Kendrick Lamar was the big winner at the 2026 Grammy Awards, picking up a total of five trophies – see the complete list of winners below.
Lamar had gone into the night leading the nominations with nine, and ran out with Record Of The Year for his SZA collaboration ‘Luther’, as well as all four rap-specific categories, thanks to his sixth album ‘GNX’.
His nine nominations had put him two places ahead of Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and producer Cirkut, who all sat on seven.
Other major winners were Bad Bunny, who won Album Of The Year for ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’, Billie Eilish, who claimed Song Of The Year for ‘Wildflower’, and Olivia Dean, who won the prestigious Best New Artist prize.
It was also a night of significant political protest, with Bad Bunny giving a fiery anti-ICE speech from the stage, and Eilish and Dean among the others to use the platform to speak out against the Trump administration.
Album of the Year
Bad Bunny – ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ – WINNER
Justin Bieber – ‘Swag’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Man’s Best Friend’
Clipse – ‘Let God Sort Em Out’
Lady Gaga – ‘Mayhem’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’
Leon Thomas – ‘Mutt’
Tyler, the Creator – ‘Chromakopia’
Record of the Year
Bad Bunny – ‘DtMF’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’
Billie Eilish – ‘Wildflower’
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – ‘Luther’ – WINNER
Chappell Roan – ‘The Subway’
Rosé and Bruno Mars – ‘APT.’
Song of the Year
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’
Rosé and Bruno Mars – ‘APT.’
Bad Bunny – ‘DtMF’
Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – ‘Golden’
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – ‘Luther’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Billie Eilish – ‘Wildflower’ – WINNER
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean – WINNER
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen – WINNER
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut – WINNER
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Best Pop Solo Performance
Justin Bieber – ‘Daisies’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Lady Gaga – ‘Disease’
Chappell Roan – ‘The Subway’
Lola Young – ‘Messy’ – WINNER
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber – ‘Swag’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Man’s Best Friend’
Miley Cyrus – ‘Something Beautiful’
Lady Gaga – ‘Mayhem’ – WINNER
Teddy Swims – ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – ‘Defying Gravity’ – WINNER
Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – ‘Golden’
KATSEYE – ‘Gabriela’
Rosé and Bruno Mars – ‘APT.’
SZA with Kendrick Lamar – ‘30 for 30’
Best Dance Pop Recording
Selena Gomez & benny blanco – ‘Bluest Flame’
Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’ – WINNER
Zara Larsson – ‘Midnight Sun’
Tate McRae – ‘Just Keep Watching’
PinkPantheress – ‘Illegal’
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Laila Biali – ‘Wintersongs’
Jennifer Hudson – ‘The Gift Of Love’
Elton John & Brandi Carlile – ‘Who Believes In Angels?’
Lady Gaga – ‘Harlequin’
Laufey – ‘A Matter Of Time’ – WINNER
Barbra Streisand – ‘The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2’
Best Dance Electronic Album
FKA twigs – ‘Eusexua’ – WINNER
Fred again.. – ‘Ten Days’
PinkPantheress – ‘Fancy That’
Rüfüs Du Sol – ‘Inhale / Exhale’
Skrillex – ‘Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3’
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 Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Lady Gaga and Gesaffelstein – ‘Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein remix)’ – WINNER
Mariah Carey and Kaytranada – ‘Don’t Forget About Us’
Soul II Soul – ‘A Dreams A Dream (Ron Trent remix)’
The Chemical Brothers and Chris Lake – ‘Galvanize (Chris Lake remix)’
Hunt/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami – ‘Golden (David Guetta remix)’
Best Rap Album
Clipse – ‘Let God Sort Em Out’
GloRilla – ‘Glorious’
JID – ‘God Does Like Ugly’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’ – WINNER
Tyler, The Creator – ‘Chromakopia’
Best Rap Song
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’
Clipse featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire – ‘The Birds Don’t Sing’
Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne – ‘Sticky’
GloRilla – ‘TGIF’
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – ‘TV Off’ – WINNER
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Fridayy featuring Meek Mill – ‘Proud Of Me’
JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack – ‘Wholeheartedly’
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – ‘Luther’ – WINNER
Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody – ‘WeMaj’
PartyNextDoor and Drake – ‘Somebody Loves Me’
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – ‘Outside’
Clipse featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams – ‘Chains & Whips’ – WINNER
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’
Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown – ‘Darling, I’
Best R&B Album
Givēon – ‘Beloved’
Coco Jones – ‘Why Not More?’
