnstile | NEVER ENOUGH |
| Best R&B Album | Leon Thomas | MUTT |
| Best Música Urbana Album | Bad Bunny | Debí Tirar Más Fotos |
| Best Music Film | Steven Spielberg (Producer) | Music by John Williams |
Grammy Awards 2026 major nominations and ‘Big Four’ races
The 68th Grammy Awards nominations showed how competitive the year had been. In Album of the Year, Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos beat Justin Bieber’s SWAG, Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend, Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, Lady Gaga’s Mayhem, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, Leon Thomas’s MUTT and Tyler, The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA.
Record of the Year was another crowded field. “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA prevailed over Bad Bunny’s “DtMF”, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild”, Doechii’s “Anxiety”, Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower”, Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra”, Chappell Roan’s “The Subway” and “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, reflecting strong competition across pop and hip‑hop.
Song of the Year centred on songwriting. Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower” finished ahead of “Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga, “Anxiety” by Doechii, “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, Bad Bunny’s “DtMF”, Huntr/x’s “Golden”, “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild”. The result highlighted Eilish’s continued presence in major categories.
Beyond the “Big Four”, several commercial favourites fell just short. Lady Gaga’s Mayhem overcame Justin Bieber’s SWAG, Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend, Miley Cyrus’s Something Beautiful and Teddy Swims’s I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) for Best Pop Vocal Album. In rap, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX topped albums by Clipse, GloRilla, JID and Tyler, The Creator.
The Grammy Awards 2026 broadcast mixed emotional moments with surprise outcomes and several “did that really happen?” reactions. With historic achievements for Bad Bunny, continued acclaim for Kendrick Lamar, and Trevor Noah’s final hosting appearance, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards will be remembered as a night that captured a changing global music landscape.