Ledisi – ‘The Crown’
Teyana Taylor – ‘Escape Room’
Leon Thomas – ‘Mutt’ – WINNER
Best R&B Song
Kehlani – ‘Folded’ – WINNER
Summer Walker – ‘Heart Of A Woman’
Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – ‘It Depends’
Durand Bernarr – ‘Overqualified’
Leon Thomas – ‘Yes It Is’
Best R&B Performance
Justin Bieber – ‘Yukon’
Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller – ‘It Depends’
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’
SZA – ‘Crybaby’
Leon Thomas – ‘Vibes Don’t Lie’ – WINNER
Best Progressive R&B Album
Durand Bernarr – ‘Bloom’ – WINNER
Bilal – ‘Adjust Brightness’
Destin Conrad – ‘Love on Digital’
Flo – ‘Access All Areas’
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – ‘Come As You Are’
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Queen Sheba – ‘A Hurricane in Heels’
Marc Marcel – ‘Black Shaman’
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton – ‘Pages’
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends – ‘Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople’
Mad Skillz – ‘Words For Days Vol. 1’ – WINNER
Best Rock Album
Deftones – ‘Private Music’
Haim – ‘I Quit’
Linkin Park – ‘From Zero’
Turnstile – ‘Never Enough’ – WINNER
Yungblud – ‘Idols’
Best Rock Song
Nine Inch Nails – ‘As Alive As You Need Me To Be’ – WINNER
Sleep Token – ‘Caramel’
Hayley Williams – ‘Glum’
Turnstile – ‘Never Enough’
Yungblud – ‘Zombie’
Best Metal Performance
Dream Theater – ‘Night Terror’
Ghost – ‘Lachryma’
Sleep Token – ‘Emergence’
Spiritbox – ‘Soft Spine’
Turnstile – ‘Birds’ – WINNER
Best Rock Performance
Amyl and The Sniffers – ‘U Should Not Be Doing That’
Linkin Park – ‘The Emptiness Machine’
Turnstile – ‘Never Enough’
Hayley Williams – ‘Mirtazapine’
Yungblud – ‘Changes’ (Live From Villa Park, Back To The Beginning) – WINNER
Best Alternative Music Performance
Bon Iver – ‘Everything Is Peaceful Love’
The Cure – ‘Alone’ – WINNER
Turnstile – ‘Seein’ Stars’
Wet Leg – ‘Mangetout’
Hayley Williams – ‘Parachute’
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – ‘SABLE, fABLE’
The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ – WINNER
Tyler, The Creator – ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’
Wet Leg – ‘Moisturizer’
Hayley Williams – ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’
Best Música Urbana Album
Bad Bunny – ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ – WINNER
J Balvin – ‘Mixteip’
Feid – ‘Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado’
Nicki Nicole – ‘Naiki’
Trueno – ‘Eub Deluxe;
Yandel – ‘Sinfónico (En Vivo)’
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Fuerza clada, Grupo Frontera – ‘Mala Mía’
Grupo Frontera – ‘Y Lo Que Viene’
Paola Jara – ‘Sin Rodeos’
Carín León – ‘Palabra De To’s (Seca)’ – WINNER
Bobby Pulido and Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – ‘Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo)’
Best Latin Pop Album
Rauw Alejandro – ‘Cosa Nuestra’
Andrés Cepeda – ‘Bogotá (Deluxe)’
Karol G – ‘Tropicoqueta’
Natalia Lafourcade – ‘Cancionera’ – WINNER
Alejandro Sanz – ‘¿Y ahora qué?’
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Aterciopelados – ‘Genes Rebeldes’
Astropical – ‘Astropical‘
Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso – ‘Papota’ – WINNER
Los Wizzards – ‘Algorhythm’
Fito Paez – ‘Novela’
Best Tropical Latin Album
Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – ‘Fotografías’
Gloria Estefan – ‘Raíces’ – WINNER
Grupo Niche – ‘Clásicos 1.0’
Alain Pérez – ‘Bingo’
Gilberto Santa Rosa – ‘Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2’
Best Jazz Performance
Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade – ‘Windows – Live’ – WINNER
Lakecia Benjamin ft. Immanuel Wilkins and Mark Whitfield – ‘Noble Rise’
Samara Joy – ‘Peace Of Mind/Dreams Come True’
Michael Mayo – ‘Four’
Nicole Zuraitis – ‘All Stars Lead To You – Live’
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap – ‘Elemental’
Terri Lynne Carrington and Christie Dashiel – ‘We Insist 2025!’
Samara Joy – ‘Portrait’ – WINNER
Michael Mayo – ‘Fly’
Nicole Zuraitis – ‘Live At Vic’s Las Vegas’
Best Traditional Country Album
Charley Crockett – ‘Dollar A Day’
Lukas Nelson – ‘American Romance’
Willie Nelson – ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’
Margo Price – ‘Hard Headed Woman’
Zach Top – ‘Ain’t In It For My Health’ – WINNER
Best Contemporary Country Album
Kelsea Ballerini – ‘Patterns’
Tyler Childers – ‘Snipe Hunter’
Eric Church – ‘Evangeline Vs. The Machine’
Jelly Roll – ‘Beautifully Broken’ – WINNER
Miranda Lambert – ‘Postcards From Texas’
Best Country Solo Performance
Tyler Childers – ‘Nose On The Grindstone’
Shaboozey – ‘Good News’
Chris Stapleton – ‘Bad As I Used To Be’ – WINNER
Zach Top – ‘I Never Lie’
Lainey Wilson – ‘Somewhere Over Laredo’
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – ‘A Song To Sing’
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson – ‘Trailblazer’
Margo Price and Tyler Childers – ‘Love Me Like You Used To Do’
Shaboozey and Jelly Roll – ‘Amen’ – WINNER
George Strait and Chris Stapleton – ‘Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame’
Best Country Song
Tyler Childers – ‘Bitin’ List’ – WINNER
Shaboozey – ‘Good News’
Zach Top – ‘I Never Lie’
Lainey Wilson – ‘Somewhere Over Laredo’
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – ‘A Song To Sing’
Best American Roots Performance
Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman – ‘Lonely Avenue’
I’m With Her – ‘Ancient Light’
Jason Isbell – ‘Crimson And Clay’
Alison Krauss and Union Station – ‘Richmond On The James’
Mavis Staples – ‘Beautiful Strangers’ – WINNER
Best Americana Performance
Sierra Hull – ‘Boom’
Maggie Rose & Grace Potter – ‘Poison In My Well’
Mavis Staples – ‘Godspeed’ – WINNER
Molly Tuttle – ‘That’s Gonna Leave A Mark’
Jesse Welles – ‘Horses’
Best American Roots Song
I’m With Her – ‘Ancient Light’ – WINNER
Jon Batiste – ‘Big Money’
Jason Isbell – ‘Foxes In The Snow’
Jesse Welles – ‘Middle’
Sierra Hull – ‘Spitfire’
Best Americana Album
Jon Batiste – ‘Big Money’ – WINNER
Larkin Poe – ‘Bloom’
Willie Nelson – ‘Last Leaf On The Tree’
Molly Tuttle – ‘So Long Little Miss Sunshine’
Jesse Welles – ‘Middle’
Best Bluegrass Album
Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter – ‘Carter & Cleveland’
Sierra Hull – ‘A Tip Toe High Wire’
Alison Krauss & Union Station – ‘Arcadia’
The Steeldrivers – ‘Outrun’
Billy Strings – ‘Highway Prayers’ – WINNER
Best Traditional Blues Album
Buddy Guy – ‘Ain’t Done With The Blues’ – WINNER
Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – ‘Room On The Porch’
Maria Muldaur – ‘One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey’
Charlie Musselwhite – ‘Look Out Highway’
Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush – ‘Young Fashioned Ways’
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Joe Bonamassa – ‘Breakthrough’
Samantha Fish – ‘Paper Doll’
Eric Gales – ‘A Tribute To LJK’
Robert Randolph – ‘Preacher Kids’ – WINNER
Southern Avenue – ‘Family’
Best Folk Album
Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson – ‘What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow’
Patty Griffin – ‘Crown Of Roses’
I’m With Her – ‘Wild And Clear And Blue’ – WINNER
Jason Isbell – ‘Foxes In The Snow’
Jesse Welles – ‘Under The Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)’
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Kirk Franklin – ‘Do It Again’
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend – ‘Church’
Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts – ‘Still’ (Live)
Pastor Mike Jr – ‘Amen’
Cece Winans featuring Shirley Caesar – ‘Come Jesus Come’ – WINNER
Best African Music Performance
Burna Boy – ‘Love’
Davido Featuring Omah Lay – ‘With You’
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – ‘Hope & Love’
Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid – ‘Gimme Dat’
Tyla – ‘Push 2 Start’ – WINNER
Best Global Music Performance
Bad Bunny – ‘EoO’ – WINNER
Ciro Hurtado – ‘Cantando en el Camino’
Angélique Kidjo – ‘Jerusalema’
Yeisy Rojas – ‘Inmigrante Y Que?’
Shakti – ‘Shrini’s Dream’ (Live)
Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – ‘Daybreak’
Best Global Music Album
Siddhant Bhatia – ‘Sounds Of Kumbha’
Burna Boy – ‘No Sign of Weakness’
Youssou N’Dour – ‘Eclairer le monde – Light the World’
Shakti – ‘Mind Explosion’ (50th Anniversary Tour Live)
Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – ‘Chapter III: We Return To Light’
Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia – ‘Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo’ – WINNER
Best Musical Theater Album
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ – WINNER
‘Death Becomes Her’
‘Gypsy’
‘Just In Time’
‘Maybe Happy Ending’
Best Reggae Album
Lila Iké – ‘Treasure Self Love’
Vybz Kartel – ‘Heart & Soul’
Keznamdi – ‘Blxxd & Fyah’ – WINNER
Mortimer – ‘From Within’
Jesse Royal – ‘No Place Like Home’
Best Comedy Album
Bill Burr – ‘Drop Dead Years’
Sarah Silverman – ‘PostMortem’
Ali Wong – ‘Single Lady’
Jamie Foxx – ‘What Had Happened Was…’
Nate Bargatze – ’Your Friend, Nate Bargatze’ – WINNER
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Kathy Garver – Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story
Trevor Noah – Into The Uncut Grass
Ketanji Brown Jackson – Lovely One: A Memoir
Dalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama – WINNER
Fab Morvan – You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Various Artists – F1® The Album
Various Artists – KPop Demon Hunters
Various Artists – Sinners – WINNER
Various Artists – Wicked
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Nine Inch Nails – ‘As Alive As You Need Me To Be’ (from Tron: Ares)
Huntr/x (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) – ‘Golden’ (from KPop Demon Hunters) – WINNER
Miles Caton – ‘I Lied to You’ (from Sinners)
Elton John and Brandi Carlile – ‘Never Too Late’ (from Elton John: Never Too Late)
Jayme Lawson – ‘Pale, Pale Moon’ (from Sinners)
Rod Wave – ‘Sinners’ (from Sinners)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon
Theodore Shapiro – Severance: Season 2
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners – WINNER
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Wicked
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Pinar Toprak – Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
Wilbert Roger II – Helldivers 2
Gordy Haab – Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Cody Matthew Johnson and Wilbert Roget II – Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune
Austin Wintory – Sword Of The Sea – WINNER
Best Music Video
Sade – ‘Young Lion’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Clipse – ‘So Be It’
Doechii – ‘Anxiety’ – WINNER
OK Go – ‘Love’
Best Music Film
Devo – Devo
Raye – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Diane Warren – Relentless
John Williams – Music by John Williams – WINNER
Pharrell Williams – Piece by Piece
Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) – WINNER
The Making Of Five Leaves Left
Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound Of Harare Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No. 41)
Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)
You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
Best Album Cover
Tyler, The Creator – ‘Chromakopia’ (Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez) – WINNER
Djo – ‘The Crux’ (William Wesley II)
Bad Bunny – ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ (Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio)
Perfume Genius – ‘Glory’ (Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S.)
Wet Leg – ‘Moisturizer’ (Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale)
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